APO fever subsiding

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APO fever subsiding

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I had a bout of APO fever and found myself using 80/102/110mm refractors the last few months. Meanwhile, my 12.5" portaball had been sulking at one corner of my house. Tonite however, I decided to give the ball a spin at Saturn and boy was it a sense of deja vu cos' I was suddenly reminded of the rule: Aperture Rules! Features that I was struggling to see on Saturn via the refractors stood out in high contrast in the portaball. Saturn's moons that are either faint or invisible in the APOs flaunt their brightness shamelessly in the reflector. Tonight is a nice re-introduction to my light bucket :)
We do it in the dark...
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Takahashi Mewlon 210
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...and all night long!
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old wife still the best..
Wee Ern aRmeD wiF Telescope reAdY tO taKe ovEr thE skY .. wIF jUst mY naKed eYEs .
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but i dun mind helping you to take care of the rest.. =P
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Bergkamp_ wrote:but i dun mind helping you to take care of the rest.. =P
hahaha!! :lol:
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Old wives new wives all I keep! :mrgreen:
We do it in the dark...
Portaball 12.5"
Takahashi Mewlon 210
William Optics 110ED
...and all night long!
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i always treat all my wives equally :D
(... the new red temptress is quite irresistible tho :lol:)
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Haa.. aperture rules especially in Singapore's climate. No thermal problems, good planet position (able to see at zenith unlike in temperate countries) and usually good seeing conditions..
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Re: APO fever subsiding

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acc wrote:I had a bout of APO fever and found myself using 80/102/110mm refractors the last few months. Meanwhile, my 12.5" portaball had been sulking at one corner of my house. Tonite however, I decided to give the ball a spin at Saturn and boy was it a sense of deja vu cos' I was suddenly reminded of the rule: Aperture Rules! Features that I was struggling to see on Saturn via the refractors stood out in high contrast in the portaball. Saturn's moons that are either faint or invisible in the APOs flaunt their brightness shamelessly in the reflector. Tonight is a nice re-introduction to my light bucket :)
I always believe that APO is only good if you wanna do AP or just want a quick and go.

Otherwise, nothing beats Aperture, provided you don't mind the weight and bilk
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Agree with Vincent. I only look through my 100mm Refractor when I need to locate objects! Other than that, it's AP all the way for refractors.
[80% Steve, 20% Alfred] ------- Probability of Clear Skies = (Age of newest equipment in days) / [(Number of observers) * (Total Aperture of all telescopes present in mm)]
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