Hi. I've been reading the posts here but can't find what I need to know so I have to ask....
I'm a newbie with her first scope a 10" dob. I have two EPs, a 28mm and a 12.5mm plossi. Last night was very dark and clear. It was so dark and clear that I could make out the Tucan Globular with my naked eye. Using the 28mm I got great views of the Tarantula Neb and the Orion Neb. I also got a very faint view of the Flame Neb. I had to use averted vision and could only see very faint nebulosity. The dark band in the middle was only just visible and the "branches"
were not visible at all. It was also quite "large" in the eyepeice, and not as tiny as I expected it to be. As it was very, very faint in the deep view EP I didn't put the 12.5mm EP in.
My question is, can I imporve my view of the Flame Neb on similar viewing condition (dark and clear) nights? If I can, what do I need to improve the view?
Thanks.
Michelle