Lulin

[mikemasey (Mike)]

Hey there fellow spoters,
two questions.
1.Best time to see the Lulin comit? I will be looking toward Cancer between the 18/4 and 26/4, is this corect?

2. I borrowed a"doubler" from a friend as it seemed to work on their Celeston 8" but I couldnt get it to focus on my own Dob 8". Are they just a fancy gimick as the image is not realy any better than if I use my 9mm eye piece on both scopes. I usualy use a 15mm and then go to the 9mm. Yes we both have 1.25".

[iceman (Mike)]

Hi Mike

1. Lulin is well past its best already, so it's getting fainter and harder to observe.

2. By "doubler" do you mean a 2x barlow? If you already have a 15mm and a 9mm, there's not too much point using a 2x barlow with the 15mm. The 9mm will most likely give a better view.
Depending on your range of eyepieces, barlows can be useful.