Do You Have A Favorite Telescope

interstellaryeller · Post by **interstellaryeller** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 1:18 pm

Do You Have A Favorite Telescope, I would like to know. Mine is a Celestron classic 8. Vote on your favorite.

harry · Post by **harry** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:31 pm

G'day from the land of ozzzzzzz

I was thinking of getting about ten of those telescopes and connecting them all up spreading them out and than focusing on one point.

What do you think?

apodman · Post by **apodman** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:06 pm

Give me a big generic light bucket with a smooth helical focuser.

But give me something quick to set up, for I observe more when observing is convenient.

And give me a tube and mount that fit the site. Particularly, let the eyepiece wind up at a comfortable viewing height. Four hours bent over or on a ladder lessens the joy.

harry · Post by **harry** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:40 pm

G'day apodman

Sounds like your going fishing

apodman · Post by **apodman** » Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:56 pm

harry wrote:Sounds like your going fishing

In a way. Should I use a sky hook or a sky net?

harry · Post by **harry** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:19 am

G'day from the land of ozzzz

Use a pod and catch crabs.

There is one out there called the crab nebulae

cosmo_uk · Post by **cosmo_uk** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:01 pm

Keck

apodman · Post by **apodman** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:52 pm

cosmo_uk wrote:Keck

Yeah, as soon as I buy a nice dark mountain near the equator.