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He has been watching Mars on and off all winter. He was texting me when he was able to hit 300x on it with his 6 inch. He was all excited about it. So it is a well deserved VROD for sure
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Mike Q wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:38 pm He has been watching Mars on and off all winter. He was texting me when he was able to hit 300x on it with his 6 inch. He was all excited about it. So it is a well deserved VROD for sure
I agree which is why I nominated him although I did wonder why he didn't use the 36"? A large reflector resolves and reveals vastly more detail than a tiny little refractor.
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OzEclipse wrote: Wed Mar 26, 2025 8:22 pm
Mike Q wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:38 pm He has been watching Mars on and off all winter. He was texting me when he was able to hit 300x on it with his 6 inch. He was all excited about it. So it is a well deserved VROD for sure
I agree which is why I nominated him although I did wonder why he didn't use the 36"? A large reflector resolves and reveals vastly more detail than a tiny little refractor.
Oh thats easy. The frac is his favorite toy. He will roll that out 9 out of 10 times. He is much more proficient with the 6 inch then the 36.
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OzEclipse wrote: Wed Mar 26, 2025 8:22 pm
Mike Q wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:38 pm He has been watching Mars on and off all winter. He was texting me when he was able to hit 300x on it with his 6 inch. He was all excited about it. So it is a well deserved VROD for sure
I agree which is why I nominated him although I did wonder why he didn't use the 36"? A large reflector resolves and reveals vastly more detail than a tiny little refractor.
For planets it pretty much depends on seeing. If seeing is mediocre and one can't push power on planets above 200-300x, large aperture becomes liability just adding intense glare without resolving additional details available to a small frac or Mak.
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Bigzmey wrote: Wed Mar 26, 2025 10:26 pm
OzEclipse wrote: Wed Mar 26, 2025 8:22 pm
Mike Q wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:38 pm He has been watching Mars on and off all winter. He was texting me when he was able to hit 300x on it with his 6 inch. He was all excited about it. So it is a well deserved VROD for sure
I agree which is why I nominated him although I did wonder why he didn't use the 36"? A large reflector resolves and reveals vastly more detail than a tiny little refractor.
For planets it pretty much depends on seeing. If seeing is mediocre and one can't push power on planets above 200-300x, large aperture becomes liability just adding intense glare without resolving additional details available to a small frac or Mak.
Good conditions for astronomy is NOT something Ohio is known for. Pushing to 300x, that is going to be a pretty rare thing
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