I checked your web site. It has a really nice clear picture of Mars that besides it says: *The maximum diameter of Mars as seen from Earth was 25.11". Jupiter is on the order of 30". Even a small telescope showed Martian detail and allowed picture taking.* I assume you had used your 13.1 incher to take this photo, or was it your 4 or 6 inch refractors? :-) They always say a refractor is better than a reflector for planetary stuff :-) Stan Jeff Hopkins wrote: >Anyone interested in seeing the construction phases of my new >observatory (Hopkins Phoenix Solar System Observatory - HPSSO) check: > >http://www.hposoft.com/Astro/astro.html > > > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.