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Well I was told, by someone on here in a bad way. The North Sea is a couple of miles from my place

Just to be clear the post was from a forum, I don’t own the scope in question. Interesting posts chaps, thanks for your perspectives. I own a very good 4 inch refractor (I won’t mention the brand) but live on the coast which I believe has an impact on seeing. I have found I need to keep things below x120 for Jupiter if I want to keep things razor sharp. Mars and Saturn I have had up to x220 without any image breakdown, just for kicks using a 8mm and a Barlow ages ago. x176 which is as high as I go since I sold the Barlow does me just fine.

I find exit pupil to be the most reliable indicator of success of eyepiece choice

Which would have been how I usually work since my lowest power which is a 32 mm plossl gives me an exit pupil of 3.7 (I think) and the 5mm gives me 0.6 and I absolutely would not go below that). My 8mm gives me an exit pupil of 0.9, no problems with floaters. At 150x they start to become a problem when observing Jupiter but seem manageable with Saturn 🪐 or the moon 🌙

I just read the following article on another astronomy forum (no, not that one) and wondered what the forum makes of it. ”Since we have a focal length of 1200mm the calculation of the range of useful eyepieces is going to use 1200mm divided by the lower and upper magnification limits. So. . . 1200mm/40 gives the longest focal length eyepiece of 30mm. 1200mm/200 gives me the shortest focal length eyepiece of 6mm. Now parenthetically, you'll notice that the shortest focal length always turns out to be the same as your focal ratio. Interesting as I have a scope with a focal length of 8 (ish) and when observing planets, Jupiter in particular has always provided the most consistent views using a 8 mm eyepiece, that’s x110. I read endlessly of folks using what seems like insanely high magnifications, I don’t know what to make of them, but it makes me question whether my 5mm (x176) might be a little over the top (had some decent views of Saturn with it mind) but I don’t use it much compared with the 8mm.

Hej, hur mar du?.

Yep, I always observe Jupiter early doors if I can.

I observed Venus two weeks ago at a club event with a 4 inch Tele Vue doublet. There was no observable CA and it was remarked upon by other members for the clean and sharp views it gave compared with the other scopes that night, so.I am wondering about your optics, collamation issues perhaps. I think most of us have unrealistic expectations of what out scopes can offer, and just perhaps a little thin skinned if someone dares point out an issue with a scope owned by a member of a particular brand tribe. I owned Tak, Vixen, SW, TV and Altair refractors over 25 years. The truth is, build quality aside, there wasn't much between them, unless you looked really hard and wanted too. Venus is a great target, cloud detail is there on rare occasions. Personally I love watching the phases change over a few months. Still we all have different interests, and that is a good thing. Fuzzy blobs aren't my bag at all, but hey ho...

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No feedback, but I would like one. I need to go look...

Yep, could be. We are being bombarded 24/7

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Oh nooooooooooooo.

You should have a look.at the 102 Starwave at FLO. Remarkable quality for the money.

Good for you, a very nice scope indeed.

Not seen it yet, but I.know a few that have. I am going to make a concerted effort this week.

Absolutely one to put in your diary. Thanks for the heads up

Good evening and welcome