Re: Looking for a good beginner's telescope, suggestions?
From: SuperSpaz (no_at_no.com)
Date: 11/10/04
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 02:20:09 GMT
I recommend a decent dob, a 6" should do it. I have an 8" and it's a bit
much for me to carry about. The views through it are fantasic though. I
think you can get a Orion 8" dob for about $340 + shipping. I can't say that
I recommend any of the computerized scopes, while they are neat and can save
time, it's really more fun to learn your way around, plus, the extra $$ can
be better spent IMO on optics.
Dan
"Mark Roberts" <mtmr02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi folks! My 12 year old son has been very interested in astronomy
> for the past year or so, and has been doing a lot of star gazing with
> the naked eye and a decent set of binoculars. I'd like to upgrade him
> for Christmas and get him a good beginner's telescope.Mydefinition
> of good would be probably run the middle between price and quality, as
> I don't want to go overboard and buy something expensive and then end
> up having him not use it!) He's primarily focused on the moon and
> constellations before and would like to check out the planets and
> maybe other objects further out. Anyone have any suggestions on what
> to get him? I would appreciate any information those with more
> experience than I could give. Thanks so much! - Mark
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