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.Bigzmey wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 6:06 pmYep, on a few occasions I was able to log faint galaxies only with 18mm BCO. They were not resolved with other EPs in similardavesellars 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!FL .
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Re: I want but not necessarily useful accessories
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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