Getting a Telescope
Yeah, I'm now in the process of buying a telescope - and just when I thought I had found the one that would work for me, I've come to discover it's not perfect. Then again, what telescope is? This leg of my telescope journey began on Christmas Eve, although there's no rush to get anything soon (as the skies over Seattle will remain mostly to partly rainy throughout these winter months). I know that Meade is a leading manufacturer, and that the larger aperture I get, the better - it's just deciding on a specific telescope at this point. The more automated the system, the better; I'm already having nightmarish flashbacks to high school trig. Maybe it's the LX200, maybe not?
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6 Comments
beatbuilder
December 29th, 2005
at 6:33pm
No live radio show today Chris? (1-29)
When does it return?
Thanks
John
beatbuilder
Anonymous
January 7th, 2006
at 11:55am
I was looking at the 8″ or 10″ LX200 also. Sweet telescope with all the nifty electronics included. It's on my “to get” list, but at a low priority for the time being. With my other love of taking snaps, I eventually want to get into astrophotography. I'd check out some Usenet newsgroups for praise and complaints. I'm pretty sure there is a group specifically for the Meade model you're looking at. Like SLR cameras, the optics matter and you pay for them. Here's hoping for a canopy of stars above you.
Anonymous
January 15th, 2006
at 8:35pm
Try Telescope.com Orion has some great ones.
Anonymous
January 16th, 2006
at 4:52pm
Aperture rules without a doubt! If this is your first scope, make sure you get a “dob”. Although Meade sells the most scopes, the BEST visual telescopes are from :
http://www.webstertelescopes.com
http://www.obsessiontelescopes.com
Also for some deep info and discussions, check the forums:
http://www.astromart.com
Good luck Chris
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May 17th, 2007
at 8:00am
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Varun
May 28th, 2008
at 4:31pm
These coupons are great I am seriosly going to consider getting a telescope now and set it up looking for moon explosions. Thanks!