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Old 08-04-2008, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Nifty View Post
Thanks Brian. I have a different slant to the article.
I am soon to buy my first and last telescope. You see I am 68 years old and my use by date is closer than I would like! I have been giving the subject a lot of thought lately and to cut a long story short I have decided to buy a Meade LX 200 8". ( a 10" would be better but it weighs a fair bit!) I intend to get into astrophotography and continue my love of photography.
What do you all think? Am I doing the right thing? Perhaps I should be getting a big fat Newtonian on a good GEM. What sayest thou?

Nifty
Hi there. Remember the article was written about 2 1/2 years ago. You might want to put a post in the beginner's section. Good luck
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