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Old 29-01-2011, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Mars View Post
. It sure drifts out of the view quickly though at that zoom without tracking.. only takes about 5 seconds.
A widefield eyepiece will give you ages to look at the planet (say 70 deg).Also, big globs like Omega Centauri & 47 Tuc will show you the full view in a 10mm at high mag as the 10mm 50deg eye piece that come with the scope doesn't give the full view of these objects at high mag.
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