Comments on: Ep. 33: Choosing and Using a Telescope http://www.astronomycast.com/astronomy/episode-33-coosing-and-using-a-telescope/ Take a weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos with Astronomy Cast. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:19:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chris Chandler http://www.astronomycast.com/astronomy/episode-33-coosing-and-using-a-telescope/comment-page-1/#comment-2190 Chris Chandler Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:30:16 +0000 http://www.astronomycast.com/observing/episode-33-coosing-and-using-a-telescope/#comment-2190 -Nice show. I grew up with a "Halley era" scope, which was trash, but I could see the standard four moons of Jupiter, and I did see Halley's Comet at 4:00am. Sadly, it was still just a blur. Anyway, that was the start of a lifetime of lay interest in astronomy. -Last year, after a year-and-a-half of price tracking, I purchased, via eBay, a Meade 8" LX-90 SCT. It's EMC, but I don't have dark skies in this area of Kentucky, so I doubt it matters. Anyway, I've never been able to get it aligned, so I can't, as of yet, use it on anything I can't find by hand. -The point is that I definitely recommend, as you do, starting small. I lug out that very heavy scope and the heavy tri-pod, and the extra tools only out of a drive based on a body of knowledge. If you don't know at least some basic constellations (not just Orion), you'll be lost and frustrated. -Nice show. I grew up with a "Halley era" scope, which was trash, but I could see the standard four moons of Jupiter, and I did see Halley's Comet at 4:00am. Sadly, it was still just a blur. Anyway, that was the start of a lifetime of lay interest in astronomy.

-Last year, after a year-and-a-half of price tracking, I purchased, via eBay, a Meade 8" LX-90 SCT. It's EMC, but I don't have dark skies in this area of Kentucky, so I doubt it matters. Anyway, I've never been able to get it aligned, so I can't, as of yet, use it on anything I can't find by hand.

-The point is that I definitely recommend, as you do, starting small. I lug out that very heavy scope and the heavy tri-pod, and the extra tools only out of a drive based on a body of knowledge. If you don't know at least some basic constellations (not just Orion), you'll be lost and frustrated.

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]]> By: Alvador http://www.astronomycast.com/astronomy/episode-33-coosing-and-using-a-telescope/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 Alvador Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:39:27 +0000 http://www.astronomycast.com/observing/episode-33-coosing-and-using-a-telescope/#comment-1634 Great post, thanks for the info Great post, thanks for the info

]]> By: Brian Arnold http://www.astronomycast.com/astronomy/episode-33-coosing-and-using-a-telescope/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Brian Arnold Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:30:13 +0000 http://www.astronomycast.com/observing/episode-33-coosing-and-using-a-telescope/#comment-256 These podcasts are great! I was just given a 5" GO-T0 scope and already I now know that a star chart and a pair of binoculars are next. looking forward to learning more. Brian Arnold, Melbourne, FL These podcasts are great! I was just given a 5" GO-T0 scope and already I now know that a star chart and a pair of binoculars are next.

looking forward to learning more.

Brian Arnold,
Melbourne, FL

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