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Old 09-May-2008, 05:45 PM
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Joe,

Great results for your first try. I'd agree that additional focal length is worth trying.

My trick for finding planets (with a ToUCam or DMK) with longer focal length is to slowly move up the barlows. I'll center the planet without the barlow, then put on a 2x, recenter, then 3x, recenter, then 4x. It helps to crank the gain up really high as you move up, so you can see the planet even when it is slightly out of the field of view.

HTH,

--Andy
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