A good reflector between £100-500

[Goldenmole]

2 minutes ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

I often see this nebula as grey & subtle green. Though my 12" dob. Also quite a large amount of detail.

Never seen blue though. For me the blue snowball nebula is exactly as it says on the tin. A tiny blue coloured ball. That's about the only target I have seen blue. Apart for Neptune of course.

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Yeah this is the thing, isn't it, that you can probably see colour through a large aperture, but not from a refractor. By the by, where is the snowball nebula located, pray? I'm new.

[John]

6 minutes ago, Goldenmole said:

Yeah this is the thing, isn't it, that you can probably see colour through a large aperture, but not from a refractor. By the by, where is the snowball nebula located, pray? I'm new.

The Blue Snowball (NGC 7662) is in Andromeda. It's not all that far from Messier 31, the Andromeda Galaxy:

[Goldenmole]

Ha ha, legend! Thanks @John!

[Barry-W-Fenner]

1 hour ago, Goldenmole said:

Ha ha, legend! Thanks @John!

A stunning target and one of my favourites. A perfectly  small blue sphere. To me it is one of the bluest objects up there.

Cons and pros I guess. I have a refractor on its way and really look forward to looking at its contrasty defreactonless views! Hopefully the best of both words, a nice frac and decent size reflector!

👍

 

[Goldenmole]

22 hours ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

A stunning target and one of my favourites. A perfectly  small blue sphere. To me it is one of the bluest objects up there.

Cons and pros I guess. I have a refractor on its way and really look forward to looking at its contrasty defreactonless views! Hopefully the best of both words, a nice frac and decent size reflector!

👍

 

I'm doing the exact same thing, but vice versa! I'm hopefully going to get a reflector soon (despite this)

 so it will indeed be interesting comparing he views.

Edited February 14, 2021 by Goldenmole

[Barry-W-Fenner]

10 minutes ago, Goldenmole said:

I'm doing the exact same thing, but vice versa! I'm hopefully going to get a reflector soon (despite this)

 so it will indeed be interesting comparing he views.

Hi Goldenmole.

My 8" dob is now for sale on here. If thats big enough of course? 🙂

Baz

[Dantooine]

On 14/02/2021 at 17:31, Barry-W-Fenner said:

Hi Goldenmole.

My 8" dob is now for sale on here. If thats big enough of course? 🙂

Baz

What frac are you waiting for?

[Barry-W-Fenner]

7 hours ago, Dantooine said:

What frac are you waiting for?

A Bresser AR102S on route now from a forum member 😀

[Dantooine]

5 hours ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

A Bresser AR102S on route now from a forum member 😀

Very nice