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Old 18-06-2005, 11:51 PM
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6" dob is the r eason the clouds are all over newy tonight " ( I need clear skies
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Ok I publicly appologies for straying off topic guy's we hope we have not offended !

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And a few obscene words by the look of it . Please remember this is a public forum so kindly dont use language or innuendo you wouldnt use in front of your Grandmother.
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Old 19-06-2005, 10:19 PM
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Just a quick question, Do I need to buy an eyepeice or anything?

Or will it come with the 6" Dob I'm going to buy from andrews?
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Old 19-06-2005, 10:26 PM
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You will get at least one eyepiece. If you are buying one of the specials you may get a couple of more. The one you get will most likely be in the 20 -25mm range. You will probably wont a shorter one, 30-35mm, a shorter one 12 - 15 mm and a 2X barlow which will effectively double the number of eyepieces you have. That would be my preference, though everyone is different. Once you decide what you really like looking at that will start to determine what other focal length eyepieces you want to buy.

As a general guide, long focal length for DSOs and shorter focal length for moon and planets. the 20 - 25 mm range is sort of middle of the road. If you are really stuck and can't afford too much then the one that comes with the scope, a 15mm and a barlow. That will effectively give you 25/12.5mm and 15/7.5 mm eyepieces
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Old 19-06-2005, 10:31 PM
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Ok so the scope will come with an eyepeice.

I think what I will do is test it out too see what I like, I guess the moon and planets will get boring ?

And can I see deep space with a 6" ?
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The moon and the planets never get boring Coach. The shadows on the moon are different everysingle time you look at them so each time they look slightly different. And remember that there are a lot of things to look at there. Not just craters. And the higher the magnification you go (within reason) the more detail you will see. The same goes for the planets. Mercury (if your lucky enough to catch it) and venus go through the same phases as the moon, though you won't see surface detail, and Jupiter is forever changing with the moons circling it, shadows crossing its face, the great red spot, and all the bands changing over time. The first time you see Saturn though you will go "WOW" It is truely stunning.

And then, yes you will certainly see a huge number of DSOs. Open clusters, globular clusters, emission nebula, maybe reflection nebula (with the right filters) planetary nebula, galaxies. You won't know where to start. In fact that will be your biggest problem finding out what to look at. You're in for a bit of research over the holidays I can tell you. That's why some here have suggested getting out to a gathering of local amateur astronomers. So you can find out some of the things to look for.

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