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Originally Posted by venerium
I'm a she  . But yes, this is correct - I'm looking for the largest portable aperture I can get right now, and I'm planning for a much bigger scope later. You mentioned a 5" tabletop dob as an option and I see that you own an SW one - what are your opinions on it in terms of camping convenience/general performance?
EDIT: while I was writing this you answered my question! Thanks, that's definitely something I'll consider. |
Yeah, I think 5 inches Aperture sounds a lot better than 4. Definitely can see a lot more on nebulae and globular clusters than you can with a four inch.
I used a 5 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain, which was OK for deep sky work at a dark site.
(But a 6 inch would have given me more light pollution penetrating power)