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Jimmy2K63
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Re: DSO with etx-125
08/19/09 09:36 AM
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I wouldn't be too quick to blame the scope. Many of the posters who speak about the difference in aperture are not comparing the views at the same level of magnification either so it's not a level playing field. Having said that, under optimal skies M13 will be quite nice in your 125PE, as will many other objects. Don't be too quick to give up.
Some subscribe to the belief that you need a large telescope to see a lot of things. That's pure nonsense. Obviously these things will not appear hubble-like in any aperture scope, but if you can see it well in an 8 inch scope it will be just fine in a 5 inch scope too. Where it begins to get dicey is when you can barely see something in an 8 inch scope, you may not see it in a 5 inch scope, or maybe you will - and that's where optical quality can make a difference.
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