A Question for Those Who Observe with Smaller TelePosted By William Paolini |
Hi Mark,
Not sure about those two particular globs, but in general with most of the Messier globs I view with my 4" refractor I can see what you describe. What is critical though is that it be fairly dark evening, and also critical that your eyes are dark adapted well. On many evenings I can start the night viewing some globs and not very satisfying, but then later in the observing session with my eyes now well dark adapted, as I come back to the same globs for second looks, they are quite detailed and granular. So proper dark adaptation with smaller scopes IMO is critical for these finely detailed targets.
-Bill
Not sure about those two particular globs, but in general with most of the Messier globs I view with my 4" refractor I can see what you describe. What is critical though is that it be fairly dark evening, and also critical that your eyes are dark adapted well. On many evenings I can start the night viewing some globs and not very satisfying, but then later in the observing session with my eyes now well dark adapted, as I come back to the same globs for second looks, they are quite detailed and granular. So proper dark adaptation with smaller scopes IMO is critical for these finely detailed targets.
-Bill
