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27-11-2011, 08:49 AM
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| | | is a telescope a waste of time?
Gave a spare goto telescope to 'keen' relatives a few years back but beyond the first week it's just been gathered dust  It's got 1000's of objects in its goto memory but they only 'know' about the moon and maybe Jupiter and Saturn so all the other asteroids, galaxies and faint fuzzies have no meaning unless the BBC of all truth and wisdom mention them which is pretty rare  |
27-11-2011, 09:55 AM
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| | | Re: is a telescope a waste of time?
That's a shame.So much out there that is being missed...Maybe a visit is needed to spur them on....
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28-11-2011, 04:46 PM
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| | | Re: is a telescope a waste of time?
I would advise getting somethig in the region of £169.00 or there abouts I have a Sky watcher. About the price I just mentioned,had it as a first scope and will do me for a few years...
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29-11-2011, 12:56 PM
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| | | Re: is a telescope a waste of time?
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Originally Posted by RobinP  | I'm not the best to advise on a beginner's scope - both samples are essentially the same if slightly different price. The description of 675x scope is cr*p and probably contravenes the trades description act - no scope of that small size could usefully magnify x675 and viewing through a bedroom window [due to air currents] is pointless and brings into doubt any credibility - shame on the science museum
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