Re: Today, I Am The Luckiest Man In The World

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:09:12 GMT, John Schutkeker wrote:

> I could only afford a 2.4 inch reflector for $50. When I got it home, I
> aimed it at the first blurry object I saw, and it was the Pleiades.
> Orion's Sword looked fuzzy, so I looked at it and found out it was the
> Orion Nebula. I'd never seen Venus, and when I looked at that, she was in
> a crescent phase.
>
> I'd only made three observations, but everyone of them blew my socks off,
> and this with the cheapest telescope on the market. It doesn't seem fair
> that one man should be so lucky.

That's the spirit, John! Thanks for the great post. The scope you're
using is far better than my grandfather's old binoculars that I first used
to look at the Moon and a few other things. And I was also thrilled!
There really is nothing like the first time viewing these things. It's now
great fun to relive that thrill vicariously through you and others. And
there are many more objects you'll be enjoying with that scope. You are
indeed very lucky to have started your voyage of discovery. Please fill us
in when you make more discoveries!

Mike Simmons
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