Re: Terrestrial/Astronomical scope?

: I do a lot of long range shooting, out to, and in excess of, 1000 yards,
: with big bore centerfires.

: And I do a lot of astronomical observing, too...

: I make no effort to do both with the same scope... You can DO some

Thanks for the reply. The range scope would need to see .30" holes in
black paper at 500, 700, and 1000 meters, and also could be used by a
spotter to call out Kentucky windage adjustments plugging milk jugs at the
same distances. Although if I could attach a night vision optic to it and
use it for terrestrial viewing at night, that would be a bonus, too. I
suppose it would be nice to be able to swap eyepieces, too. Basically,
I'd like something I can use at the range, but play with elsewhere as well
(for viewing on land). I am fortunate to live at the base of a large
mountain range, and viewing it and its wildlife is something my toddler
would probably enjoy.

The astro scope would need to simply be portable and moderately rugged.
It will almost exclusively be used during the winter, if that matters
(I've heard optics take time to adjust to temperature changes, etc). If I
am going to buy an astro-specific scope, I would like to be able to have
it computer-driven, or at least be able to have the scope help me find
objects in the sky (forgive my desire for simplicity here, I intend to
share the scope with others and don't want to spend hours looking for
objects while everyone else stands around cold and bored).

My wife has a hulking Olympus digital camera, and I know less about
photography than I do about telescopes, but if I could work picture-taking
into either of the above two mentioned scopes, that would be great, too.


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