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Old 08-01-2006, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by cjmarsh81
Obviously the 10" will recieve more light than the 8". Everywhere I look people give samples from the 8" and they only show planets, whereas the 10" has nice DSO pictures of nebulae etc. Does this mean an 8" is incapable of DSO and can only see planets?
Don't know what you mean by "samples" from the scopes, but the 8 & 10" Dobs are comparable in performance on both planets and DSOs. Yes you see a bit more in the 10", though it is a fairly subtle difference. When you are trying to tease detail out of faint objects.

The 10" is considerably larger. Not much taller, but bulkier. Get the biggest scope that you can afford and are comfortable with lugging around. The 8" is huge when you show your non-astro friends, but it looks like a baby scope at a star party.

Check out the photos of 8, 10 & 12" GS Dobs here: (and a 10" Saxon one too)

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ead.php?t=5075
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