I have 2 daughters, the orders of which is 6. My brother was talking to her about starts a few months ago and she was very interested. He decided to buy them a telescope for Xmas. He found one online but didn’t do any research first. When he told me about it he said “I got them a 10in telescope”, to which I responded “are you mad?!”. He didn’t realise telescopes sizes advertise the diameter, not the length of the tube. He thought it was a little tabletop thing. So now I have a 10in dobsonian in my house. While unexpected, it is very welcomed. It’s one of those things that I’ve always wanted but didn’t really have the time to invest in it. I will have to make the time for it now! All I need now is a clear night... Not many of those in Sydney lately
