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ving
06-03-2006, 03:05 PM
come one and come all to see the amazing, the outstanding, first ever talking telescope!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Computerised-Talking-Telescope-Finds-Stars-for-You_W0QQitemZ7593175996QQcategoryZ3 636QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

wonder if it can be programed with personality....

"i'll show you m78 if you go and get me that friggin coffee i asked for 2 hours ago ya fool!!!"

hey, it could happen! ;)

Robert_T
06-03-2006, 05:09 PM
talking telescopes hey... if personalities are included I'd like mine to be depressed yet have a brain the size a planet :P

mickoking
06-03-2006, 05:46 PM
If my telescopes ever started talking back ang giving me grief I would have to give it a damn good thrashing :thumbsup:

Starkler
06-03-2006, 07:20 PM
"it finds stars for you"

I can point my scope to any place in the sky and assuming no clouds there will always be stars in the field , how can they go wrong :lol:

johnno
07-03-2006, 01:42 AM
Hi All,

Its got 525x magnification,with a whopping great 3" mirror too.:eyepop:

Regards.
John

acropolite
07-03-2006, 08:35 AM
FWIW the LX series, when controlled with the Autostar software via PC, will annunciate tours, sounds kinda wierd especially some of the pronunciations. :face:

allan gould
07-03-2006, 09:58 AM
Amazing how sharp they can photograph Saturn and the moon so many Km away and yet the shot of the handcontroller is out of focus!

mickoking
07-03-2006, 09:28 PM
Strewth, must be better than my 300mm Dob. We all know the one with the highest magnification wins ;) :rofl: