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


"John Schutkeker" <jschutkeker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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.

Good for you, keep doing it. You might like to find a copy of 'Turn Left at
Orion'.
jc


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  • Today, I Am The Luckiest Man In The World
    ... I could only afford a 2.4 inch reflector for $50. ... aimed it at the first blurry object I saw, ... and this with the cheapest telescope on the market. ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)
  • 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. ... > Orion Nebula. ... Your scope is far superior to what Galileo used. ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)