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Bigzmey wrote: Tue Aug 30, 2022 6:06 pm
davesellars wrote: Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:22 am Yep, I think I'm going back to the KK Fujiyamas idea... I just had a few hours out initially viewing Jupiter with the BVs in the 4" refractor. It ended up spectacularly transparent so switched to viewing some DSOs with the new 18mm BCO - This is an amazing eyepiece for galaxies!
Yep, on a few occasions I was able to log faint galaxies only with 18mm BCO. They were not resolved with other EPs in similar FL.
The most striking performance difference for me was the ability to pull out detail in the nebula around Merope in the Pleiades. My jaw dropped at the difference vis a vis TV Plossl etc.
Scopes: Refs: Orion ST80, SV 80EDA f7, TS 102ED f11 Newts: AWB 130mm, f5, Z12 f5; Cats: VMC110L, Intes MK66,VMC200L f9.75 EPs: KK Fujiyama Orthoscopics, 2x Vixen NPLs (40-6mm) and BCOs, Baader Mark IV zooms, TV Panoptics, Delos, Plossl 32-8mm. Mixed brand Masuyama/Astroplans Binoculars: Nikon Aculon 10x50, Celestron 15x70, Baader Maxbright. Mounts: Star Seeker IV, Vixen Porta II, Celestron CG5
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