Re: amateur scope: a few questions
- From: "Starlord" <starlord@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 23:56:52 -0700
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"Jay" <swartzfeger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm finally ready to take the plunge and buy my first telescope. I've
> always enjoyed astronomy, and now I live in an ideal place for viewing
> (the extreme northeast corner of Scottsdale, AZ (US) in the middle of
> nowhere, virtually no light pollution).
>
> Portability isn't an issue because the conditions on my deck are great.
> I'd eventually like to do some astrophotography, but I probably have a
> few years of learning the basics before I start dropping $$$ on an
> extension of the hobby. I don't plan on doing any terrestial viewing,
> although I should never discount the possibility given all the
> mountains I have in the neighborhood. Finally, I'm not allergic one bit
> to finding objects manually, but something computerized might be nice
> (although I'd eschew something computerized and go for better quality
> in a heartbeat). Having the ability to hook up to a laptop would always
> be nice as a feature down the road as the hobby progresses. Ultimately,
> I'd love a scope that could deliver planetary detail and the ability to
> check out deep sky/messier objects, etc.
>
> I'd like to keep my initial budget around $500 and have narrowed down
> my choices to a 8" dobsonian (XT8 intelliscope looks mighty cool) or a
> cheap 127mm mak.
>
> Any thoughts/advice?
>
> Thanks!
>
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