[meteorite-list] Telescope (off topic)

From: Ginger Mayfield <chikadee_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:48:11 2004
Message-ID: <3BC26C6F.DB558635_at_earthlink.net>

Try Astromart, but you really need to be knowledgeable about
astro equipment and know what you are looking for. I highly
recommend reading the information at the link Ron sent
earlier and calling a local astronomy club to go out for an
evening of observing and check out some scopes. Like
meteorites, there's much to know about choosing a
telescope. Lot's of folks don't do their homework and end
up with a scope that isn't right for them. They usually get
it right on the second purchase. :-) Here's the link for
Astromart. http://www.astromart.com/categories.asp Here is
another excellent link to some more information about
choosing a scope. http://www.sjaa.net/beginner.html Great
fun for those who like staying up all night out in the cold
to see some of the most awesome sights anywhere around. I'm
on my 4th telescope (still have 3 of them) and am now up to
a 14.5 inch Starmaster with all the goodies. Wonderful
scope!

Oh, I wouldn't buy a scope on e-bay and definitely not in a
department store like Walmart! Astromart is where most
amateurs will list their equipment.

Ginger

Tim Heitz wrote:
>
> 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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Received on Mon 08 Oct 2001 11:18:07 PM PDT