I'VE DONE IT!
I bought a telescope yestreday.
I popped in to both Andrews and Bintel. It was bit of a drawn out decision but I came out of Bintel with an Orion ShortTube 80mm Refractor as a kit but no mount for $379. I was hoping that my current camera mount may have been suitable, I was 90% confident it would not and proved myself correct within seconds of attaching the telescope. Now looking for a mount.
The telescope is reviewed in IceInSpace at
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.p...41,282,0,0,1,0
I liked:
- the price
- it came as a complete kit
- size
- flexibility for future enhancements [compared to s spotting scope which I was also considering]
- pretty white colour [only kidding]
Although it was a clear sky last night I did'nt really test it out due to no suitable mount [& too many glasses of wine
]
Thanks all for you help, comments, & suggestions, just 1 last question,
Do I have to grow a beard to really get into astronomy?
