tripleped Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 NGC 7000 in Bortle 8 (unfortunately!) skies with a 10” DOB. A realistic target or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Allen Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Probably not but I’d like to be proved wrong! The slightest amount of light pollution can make diffuse objects invisible. Also, consider that it is a very large object. To be able to frame it with your 10” Dob would likely mean using an eyepiece with a very large exit pupil which would look very washed out due to the light pollution. I imagine that large nebulae are best seen with smaller telescopes (from dark skies) because then you can get a wide field of view but with a smaller exit pupil which helps with contrast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggy 67 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Sorry, no chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) It's a huge object. Big binoculars and dark skies are probably the best bet for this one. Here is the moon and NGC 7000 to the same scale: With a really wide field / low power eyepiece and a good UHC filter you might make out the outline of the "gulf of mexico" area. Edited December 23, 2020 by John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tripleped Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Ok so I suppose I was seeing the stars of the object without the nebulosity. That helps so I don’t spend anymore time looking for something that my equipment won’t allow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcturus D Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 The object is naked eye detectable under dark skys. Holding an UHC filter in front of the naked eye also greatly helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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