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.
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Replying to @vgr
It blew me away how much better I could see Saturn with a super cheap Barlow lens. It felt like cheating.
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Replying to @ZachaReid
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
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Replying to @vgr @ZachaReid
It does make the scope incredibly sensitive to vibration and turbulence though
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