Re: ATM what aperture, what magnification for visual detection

[Ken Lowther <s0109366@cc.ysu.edu>]

On Sun, 22 Jun 1997, Mel Bartels wrote:

> magnifications than often used by amateurs.  I suspect that this too low
> of power magnifications are popular because so many amateurs are using
> large aperture on non-tracking mounts.  The problem of finding objects

I suspect scope quality more.  One of our more expiereiced observers has
declared anything over 150 to be useless "around here".  I regularly use
300x on planets, sitting in my driveway, overlooking a plaza with lots of
light and blacktop.

Ken Lowther  
s0109366@cc.ysu.edu
Youngstown, Ohio  USA