by KayBur » Mon Oct 26, 2020 8:16 am
Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:57 pm
KayBur wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:40 pm
Guys, all hope is in you! Since my son and I recently became interested in astronomy, we really need a telescope. But we are beginners in this matter and do not know which will suit us better. We need a powerful enough and at the same time, so that it is convenient to transport it (if we want to leave the city to watch the starry sky). Found a few options here [bad link removed], but I'm not sure if these are the telescopes we need for our purposes. Can someone help and suggest?
I would highly recommend, if at all possible, that you find a local astronomy club and spend some time using other people's telescopes before choosing one for yourself. It is almost impossible to recommend a telescope (or to choose one for yourself) until you figure out what kind of objects you are interested in viewing, and the degree to which you want to do the work of finding objects versus the degree you'd prefer a smart scope do it for you.
Sounds logical. It’s probably easier to try working with different telescopes, and then decide on the one that suits us. Because I look at different types of telescopes and I can't understand which one is right for us, what are its real advantages. We have not defined the exact objectives of the study. As beginners want everything at once, but this does not happen.
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Guys, all hope is in you! Since my son and I recently became interested in astronomy, we really need a telescope. But we are beginners in this matter and do not know which will suit us better. We need a powerful enough and at the same time, so that it is convenient to transport it (if we want to leave the city to watch the starry sky). Found a few options here [bad link removed], but I'm not sure if these are the telescopes we need for our purposes. Can someone help and suggest?
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I would highly recommend, if at all possible, that you find a local astronomy club and spend some time using other people's telescopes before choosing one for yourself. It is almost impossible to recommend a telescope (or to choose one for yourself) until you figure out what kind of objects you are interested in viewing, and the degree to which you want to do the work of finding objects versus the degree you'd prefer a smart scope do it for you.
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Sounds logical. It’s probably easier to try working with different telescopes, and then decide on the one that suits us. Because I look at different types of telescopes and I can't understand which one is right for us, what are its real advantages. We have not defined the exact objectives of the study. As beginners want everything at once, but this does not happen.