The current bad weather during the weekends, and some outdoor working to the house getting priority during dry/sunny moments, is resulting in my spotting scope getting little use these weeks, sadly enough. However, during clear nights, I'm amazed at what I can see of the moon with my ATX65. There really some magic to it. |8.|
It triggers some curiosity for some occasional 'astronomy' or just night sky contemplation and I'm wondering: what is the big advantage of astro-eyepieces in spotting scopes?
Is it (just) an increased magnification? (They are labelled based on 'mm', what makes me wonder how to compare them to the 25-60x of the ATX.)
I realize I cannot put an astro-eyepiece on my ATX. I didn't think about that when buying it, when I came across a great second hand offer for it.
(I also realize that the 65mm diameter of my ATX is not a lot, but that is a choice considering its size/weight advantage.)
What extra would an ATS (or other spotting scope) + astro-eyepiece offer more for astronomy?
Would it be comparable to adding the Swarovski 1.7x extender in an ATX setup?
It triggers some curiosity for some occasional 'astronomy' or just night sky contemplation and I'm wondering: what is the big advantage of astro-eyepieces in spotting scopes?
Is it (just) an increased magnification? (They are labelled based on 'mm', what makes me wonder how to compare them to the 25-60x of the ATX.)
I realize I cannot put an astro-eyepiece on my ATX. I didn't think about that when buying it, when I came across a great second hand offer for it.
(I also realize that the 65mm diameter of my ATX is not a lot, but that is a choice considering its size/weight advantage.)
What extra would an ATS (or other spotting scope) + astro-eyepiece offer more for astronomy?
Would it be comparable to adding the Swarovski 1.7x extender in an ATX setup?