Dave73

What OTA you're going for, Dave?

It arrived friday and the sky was fairly clear thanks.

I decided for my 1st scope to start basic (as had been tempted with a larger scope) so decided to go for the Heritage 76 (3") Mini Dobsonian and i totally love it. I read some where that the best telescope is the one you use the most and i think this will get a lot of use. I could not believe that on my first night i found a small circular object. On further investigation i think it turned out to be M57 in Lyra. I was so supprise...

Can anyone confirm if a 3" table top scope would be able to view M57 as after talking to someone who knows a lot more than me, he was not sure that a small scope would be capable of viewing this. It was a very clear night and i remember spending a long time star hoping and also using a phone app. fixed to the rear of this small scope to help locate the ring nebula. What i saw appeared to be a VERY small smudge with a hole in it (and i mean small). The telescope was also in focus as other...