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Originally Posted by Botnst
Oh Peter, thanks for the suggestion about eyepieces. The scope came with a Barlow so I’ll begin looking for others and filters. I’m gonna wait until I’m comfortable with what I have and then buy stuff that address limitations on what I want to see. Been reading a lot on cloudynights.com. Good website for me, a stumbling newbie.
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A six will do great on the planets. For planets the longer the focal length the better as you don't need a huge light gathering mirror because planets are small bright objects where optical clarity is more important than mirror size, all other things being equal.
If you are on cloudy nights check out my thread on the Criterion RV6 I'm restoring under the "classical telescopes" forum. I have a long way to go before it's done but I have high hopes for it.
The correlation between a new scope arriving and cloud cover is well understood amongst amateur astronomers. I did get to look at Mars last week with the 4.5 inch. Only using a low power eyepiece, 25mm I think. It was one of the best views I've ever had of the planet. A very clearly discernable disc with what appeared to be some surface detail toying with the limits of my vision. Probably Syris Major.
- Peter.
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