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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
Sam,
How do you know its awesome? What other scopes have you looked through to compare it to?
Judging by this thread of yours which you only posted 2 days ago where you ask, "how do I know what magnification I am using"
I think I am correct in assuming, you haven't used very many different scopes at all.
Cheers,
John B |
Its awesome because:
Its light, but still functional.
It's easy to point,
It's maintenance free.
It has the added bonus of being used in daytime.
Important things to consider given this is for a kid to use.
The dob isn't as light. It isn't as easy to point, and it isn't maintenace free.
Why would me using a lot of scopes change any of these facts?
That said I've been to a few star parties and looked through enough scopes to pick out something for a 12 year old. If someone said "I want to build my own observatory", well I'd certainly stay out of that thread.
Add to that that I did clarify my statement by saying "I'm more 12 year old than astronomer." I really wanted the OP to think about what the kid would want.
The kid may care more about being able to use and set it up himself.
He may have other interests/activities that might mean a daytime scope would be handy. Or maybe he'd be better off with a great set of binoculars. Perhaps he just thinks a telescope would look cool in his room (and dobs really aren't sexy).
I just wanted to remind the father that responses here are more aimed towards "what is the best way to view the cosmos", and its important to consider there are other factors that will greatly influence whether this scope is ever used or not.