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Got a cheapo 3x Barlow lens from Aliexpress. Can’t wait to try it out 😎 Barlows are the premium mediocre lenses of astronomy. They raise magnification while doing nothing for resolving power. But under the right conditions they make bright objects look much better.
Report: just got some decent barlowed views of Jupiter and Saturn despite lousy seeing in LA. Probably not going to attempt iPhone photography with this tonight though. The lens is kinda light and the adapter weight will make it silly frustrating. Manual control is hard enough.
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When I was a kid with my first telescope I felt really guilty about using a 3x Barlow because all the guidebooks acted like it was an uncouth thing to do 😂 Now I don’t care
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