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tigersaw · 12-02-09, 02:51 PM

Had a fairly good one some time ago. Spent quite a time out in the cold, (as you need a cloud free night), faffing round with eyepieces, condensation on mirrors, wobbly mounts, star charts etc. Then the planets move so fast you are forever chasing them.
TBH a good pair on binoculars will get you a good view of the planets, you can see the rings of saturn, jupiters moons etc with relative ease.

A good beginner telescope, plenty avaialable used, are the Meade ETX series, ETX90 or much better ETX125. Small, light, portable and not too many $$

12-02-09, 02:51 PM	#3
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	Re: Anyone got a telescope? Had a fairly good one some time ago. Spent quite a time out in the cold, (as you need a cloud free night), faffing round with eyepieces, condensation on mirrors, wobbly mounts, star charts etc. Then the planets move so fast you are forever chasing them. TBH a good pair on binoculars will get you a good view of the planets, you can see the rings of saturn, jupiters moons etc with relative ease. A good beginner telescope, plenty avaialable used, are the Meade ETX series, ETX90 or much better ETX125. Small, light, portable and not too many $$