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• Re: Selecting a telescope
  ... that is not why I would tend to refrain from recommending beginners get a Go-To telescope. ... The low-end "beginners" Go-To's tend to be not all that great, with both some quality and design issues. ... For a detailed analysis of one, I might suggest reading its review on Cloudynights.com, but there are just so many little quirks and limitations to these low-end Go-To scopes that I just can't really recommend many of them to the newbie. ... It's a scope that I bought for $160 at Costco, and which I'll probably keep even if I get a much larger scope, especially since I can set it up in about 15-20 minutes (and the big ...
  (sci.astro.amateur)
• Re: Recommendations for beginner scopes.
  ... Is an 8-in Dob 'too much scope' for a novice who's not even sure he/she is interested that much in astronomy? ... but those does tend to be short for adult beginners. ... Go-To scopes tend to frustrate beginners. ...
  (sci.astro.amateur)
• Re: Using $_ in a function if no argument is passed
  ... > the length of a variable name should reflect the scope of the variable. ... > A short variable name is fine in a restricted scope. ... I can see how the meaning of a variable is less likely to be lost in a narrow ... beginners will benefit by using a more plain-language approach. ...
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