Comparison between two NewtoniansPosted By Lorne Johnson |
Last Sunday I spent the eveing out with my 8 inch Spooner dobsonian, and with a friend's 16" truss dobsonian. The images in the 16" were awesome. M 3 and 13 resolved to core at about 70x. All kinds of galaxies cropped up in unexpected places. Detail in the larger glaxies was less than I had hoped to see, but I was looking to see what would happen with largerinstruments, so I had my hopes up too high. I could see spiral structure in M 101 and 51, as well as a dark lane in 104 (way down in the soup). It was a very exciting night, but I am realy happy with my 8 inch Spooner. It's a wonderful blend of great views and no set up time, with planetary views limited by the seeing in Vermont.