Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Televid APO 77
From: Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 22:23:12 -0400

At 06:06 PM 7/25/03 -0500, James Harrison wrote:
>I am thinking about getting a Televid APO 77 with the 20-60 eyepiece.  I am
>not familiar with this scope.  Is this enough optics to view Mars this
>August when it will be the closest to the Earth in 75000 years?  Thanks..jh

Not really.  To view Mars comfortably, you need around 125X or higher.  I
have a variety of telescopes, including an APO-Televid, but will probably
do most of my observing with a Questar 3.5.

Marc

msmall@infionline.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!

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