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Bluebaron88 t1_j0p6fk3 wrote

Reply to comment by InternationalBack472 in The Moon, Saturn and Jupiter through my 4" telescope and smartphone by InternationalBack472

This looks on par with looking through an 8” dob. Are these images reflective of what you see looking through the scope yourself?

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InternationalBack472 OP t1_j0p6lzq wrote

Not really. The amount of detail I see with my naked eyes is a little less than these images. I stacked the best frames for above images. Thanks!

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Bluebaron88 t1_j0pawtx wrote

I was hoping they were. 8” dob is heavy and maybe not worth the aperture fever. Nice images.

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InternationalBack472 OP t1_j0pazqb wrote

So maybe a 12 inch will do for really great images?

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FartOfGenius t1_j0pfxe1 wrote

I once went to my university observatory with a 16 inch Newtonian, sadly where I live the skies aren't great, even with clear skies I don't recall Jupiter and Saturn looking any better than the images you have here. The detail on the moon was much better though

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