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17-06-2005, 09:21 PM
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2 or 3 Best
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sydney
Posts: 9
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First Scope Help
Hey everyone
I saw jupiter today and it made me want to get a telescope
I'm in sydney and I'm still in school so I dont have much to spend, ~$150.
Do you guys think I could get a reasonable one for that much ?
thx for any help guys
~CR:3000
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17-06-2005, 09:36 PM
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Always Trying
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Albury, N.S.W.
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Hi Coach and welcome to IceInSpace.
Ther are lots of cheap and nasty scopes out there at a cheap price so be careful before you buy. You may be able to get a decent 2nd hand one for that price, check out the buy and sell forum section and have a look. Perhaps other members will be able to help you out a bit better then i can so just potter around and you should get some feedback.
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17-06-2005, 09:39 PM
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Hapkido = Pain
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Newcastle NSW
Posts: 1,014
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hi and welcome to the forum.
For $150 it may be hard to get a good scope unless you score a good cheap one from ebay(but I doubt it) you may be better saving a bit more and getting a better quality scope.$299 will get you a 6" Dob from Andrews communication. Or for a nice look at the night sky a pair of binoculars might be a better choice. For $150 you will get a decent pair of bino's and a star map or a planisphere.
Gazz
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17-06-2005, 09:39 PM
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A very 'Senior' member.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: South Coast N.S.W.
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Hello Coach Ramsies. Welcome to the nut house. My only early advise is, SAVE UP. You'll probably need around $400.00 for an 8" 'DOBSONIAN' type t'scope. That is not a brand name, but the type. It's a very easy t'scope to use & transport. Just push & pull to find/track the objects.
An 8" is probably the best one to start with, but before you buy, why not contact your local Society, & have a look thru some of theirs? Get a better idea then, of what is available.
HTH. L.
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17-06-2005, 09:53 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
Posts: 14,412
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Hi Coach,
Have a look through this site for telescopes. They are about the cheapest shop that anyone in here would recommend. Avoid Ebay scopes, it is all junk.
www.andrewscom.com.au
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17-06-2005, 09:55 PM
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2 or 3 Best
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sydney
Posts: 9
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hey thx for the fast reply.
So you guys think I shoudl save up for a Guan Sheng GS-580-LTD for $299.00? ( Is that a 6" ? )
$400 is probably out of my league
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17-06-2005, 10:06 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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Yep! It's a 6".
Hit the folks for some more and get the 8" if possible. Otherwise the GS 6" is a very good start. GS are very good quality.
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17-06-2005, 10:17 PM
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A very 'Senior' member.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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I know you WANT IT NOW, but please visit a local Astronomy Club first. There must be one or two that are fairly close to you in Sydney. What suburb? I know that Ving is in the S/W. Wait for others with more info. L.
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17-06-2005, 10:22 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Launceston Tasmania
Posts: 9,019
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Hey Coach, it would be worth waiting until you have some extra funds for at least an 8 inch. Buy the biggest you can afford, even if you have to wait; whatever size you get, you'll never say you wished you had bought a smaller one....
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17-06-2005, 10:23 PM
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AS&T Editor
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
Posts: 352
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Nothing wrong with a 6" scope.
My first telescope was a 6" scope (Newtonian reflector on an equatorial mount), bought from Astro-Optical Supplies in 1985, just in time for Comet Halley.
I still take it out from time to time - last weekend, my two sons looked through it for the first time, at the Moon.
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17-06-2005, 10:26 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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True Greg.
My first scope was a 4.25" 20 years ago and I've only just stepped up to 12" back in February this year.
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17-06-2005, 10:28 PM
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A very 'Senior' member.
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RE-SALE VALUE??? Who wants to go down in size? Remember 'Aperture Wins'. SAVE UP. Look at/thru others first. Why not try binoculars first? (interest might wane). & a planisphere. L.
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17-06-2005, 10:30 PM
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AS&T Editor
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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I should add I also have a 10 inch dobsonian...well it's my wife's, but that's why I married her!
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17-06-2005, 10:32 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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WANTED
Woman for marriage. Must own large telescope.
Please send photo of telescope.
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17-06-2005, 10:35 PM
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AS&T Editor
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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Ken,
It gets worse...she's an astrophysicist at Sydney University.
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17-06-2005, 10:43 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
Posts: 14,412
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WANTED
Woman for marriage.
Must be Astrophysicist
and MUST own large telescope.
Willing to stay up late regularly
outside on cold nights, carry
5 beers at once, cook for my
friends at the drop of a hat,
generous and preferably mute.
Please send photo of telescope.
Greg Bryant. c/o AS&T Magazine
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17-06-2005, 10:48 PM
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2 or 3 Best
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sydney
Posts: 9
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Aww you guys are going to make me save up for an 8" aint you
Oh well I guess I should get the Guan Sheng GS-680-LTD $399.00 ( 8" I think? )
I'm in Maroubra, eastern suburbs.
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17-06-2005, 10:55 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
Posts: 14,412
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Yes we are Ram. 6" is a good start but for the price and saving a bit longer the 8" is a much better buy.
Hopefully you can meet some of the members in here and thy can help you. They are happy to meet with you (I'll dob them in). 'Dob'. Get it! I crack myself up
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17-06-2005, 10:56 PM
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Read all previous posts. L.
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