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Originally posted by moosemanuk@Jan 8 2004, 11:51 PM
Hi,
What kind of 'scope do you use Dave? I got an 8" Dobsonian, just recently, although I've been observing for some years with other scopes. Just wondered which of your object list you would expect to see in an 8" with suburban type light pollution.
Thanks!
Moose
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I currently own 8 telescopes (and am in the process of grinding a mirror for another) ranging from 80mm to 12.5 inches. In addition I regularly use a 17" classical Cassegrain at a club observatory. I have friends and acquaintances that own scopes as large as 32 inches that I get to use from time to time.
Very few of the objects on my list are "challenge" objects. (The Horsehead Nebula, B33, is an exception on this month's list.) They are culled from various DSO lists including the Messier Catalog, the Astronomical League's Herschel 400, the RASC's Finest N.G.C. Objects List, the Vic Menard 400, the SAA 100, and others.
Most of these objects should be visible through an 8 inch aperture under reasonably dark skies. (Some of the galaxies may be tough.) A few are large enough that a binocular or rich-field telescope is necessary for a complete view.
Dave Mitsky