Hi all,
I now have (finally) my first scope! I decided on an Orion XT8 (8" Dob.), and am well chuffed with the product.
I only have 1 lens at the minute, a 25mm ploss, land am already looking for more out my scope. It is fair to say I have had a bit of a gutfull of the moon, and there isn't much planet action to be had at the moment.
I would really like to get more out of M42 in Orion, which at the minute is little more than a small, faint cloud. Also, the Eta Carina nebula, which to date I cannot even find...
On my immediate list is a Barlow (maybe 2x), and on a limited budget I was looking to buy just one lens to keep me going for a little while (i.e. get some structure and a little color in nebulae)
I guess the notion of wide-field sounds appealing, so I suppose I would like to get one of them? At what focal length would be best for such an application?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
JB
