Skywatcher Explorer 200p with EQ5 Mount Kit Advice

[skyatnightfan]

Hi,

I currently have a skywatcher heritage 130p which i'm really happy with.

I've been looking at the skywatcher 200p explorer as a possible upgrade, but am wandering if there would be a significant difference or not.

My main use for the telescope is planetary and nebula/galaxy.  

The heritage 130p gives some really nice views of the planets and okish views of DSO's.  I think my main problem may be light pollution.

Will having a bigger aperture increase the amount of detail seen in DSO's or planets?

In my 5inch i can clearly see the double bands on jupiter and a hint of other smaller bands at the top and bottom.  Will the 8inch give a dramatic increase in this?

The orion nebula has been quite underwhelming from my backyard, again possibly due to light pollution. Will there be an improvement in this?

Thanks in advance.

[oldpink]

Jupiter from an 8" with 2x barlow & asi camera for comparison
but you will gather a lot more light but unfortunately more LP

[skyatnightfan]

That is an amazing picture!

The light pollution kind of puts me off. Was that taken under very dark skys?

[cotterless45]

You can counter that light pollution with higher magnification. What you will notice is the difference in focal length , enabling you achieve higher magnification. From x150-x200 should suit you for planets and the brighter planetary nebulae,

Nick.

[oldpink]

yes taken under a highly polluted sky with two streetlamps directly under Jupiter at 10 & 20 ft away from the telescope

[skyatnightfan]

That's good about the higher magnification nick, thanks.

I currently use my heritage 130p at 130x magnification comfortably and on a good night I barlowed up to 200x with OK results.

Oldpink in terms of visuals do you see a lot of detail with the naked eye on Jupiter and the Orion nebula? The picture looks amazing, I'm just curious what features you can see. Cheers.

[oldpink]

yes naked eye with my 10mm I can see the bands and spot if its on view
moons are generally pretty sharp and easy to see, not really did any Nebula yet, just moving into that field and not had the weather