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Old 23-08-2012, 04:36 PM
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What a fantastic artical Brian, well said , for a begginer like myself that was some really good advise.
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Old 23-08-2012, 05:03 PM
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Thanks Matt, and to the other people who have commented or sent me pms. I'm glad people still find it a bit helpful.

Happy Stargazing!

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I started big with a Meade 16" and have progressively moved smaller to a 70mm. Reverse aperture fever. Connivence and ease to use are important for me. Still love the big scope though.
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I started big with a Meade 16" and have progressively moved smaller to a 70mm. Reverse aperture fever. Connivence and ease to use are important for me. Still love the big scope though.
I have done the same. I found the bigger the scope, the less I used it.
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Great read!
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Old 29-03-2016, 06:05 PM
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The most enjoyment i have had with a scope is a williams ZS66SD on a vixen porta ii mount ,as simple as telescope on to the mount ,diagonal,eyepiece and away you go and is as easy to put away ,i have had a LX90 and never got the same enjoyment as the little APO set up,do not fall into the big telescope first buy thing because simple is sweet IMO and have 2 larger APO's i do the same thing with,my HEQ5pro mount gets nowhere near the same use as the porta ii mount
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im really happy with my C6 sct with arcturus binoviewer, obviously not so great with stars etc, but moon and planets are a real treat...im using a pair of cheapish celestron 20mm wide views plossles. got it all mounted on a az3 alt az mount..very compact and got a lot of power at my fingertips with a generous field of view.
Great for day time viewing as well with upright views...you can see the birds change their mind!
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Great article - thanks for posting
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OP, I probably should of read that before going out and buying a 9.25 EdgeHD as my first telescope..
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I recently gotten interested in Astronomy so I will try the binoculars before the scope thanks for the helpful information
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Old 17-09-2016, 11:11 AM
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I have the most fun with binoculars and a 8" dob. Almost no setup time and you can be viewing in minutes.
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Old 09-10-2018, 08:12 PM
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Very helpful site, thanks for the links.
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you can see the birds change their mind!
Haha. What a beautiful image that conjures.
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I'm just going to park these links here. Ed Ting is a great educator, and these are great short videos for people starting out and thinking about buying their first telescope. (In fact, I think they should become classics.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IlmekWsEAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zALE-KhlsEQ
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The main characteristic you want to consider when choosing a telescope is its aperture - the diameter of its main mirror or lens. The larger the diameter, the lighter the telescope collects, allowing you to see fainter objects and more detail on nearby bright objects such as the moon.
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