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I bought a telescope!
:D I bought a telescope, second hand. It all looks in good nick too.

It's a Prinz Astral 500 - There's a piccy of one here. It's a 1980's one, but seems to be quite well respected.

[link to stargazerslounge.com]

Does anybody have any experience with one of these?

It cost me £10 btw.

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01/17/2011 12:29 PM
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That looks like a nice big one.
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1980 ??
$10 POUNDS ??

OMG !! You will be lucky if you are able to watch the moon !!
BTW, you can't eat space !!
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Don't expect to see a lot with it, but it's a start...An 8" dobsonian would be a better choice since you would be able to see deep sky objects and you would have a bigger useful magnification for planetary observation.
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1980 ??
$10 POUNDS ??

OMG !! You will be lucky if you are able to watch the moon !!
BTW, you can't eat space !!
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Galileo saw Jupiter and the moons with something way before 1980.
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Admit it, you're just using it to scan windows.
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1980 ??
$10 POUNDS ??

OMG !! You will be lucky if you are able to watch the moon !!
BTW, you can't eat space !!
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Galileo saw Jupiter and the moons with something way before 1980.
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And I can see Saturn and its rings with my binoculars ...in 2011 !!
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Don't expect to see a lot with it, but it's a start...An 8" dobsonian would be a better choice since you would be able to see deep sky objects and you would have a bigger useful magnification for planetary observation.
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+1 I own a 16inch dob. That 60mm you just bought was a waste of money, should have looked at the sky thru a toilet paper tube instead. Telescopes are all about Aperture.
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i am in the market for one right now also. had one years back that i loved to study the moon with, but i think i want to get one with auto tracking as that was kind of a pain the ass

i see really nice used scopes on craigslist all the time. it is a great way to open a kids perspective of the world and space
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i am in the market for one right now also. had one years back that i loved to study the moon with, but i think i want to get one with auto tracking as that was kind of a pain the ass

i see really nice used scopes on craigslist all the time. it is a great way to open a kids perspective of the world and space
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I have a dob but I am about to get one of these...

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Don't expect to see a lot with it, but it's a start...An 8" dobsonian would be a better choice since you would be able to see deep sky objects and you would have a bigger useful magnification for planetary observation.

+1 I own a 16inch dob. That 60mm you just bought was a waste of money, should have looked at the sky thru a toilet paper tube instead. Telescopes are all about Aperture.
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Yeap, aperture and some good and well aligned optics. I own a cheap 8" SW dobsonian and I wish I could afford a better one but it is a great entry level telescope. I am thinking of buying an equatorial motorized mount in the future in order to get into astrophotography too.
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You should really have bought a telescope like mine because it is in low earth orbit and gives me very good views. For a tenner though it represents good value. It works well for a 60mm I had one before I became a billionaire. It will take a hundred magnification or a bit more and that's ok for peering at planets. It has better colour correction than my semi-apo Televue Pronto, which was more than a tenner, because of its high focal ratio. A wooden tripod and equatorial mount and a little light for illuminating your lenses all for ten pounds!
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Enjoy your new scope, OP.

May it draw you closer to your Creator as you behold His handywork.
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Re: I bought a telescope!
:D I bought a telescope, second hand. It all looks in good nick too.

It's a Prinz Astral 500 - There's a piccy of one here. It's a 1980's one, but seems to be quite well respected.

[link to stargazerslounge.com]

Does anybody have any experience with one of these?

It cost me £10 btw.

dance
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It's a nice scope made in Japan, manufacturer ist Towa, known for it's excellent optics (Meade sold Towa scopes in the early 80s until they started building their own scopes).


Excellent optics, very few achromatic aberration, achromatic finderscope, machanical parts all metal, ...
Better than any 60mm you can get today.

It's good for moon, planets and brighter deep sky object.

Learn how to set up and use the equatorial mount properly and you will have a lot of fun with it.

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Re: I bought a telescope!
:D I bought a telescope, second hand. It all looks in good nick too.

It's a Prinz Astral 500 - There's a piccy of one here. It's a 1980's one, but seems to be quite well respected.

[link to stargazerslounge.com]

Does anybody have any experience with one of these?

It cost me £10 btw.

dance
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Good for you OP. Fuck Off Haters! Maybe this is what's in his budget. Personally, I am happy for you :)
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That ones good for spying on the neighbours boobies
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Don't expect to see a lot with it, but it's a start...An 8" dobsonian would be a better choice since you would be able to see deep sky objects and you would have a bigger useful magnification for planetary observation.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1232461

+1 I own a 16inch dob. That 60mm you just bought was a waste of money, should have looked at the sky thru a toilet paper tube instead. Telescopes are all about Aperture.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 923589


Ur a complete ninkempoop.

Unless ur 16 inch is on wheels it's gonna sit in the garage all it's life.

Meanwhile his scope is a take-anywhere accessory. Can use for terrestrial as well as astronomical.
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