"Robert J. Chassell" wrote:
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> Do not buy anything with less than a 6 inch (150 mm) aperture (diamter
> of the lens or, more likely, main mirror). Smaller telescopes don't
> gather enough light, so they are only good with bright objects like
> the moon and planets, and even then, they are not s
Did anyone besides Jon Gabriel just ask me for a copy of my Web page
with numerous astronomy links? If you did, please ask again. I just
inadvertently deleted some incoming mail and I don't know what was
there. :-(
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Robert J. Chassell Rattlesnake Enterprises
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In a message dated 10/31/2003 3:23:01 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> My son Nathaniel (6) is asking for a telescope for Christmas this
> year. I am looking to spend about 100-150 dollars for it (I have
> always wanted one too!). What would be a good new mo
Another thought: I found that an equatorial mount is better than a
Dobsonian, for two reasons:
* it is easier for you to look for a long time at a low contrast,
hard to see object, such as a planet, or (harder), a deep sky
object, and remember the occasional sharper images you see.
I
Off-list, I just send a copy of a Web page with numerous astronomy
links to Matthew and Julie Bos. This is a Web page I wrote for my own
use. It is too long to post to this list. However, I will email
copies to people who ask.
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Robert J. Chassell Rattlesnake Enter
My son Nathaniel (6) is asking for a telescope for Christmas this
year. I am looking to spend about 100-150 dollars for it (I have
always wanted one too!). What would be a good new model in that
price range?
As far as I know, there are no good new telescopes for under $300 -
400
Matthew and Julie Bos wrote:
>
> My son Nathaniel (6) is asking for a telescope for Christmas this year. I
> am looking to spend about 100-150 dollars for it (I have always wanted one
> too!). What would be a good new model in that price range? What would be a
> good used telescope in that price
My son Nathaniel (6) is asking for a telescope for Christmas this year. I
am looking to spend about 100-150 dollars for it (I have always wanted one
too!). What would be a good new model in that price range? What would be a
good used telescope in that price range? I would rather ask this group t
