> 1 - Poor optics in the 20-inch, which were demonstrated later > that night > by a lousy view of Saturn. At 400x, the star discs are > larger than they > could be with good optics, so you can't see as faint. > > 2 - Frank's eyes are 17 years younger than mine. Don't forget 3 - Junk in the air, and the air itself, especially from low altitude sites like we frequent. BJW --- This message is from the AZ-Observing mailing list. If you wish to be removed from this list, send E-mail to: AZ-Observing-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, with the subject: unsubscribe. The list's archive is at: http://www.freelists.org/archives/az-observing This is a discussion list. Please send personal inquiries directly to the message author. In other words, do not use "reply" for personal messages. Thanks.