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Re: Re: (IAAC) The Herschel List
Hi Eric-
It depends... what kind of seeing conditions do you have at your viewing
location? If you have a dark sky, a fairly small scope will give you at
least a glimpse of most of the Herschel objects. If you have a lot of
light pollution, the larger scopes magnify the haze as well. If you are
just getting started, I would recommend an 8" Newtonian scope (around
f/5-8) with a good assortment of eyepieces. Get good optics and a stable
mount. Digital or analog setting circles are handy if you are not good at
star-hopping.
Shop around. There's good deals on the internet, if you're interested I'll
give you e-mail addresses where you can receive announcements of used
scopes and accessories for sale. I bought my 20" f/5 Obsession via an
internet ad.
Good luck,
Randy J. Rogers
<stardot@mcione.com>
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> From: SwngMadnss@aol.com
> To: toddg@weatherman.com; owner-netastrocatalog-announce@latrade.com;
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> Subject: Re: Re: (IAAC) The Herschel List
> Date: Sunday, February 15, 1998 6:18 PM
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> ok everyone i have a stupid quesion! what size telescope do you think
you
> need to complete the herschel list, or at least most of it? thanks
> eric williams