I am definitely going to bring a copy of this posting out with my sons and
me on our next observing session! A 10" newt may not do a great job for
observing spiral arms, etc, but it does nevertheless provide a lot of fine
galaxy views. I think this is one area where a 10" scope is much superior to
an 8" scope. A few of us in our club claim to see spiral structure in M51
and M101 at 10", while others kid us a lot about "averted imagination".
Clearly, not all eyes (or imaginations) are created equal. Great info -
thanks.

Dennis