Telescopes

[doodab]

I think I may take up astronomy. There are some right bargains on eBay.

[Paddy]

I think I may take up astronomy. There are some right bargains on eBay.

The problem is with astral telescopes is that watching the neighbour's daughter in the shower appears to be upside down

[Zippy]

I think I may take up astronomy. There are some right bargains on eBay.

Invest in a decent tripod. I had a great little telescope but it was very wobbly.

[chef]

i would love to buy a telescope and have researched them a fair amount, this one looks to be my favourite to date

Skymax 127 Synscan GOTO

[doodab]

i would love to buy a telescope and have researched them a fair amount, this one looks to be my favourite to date

Skymax 127 Synscan GOTO

Yes I saw those, some of their larger ones are on the shortlist too. I've mostly been looking at Celestron and Meade ones on EBay. The Meade ETX go for very good prices, there is a Celestron C8 tube on there for a good price as well, that's quite a serious bit of kit but I'd need to buy a mount separately.

Have a look at Officina Stellare Workshop of the stars if you fancy some pr0n

[mudskipper]

Dunno if you're up to reading, but

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Age-Wond...dp_ob_title_bk

is a really entertaining read - there's a good bit about Herschel (both William and Caroline) that, if you like telescopes, you'll probably enjoy.

[MarillionFan]

Suitys neighbour knows all about him. Ask him.

[NotAllThere]

Get one with automatic tracking (to account for the earth's rotation) It's also worth getting old CCD webcam, so, with a remote control for the telescope, you can view the sky on your laptop from the comfort of your living room sofa.

[doodab]

Get one with automatic tracking (to account for the earth's rotation) It's also worth getting old CCD webcam, so, with a remote control for the telescope, you can view the sky on your laptop from the comfort of your living room sofa.

Yes I definitely want a motorised equatorial mount so I can experiment with astrophotography. Hadn't thought of the remote viewing potential though, that is a cool idea, I wonder how that will work with live view on my DSLR.

[Jubber]

Get one with automatic tracking (to account for the earth's rotation) It's also worth getting old CCD webcam, so, with a remote control for the telescope, you can view the sky on your laptop from the comfort of your living room sofa.

Swish ....

yes I agree about the tracking - I borrowed a telescope years ago and spent ages setting it up and getting it focused on the moon, but the lunar git kept moving - most annoying.