[meteorite-list] Telescope (off topic)

From: Tim Heitz <midwestmeteor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:48:11 2004
Message-ID: <3BC26319.BDB846C4_at_earthlink.net>

Does someone know of a good place to buy a used Telescope?

Tim Heitz




"George Blahun Jr." wrote:

> David:
> Hello. While the scope is of decent quality, a general rule amongst
> amateur astronomers is to buy the largest aperture you can afford. The
> light gathering power of a 60 or even 90 mm scope is not going to be useful
> beyond viewing bright objects in the solar system. Even a multi thousand
> dollar scope like a Takahashi or Astro Physics is going to limit your
> comfortable viewing to bright objects if it is only 3 or 4 inches in
> diameter. I am currently building a 12.5 inch f/4 Newtonian reflector ( my
> first attempt at building one). It was the largest aperture I felt I was
> willing to gamble on making myself.
> If you are satisfied with viewing bright objects and the telescope is a
> good price then you should buy it. If you want to look at deep sky objects
> you'll likely be disappointed. Of course you could always resell it if it
> didn't meet your expectations. If possible try to get a trial period before
> buying it. Good luck.
>
> George
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Hardy" <mdavidhardy_at_yahoo.com>
> To: "meteorite list" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 8:37 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Telescope (off topic)
>
> > Hi gang,
> >
> > I've finally decided to break down and buy a telescope to see where all
> these
> > wonderful meteorites come from. I've found what looks like a great deal
> on a
> > Meade ETX-60AT telescope with their Autostar tracking system. Does anyone
> know
> > anything about this telescope?
> >
> > David Hardy
> >
> >
> >
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