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To: SunkenCiv

I once studied Saturn with a 22 power spotting scope. This was a high quality ED glass telescope.

Saturn hardly looked much larger through that scope than it does with the naked eye. I could make out the rings tho. I had to keep my eye just away from the eyepiece or the telescope would shake so much that I could barely see anything. This was with a $250 tripod too.

For some reason, when viewing objects in the daytime the image doesn’t seem to shake at all.


5 posted on 07/19/2013 6:05:40 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: yarddog

Aperture, aperture, aperture.


6 posted on 07/19/2013 6:18:24 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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