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Hello from Canada!!!

I decided to join the website after lurking for awhile! My wife and I just ordered an Dobsonian 8" SkyWatcher (Skyliner? Different names floating around on the internet) and should have it sometime next week, hoping for the earliest possible!

I've always been a fan of astronomy, since I was about 8 years old and I'm almost bursting with the excitement of what's to come next week. There's a lot of information on the 8" we picked up on the internet but I haven't really found any actual images of what it can do with it's deep sky viewing...

Can someone give me a general idea of what we will be able to view with this beauty? It would be greatly appreciated. 

Thanks and have a good one!

 

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Pleiades M45

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Welcome!

You made a great choice for a scope, You just need to learn how to adjust your telescope properly.

Most people believe when they view through these scopes you will be getting full color which you won't ( Unless you are doing photography ) 

You will most likely be able to see most deep sky objects but this depends on where you are located.. Light pollution affects your view. You can find maps online and compare them to where you are located. Seeing also depends on the equipment you own, Using high or low powered eyepieces will give different views.

I found this example with someone using a 8" like you. ( This can vary on your location )

jd94WzP.png

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Hi There,

Warm welcome to SGL, that's a great scope and it has a fierce reputation on the forum. I sort of know where you are as have sailed into Saint John.

For an idea what you may see try :-- http://www.12dstring.me.uk/fov.htm  (switch to visual!) just plug in your scope and eyepiece data.

Wow I have never seen this before. This is extremely helpful thank you.

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Welcome!

You made a great choice for a scope, You just need to learn how to adjust your telescope properly.

Most people believe when they view through these scopes you will be getting full color which you won't ( Unless you are doing photography ) 

You will most likely be able to see most deep sky objects but this depends on where you are located.. Light pollution affects your view. You can find maps online and compare them to where you are located. Seeing also depends on the equipment you own, Using high or low powered eyepieces will give different views.

I found this example with someone using a 8" like you. ( This can vary on your location )

jd94WzP.png

So excited! We haven't purchased any additional equipment or eyepieces so we will be using the standard 25mm/10mm that came with the scope, but will definitely be going for more in the near future! 

Is that image accurate (color wise) at what we will be viewing?

Hi There,

Warm welcome to SGL, that's a great scope and it has a fierce reputation on the forum. I sort of know where you are as have sailed into Saint John.

For an idea what you may see try :-- http://www.12dstring.me.uk/fov.htm  (switch to visual!) just plug in your scope and eyepiece data.

Wow, that's an amazing site! I was looking for something like this earlier but didn't know exactly how to word it. 

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So excited! We haven't purchased any additional equipment or eyepieces so we will be using the standard 25mm/10mm that came with the scope, but will definitely be going for more in the near future! 

Is that image accurate (color wise) at what we will be viewing?

Wow, that's an amazing site! I was looking for something like this earlier but didn't know exactly how to word it. 

The site of the picture could be similar or what you will be seeing if you looked at this particular nebula ( Orion ). There will probably be more color in what you see instead of this black and white image. I am not sure what equipment this person was using other than an 8" dob.

You can expect more. 

Overtime as you start out you can ask questions on this forum regarding what you would like to see or improve.

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You can also do that sort of thing in Stellarium. If you have not downloaded a planetarium program try it its great and free. To be found here:--- www.stellarium.org . on tablet at moment so do not have all resources to hand, I'll post some links later on!.

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You can also do that sort of thing in Stellarium. If you have not downloaded a planetarium program try it its great and free. To be found here:--- www.stellarium.org . on tablet at moment so do not have all resources to hand, I'll post some links later on!.

I actually downloaded Stellarium a few hour ago, I haven't checked it out yet, but my wife relayed it to me lol

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Hi and welcome to the forum. Stellarium is very popular among many here and has some very useful features such as being able to configuring it to match the view of the night as seen from your observing site and also the advance date/time feature which is idea for anticipating what will be coming up and when, especially if your sky view is partially obscured. 

Clear skies and hope you enjoy your stay here.

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Sure we have another member in NB, however distances are such that they are likely to be many miles away.

When you get the scope there will be a 2" eyepiece adaptor and in that there will be a 1.25" adaptor.

For 1.25" eyepieces take out the 1.25, take out the 2" and then put the 1.25" one back in.

You use one or the other but not both.

If both are in then the eyepiece is too far back, you cannot get focus and you start to see the central spider and secondary.

Expect to want 2 eyepieces almost immediatly, the supplied ones are to allow you to see something, unfortunately this does not mean see something well.

If/when you want eyepieces ask but also give a budget. I have tended to assume that the supplied items will get put to one side and that purchasing a reasonable selection will occur in a short space of time.

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Hi There,

Some links for you, you may also find these elsewehere on the forums

Celestia :-- http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/

Near Earth Orbits :--  http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/orbits/

NAA Telescope calculator :-- http://www.stargazing.net/naa/scopemath.htm

Comet Chasing :-- http://cometchasing.skyhound.com/

Eyepiece guides  :--  http://www.saguaroastro.org/content/EYEPIECE.htm   .... http://www.swindonstargazers.com/beginners/eyepieces.htm .... http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/43171-eyepieces-the-very-least-you-need/

Hope these are useful.

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