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Saturn Through a Telescope (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's super clear. Did you take this yourself?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was wondering the same thing. Also curious about the equipment used.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am hoping someone can link me to the kind of telescopes that allow me to take a picture like this. My current telescope was given to me by Santa over 15 years ago and costed maybe 60 bucks. I did manage to see Saturns rings with it but its a blurry mess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It really depends on how you plan to use the telescope - deep sky, planetary, astrophotography, etc. Here's a good guide to start with.

For what's it worth, I've found an 8 inch Dobsonian to be the sweet spot between price, capability, and ease of use.

EDIT: if it's not clear the word 'Here's' in my comment above is a link to an article. I thought it would underline or something.