Is there a Telescopes Anonymous group somewhere? I seem to keep buying the darn things
I've just promised Jenny that this will be the last for a while. I just bought an ETX-60... yes SIXTY... off eBay. I didn't know they made them that small. LOL! If I can see a DSO with it I'll be surprised, but it'll be fun for shooting the moon and maybe a planet or two with the ToUcam. I'll also investigate solar film and use it for some solar observing - for which the small aperture will be perfect.
It'll also be used to interest the public on MAS public viewing evenings. Because the ETX is "cute" and reasonably cheap, it should hopefully garner a bit of interest on these nights.
Reading some of the reviews, the achromatic refractor isn't bad in terms of optical quality - just small! It came with the bag (which I love the idea of) and tripod.
Given that it is Autostar-driven I think it's pretty cool for the $299 asking price. I might piggyback a green laser to it and use it to point out objects that we plan to observe with the two EQ Newts. I'll mount it in polar mode for some additional fun. Astronut (John) - I promise not to use it to find Messier objects for my certificate quest. Scouts' honour!
I tell you, I have to stop this....
