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Originally Posted by taninster
Hi,
I have a group of science-loving kids and I'd LOVE to show them Mars with a proper telescope.
I've done a full-moon event a couple of months ago and it was spectacular - lots of clever kids (mostly aged 7-9) with their families, great questions and answers and lots of approachable science which I'm happy to do myself. However unfortunately my telescope is very basic and is not good enough to look at Mars.
I was hoping to find someone with a reasonable telescope in the Manly area that will be willing to join such an event and bring his telescope for an evening. It shouldn't be more than an hour or so with some nice local science-loving families. I'm happy to pay if I must although this is mainly just for the love of science and so my budget isn't huge. Happy to give any further information.
PLEASE PEOPLE! SCIENCE NEEDS YOUR HELP! :-)
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Hi Amnon,
We have an 80mm skywatcher on alt-azimuth mount.
10" Dobsonian & 12" Dobsonian.
With some half decent eyepieces and accessories for better chances at nice views.
You could use all 3 scopes at once or pick which one(s) you prefer. There should be enough eyepieces and accessories to operate all at once to go around.
Note; Mars is not an extremely eventful object, there is not a great amount of detail can be seen in any of these scopes, especially under light polluted skies in or near the city. Though given a clear enough night these scopes will put on quite a good show. The 2 Dobsonians will give the best views and are the easiest to use.
We are situated at Beacon Hill. Let us know if these scopes are of any use to you. Where and when you wish to set them up. No fees or charges are necessary, we are happy offering the use of equipment for free
Clear skies,
Guy and Linda