Re: Get Me Started (again...)

On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 15:39:11 -0700, "Jan Owen" <janowen1z@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

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>>
>>
>> Lee Bouknight wrote:
>> > Hello All
>> >
>> > As a kid, I was always looking up. Folks bought me a "cheap" scope
>from
>> > Sears and I used it for many years. Had a great time with it, but
>once I
>> > went in the U.S.A.F., lost interest. I'm 43 now and my 5.5 year old
>> > daughter is showing an interest - I'm thinking it's time to get
>started
>> > again. I've researched and researched...and now it's time to ask the
>folks
>> > who know (and who don't stand to make any money off me when I ask
>them!!).
>> > A few questions if I may....
>> >
>> >
>> > Sorry so long, but I want to do this right and would appreciate any
>help all
>> > you "amateur-experts" out there can give this "total-amateur"!
>> >
>> > Thanks in Advance
>>
>>
>> $1300 is a respectable sum of money to put on a first real telescope
>> but it wont get you a good goto system. I would sooner recommend the
>> Orion Intelliscope series. It does not have goto but it does have a
>> digital readout of where your telescope is pointed so you can move it
>> there by hand.
>>
>> Ian Anderson
>> www.customopticalsystems.com
>>
>
>Good advice...
>
>The scope below will, with the observer for it's drive system, put the
>object of your choice in the eyepiece field, or guide you straight TO it,
>for a lot less than the OP's stated budget, leaving extra cash for the
>inevitable accessories, while delivering MORE all-important aperture...
>
>http://www.telescope.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=14904&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=4&iSubCat=9&iProductID=14904


I would also agree with getting the Dobsonian first. I have a 10"
Meade Schmidt-Newtonian and after a couple of uses I wish I would have
purchased the Dob instead.

I have been thinking of getting the above mentioned Orion telescope.
Or the Classic model.

Bill
.