Bloosman Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hi folks,Newbie query here....Should I be able to pick Uranus out using my 8" Dob...???I did venture out earlier this evening, but reckon the moon was so blumming bright that I was missing it...:-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4N Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Yes you should pick it up fine if it's dark enough. And yes the moon is way too big and close at the moment. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I picked it up easily enough with my ED120 refractor yesterday evening. It's a nice little pale blue disk at 257x with that scope. It looks similar with my 12" dob although I can push the magnification over 300x with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recceranger Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Could it be picked up in a MAK 180? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Could it be picked up in a MAK 180?I would think so , no problem in my C8 tonight . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recceranger Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Cheers Keith and happy hunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheryl simone Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Hi folks, Newbie query here.... Should I be able to pick Uranus out using my 8" Dob...??? I did venture out earlier this evening, but reckon the moon was so blumming bright that I was missing it... :-(No problem with an 8" scope but the moon is a pain when viewing dim targets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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