BIG DOB VS AN APOPosted By victor truglio |
I AM ABOUT 4 MONTHS INTO THE HOBBY AND HAVE GONE FROM A 3 INCH MEADE DS 2000 REFRACTOR, TO AN XT8I ORION, TO NOW A XT10I ORION.
I LIVE IN STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK WHERE LIGHT POLUTION IS A PROBLEM
I DONT HAVE MUCH TO COMPARE WITH WHAT I HAVE SEEN, BUT
OTHER THEN LOOKING AT THE MOON, THE SEVEN SISTERS, AND MAYBE THE WILD DUCK CLUSTER SATURN HAS LOOKED UNIMPRESSIVE, VERY WAVEY, AND MOST OF THE NEBULAS HAVE BEEN DIM SMUDGES.
I DONT KNOW IF MY EXPECTATION LEVEL IS TOO HIGH OR NOT
I KEEP BEING TOLD THAT APERTURE IS EVERYTHING AND THE MOST IMPORTANT.
BUT WHY DO PEOPLE SPEND 3X THE MONEY ON THESE APO TYPE REFRACTORS.
THERE IS SOMETHING VERY APPEALING ABOUT THEM TO ME.
HOW WOULD A 4" OR MAYBE 5" APO COMPARE TO MY XT10I?
I KNOW THEY ARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE.
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION WHERE I LIVE , OF COARSE. AM I CRAZY
I WOULD RATHER SEE LESS, BUT WHAT I SEE BE GREAT THEN SEE MORE AND WHAT I SEE BE SOSO.
HELP
I LIVE IN STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK WHERE LIGHT POLUTION IS A PROBLEM
I DONT HAVE MUCH TO COMPARE WITH WHAT I HAVE SEEN, BUT
OTHER THEN LOOKING AT THE MOON, THE SEVEN SISTERS, AND MAYBE THE WILD DUCK CLUSTER SATURN HAS LOOKED UNIMPRESSIVE, VERY WAVEY, AND MOST OF THE NEBULAS HAVE BEEN DIM SMUDGES.
I DONT KNOW IF MY EXPECTATION LEVEL IS TOO HIGH OR NOT
I KEEP BEING TOLD THAT APERTURE IS EVERYTHING AND THE MOST IMPORTANT.
BUT WHY DO PEOPLE SPEND 3X THE MONEY ON THESE APO TYPE REFRACTORS.
THERE IS SOMETHING VERY APPEALING ABOUT THEM TO ME.
HOW WOULD A 4" OR MAYBE 5" APO COMPARE TO MY XT10I?
I KNOW THEY ARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE.
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION WHERE I LIVE , OF COARSE. AM I CRAZY
I WOULD RATHER SEE LESS, BUT WHAT I SEE BE GREAT THEN SEE MORE AND WHAT I SEE BE SOSO.
HELP