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Kain

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Kain

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Check out what Mancunian Lee managed to do with his 'scope. Not at all funny, though he saw the funny side. He has a much better sense of humour than I have.

Captain Chaos

Got a link for that?

So will I be happy with a 8" I will probably using it more on DSO than planets..

Kain

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The Warthog

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To be honest, although I really do wan't the 10", I can afford it too, but having worked out the sizes (Jesus it's huge!) I just don't think it will be practical. I mean I have to haul it up and down a flight of outside stairs that are pretty narrow..I would be worried about damaging it.

Is the 8" just as good? I mean I know it's not as powerfull..but you know..

Shame I wanted to see the arms on M51..

Can't have everything I suppose..

Kain

I suspect you won't notice the difference between the 8 and the 10 very often, and if you don't look through many 10s, you'll never notice the difference. The longer f number of the 8 would be a factor for me, as well as the probability that I could carry the base without a wheelbarrow.

It seems to me, though, that you will always have that little, niggling doubt if you don't get the 10. You can't really go wrong either way, so get the 10".

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In that case, the 8" is better..

Kain

For eyepieces.... :)

I've owned both the scopes you are looking at and the difference in views is not that big. I doubt you'll notice it at all on planets/the moon and most DSOS. The difference is in globs and few faint nebula/galaxies.

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Ah

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