Amateur astronomy: Space is pretty awesome

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upsciLLion: Feb 9, 2006; Bees?

Is anybody planning on taking pictures of comet McNaught?

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upsciLLion: Feb 9, 2006; Bees?

I'm looking at getting an Orion 8 inch dob right now. The guy selling this one (http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/for/2566055050.html) said he could do $240. Does that seem pretty reasonable?

# ¿ Aug 26, 2011 21:35

upsciLLion: Feb 9, 2006; Bees?

Foehammer007 posted:

I am thinking about purchasing this scope,

http://www.telescope.com/Telescopes/Great-Telescopes-Under-200/Orion-Observer-70mm-Altazimuth-Refractor-Telescope/pc/-1/c/1/sc/25/p/9881.uts

and I am wondering if it's a decent buy for someone just wanting to see some of the brighter stuff. I live in North GA, so it's pretty easy for me to find dark areas.

My budget right now is 150-200$ that I am wanting to spend.

I ended up buying one of these for $146.

http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-dob-5-compact-truss-tube-dobsonian-telescope-opticsplanet-edition.html

Buying a telescope during the rainy season in the Seattle area was a silly idea. I've only been able to use it once, but for the money I am pleased. The people on the Cloudy Nights forums seem to think pretty highly of it for what it is. Universe Today also has a review of it.

http://www.universetoday.com/90722/telescope-review-bushnell-ares-5-dobsonian-telescope-the-little-lighthouse/

# ¿ Apr 19, 2012 23:05

upsciLLion: Feb 9, 2006; Bees?

So there are some big sunspots on the sun right now. They were easy to see using just solar eclipse glasses, so I decided to try projecting them with my telescope. The pictures are by no means fancy, but hey, I was able to see sun spots in real time. Link.

# ¿ Feb 3, 2014 20:46

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