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thanks so much for the advice so far i have the 2 eyepieces that it came with a 25mm sirius plossl wich i like even though its a cheap one and a 10mm sirius plossl i hate it has and then i purchased a 14 mm ultra wide angle meade series 5000  82degree AFOV WP eyepiece and its ok i dont like how it doesnt have the eye relief flaps its just flat on top where you look through . as far as money goes i dont mind spending around a 100 to 150 each on good eyepieces if it will get me the visual im looking for so what eyepieces should i buy for galaxies and nebula and what filters for those nebula matched with what eyepiece? also i thought i clicked 2 inch when i bought my meade eyepiece and so i bought a 2 inch  o-111 filter from zhumell and havnt been able to use it because i havnt got a 2 inch eyepiece so im going to by 2 inch from now on i believe unless yall think otherwise.

also is 2 inch better the 11/2 inch as far as eyepieces go and what about buying a binoview and also what about a barlow? do they work?  what eyepiece would i use it with it and to see what?

i live in town in a small small city but on the outskirts with some streetlights not reall great seeing i can see the big dipper out of my 2 back windows i live in a loft up stairs and i have the view of the entire western sky. what if any galaxies or nebula are there in the western sky in arkanasas ? 

and i do plan on getting into astrophotography also not with my dob of course but i am a person who likes seeing things with my real eye in real time thats why i went with the 10 in intelliscope. i was debating on getting the 8se by celestron or my 10 in dob and i just wanted to see far and good so i got my dob but i just wonder how these cameras and small scopes reach these nebulas and galaxies i know the good photo comes from long exposers and photoshop but for the to even be able to reach that far is crazy? can my 10 inch dob see further then a good camera and a small refractor just curious?

 what are some good setups for astrophotography what camera and scope setup is good really good? also can you see further and see more with a 8 inch sct and a good camera or a small refractor and a good camera i see great photos come from both and why would one chose one setup over another?

sorry for all the questons i just have alot to ask and learn and i appreciate everyone replying and taking time out of there day for me thanks

thanks so much for the advice so far i have the 2 eyepieces that it came with a 25mm sirius plossl wich i like even though its a cheap one and a 10mm sirius plossl i hate it has and then i purchased a 14 mm ultra wide angle meade series 5000  82degree AFOV WP eyepiece and its ok i dont like how it doesnt have the eye relief flaps its just flat on top where you look through . as far as money goes i dont mind spending around a 100 to 150 each on good eyepieces if it will get me the visual im looking for so what eyepieces should i buy for galaxies and nebula and what filters for those nebula matched with what eyepiece?

also is 2 inch better the 11/2 inch as far as eyepieces go and what about buying a binoview and also what about a barlow? do they work?  what eyepiece would i use it with it and to see what?

i live in town in a small small city but on the outskirts with some streetlights not reall great seeing i can see the big dipper out of my 2 back windows i live in a loft up stairs and i have the view of the entire western sky. what if any galaxies or nebula are there in the western sky in arkanasas ? 

and i do plan on getting into astrophotography also not with my dob of course but i am a person who likes seeing things with my real eye in real time thats why i went with the 10 in intelliscope. i was debating on getting the 8se by celestron or my 10 in dob and i just wanted to see far and good so i got my dob but i just wonder how these cameras and small scopes reach these nebulas and galaxies i know the good photo comes from long exposers and photoshop but for the to even be able to reach that far is crazy? can my 10 inch dob see further then a good camera and a small refractor just curious?

 what are some good setups for astrophotography what camera and scope setup is good really good? also can you see further and see more with a 8 inch sct and a good camera or a small refractor and a good camera i see great photos come from both and why would one chose one setup over another?

sorry for all the questons i just have alot to ask and learn and i appreciate everyone replying and taking time out of there day for me thanks

i have some questions im new to this ive always loved space and have read most every book on time travel, black holes, wormholes, galaxies ect... every since i was a kid. so recently i bought a 10 inch orion intelliscope and i looked through it quit a bit at the moon saturn and jupiter and wanting to move on to nebula and galaxies. so here are my questions.

#1 question best eyepieces brand and size for viewing nebula, and galaxies  through 10 inch dobsonian ?

#2 question i see these pictures people take of galaxies and nebula and wonder how they are able to see what they see with a camera and small little telescopes like the spacecat and redcat, or even a small refractors and if they can see as far as i should be able to see out of my 10 inch dobsonian because i got the 10 inch dob because well its big and i want to see alot and ive been seeing pictures and watching videos of people getting shots of nebula and galaxies and wondering if they can see as much and as far as a 10 inch dob or if ill be able to see what they see or as far as they see and as good

#3 a 10 inch dob should be able to see farther and more then a camera/small refractor setup right? i just see these beautiful pictures that these dslr cameras and a small refractor get and i know they clean them up and add color on photoshop and etc,, but there still getting up there far enough to get the shot. ive just been wondering if i should have gone with a camera and small refractor since they can see what my 10 inch dob can see if in fact they can thats my question 

#4 i want to know peoples dream astrophotography setup, camera and telescope