Re: The first night out with my 10" dob.

From: Jan Owen (janowen1z_at_cox.net)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 19:27:09 -0700



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"Tom" <tom@wallyworld.net> wrote in message
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> "Jan Owen" <janowen1z@cox.net> wrote in message
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> > There is no eyepiece for your scope that will let you see all of M31.
It
> > is WAY too large.  Don't blame your eyepiece, or the scope.  M31 is
HUGE!
> > It will fill the field of a pair of BINOCULARS!
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> > Right now, you need just to use the eyepieces you have on the objects
you
> > want to see, and determine where the shortcomings are.  THEN you can
> > decide what eyepieces you need next.  But one eyepiece you aren't
going to
> > find, is one that will show you all of M31 in your scope...  But a
32mm
> > Plossl will still be pretty awesome...
> > -- 
> > Jan Owen
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> Then what was I seeing, M33 (Pinwheel Gal.)??  If M31 is so big how come
> I can't find it with 10" dob?
> -Tom
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You can FIND it easily enough, and it will be plenty bright enough, but it
is WAY too large to fit into one eyepiece field.  Even with a 32mm
Plossl...

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