Hi Graham,

Light pollution is bad here in the Colonies too! I have a great idea. If
all of us drop a coin into a light socket at exactly the same time....

Al
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Sent: Saturday, December 11, 1999 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: [M]: ETX-125


>
> >The GOTO is a neat feature and also the
> >125mm aperature is not big enough to see all the objects presented by
> >the "neat" GOTO feature.
>
> Although not the theme of this thread, a 125 mm 'scope mounted on a more
> robust mount probably could show most of what's in the database with a
> CCD attached, maybe even in Chicago?
>
> I have a 10" LX200, live on the outskirts of London, and I can tell you
> that even with a 10" I can only visually see a fraction of what's in the
> 64,000 feature database. Stick a CCD on the back and it's a different
> story :)
>
> I wouldn't mind betting that the 125 mm under truly dark skies would
> visually show more than my 10" from my location

> Even my 10x70 Fujinon's did that from dark skies in France. I couldn't
> believe how much of M31 I could see (3-4 degs) compared to the small
> fuzzy blob through my LX200 at home!
>
> I guess the GOTO features available on many commercial scopes have
> introduced more people, often just casual observers, to the wonders of
> the nightsky than any other "innovation" so why knock it! These are
> great times for the amateur astronomer with so many technical
> breakthroughs commercially available that were previously just in the
> domain of professionals. Well, if we could get someone to switch all
> the damn lights off!
>
> Let's all have fun,
> Graham
>
>
>

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