After Astronomy Day festivities at Sommers-Bausch Observatory in Colorado in 2005, I used 24'' for some CCD imaging. This is an image of M51, The Whirlpool Galaxy.
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24” Boller & Chivens f/8 Ritchey Chretien
SBIG STL1001
L (30x2 min), R (10x2 min), V (8x2 min), B (15x2 min)
Sommers-Bausch Observatory