Thread: Barlow or Powermate for planetary?
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Old 28-10-2011, 04:02 AM
darbyvet (Carl Darby)
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I agree a 5x powermate will be too much for an 8 inch scope.I used the televue 2.5 and a 3x barlow imaging Jupiter on my C8. The optimal is f25-f30 for the c8 IME. The televue powermate gives the best results rather than the 3x barlow.
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