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Old 09-July-2008, 01:30 AM
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Have you ever wondered what it was like to look through a real telescope? Tired of being clouded out night after night and would be happy with a look through any telescope? After all the exciting news we've heard about Mars, I thought it might be fun to let you take a look [...]

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Have you ever wondered what it was like to look through a real telescope? Tired of being clouded out night after night and would be happy with a look through any telescope? After all the exciting news we've heard about Mars, I thought it might be fun to let you take a look [...]

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very nice. Even though that's through a small telescope and near the horizon I rarely get any more than that on nights with good conditions.
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That's a great video of 'how it really looks' in a scope. Many nights I can't even resolve the darker areas, it's just a small red ball with an ice cap - still a beautiful sight though.
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