Completely off topic and probably better asking a specialist board but you guys are the font of all my knowledge ! sad or what !?
anyways, been thinking about getting a telescope. Anyone got one ? anyone know anything about them ? what can i expect for ?150 and what can I see up there ?
again, i bow down to your superior knowledge !
Nope
Nope
A big telescope
Stars
ummm, hope someone who knows even more can help you
we share almost exactly the same degree of knowledge floyd !
The best tip I know is - buy it second hand, from the back pages of one of the numerous specialist publications out there (I hear Peeping Digest is particularly good).
I got a cheapo from TKMax...it's not bad, the moon is big and it's quite interesting. I'd go 2nd hand if you want to spend a couple of quid though as you might find it easier to sell it on without a loss if you get bored.
If I remember correctly from my star gazing days if you get a reflector telescope it needs to have a mirror size of at least 4 inches to get a quality image.
A refractor telescope I think needs to have a lens size of about 60mm or so.
The bigger the better.
Very often a good pair of binoculars will suit better than forking out for a telescope, and again the bigger the lens the better (it lets in more light so you then get a better, clearer image, or something like that).
I have a Tasco telescope I was about to Ebay, buyer collects.
Tasco 302911. Girlfriend fed up of it collecting dust.
Any serious offer considered. Any silly ones laughed at.
Link: Tasco 302911
I'll give you a big fat juicy salmon- you are a penguin,right? I mean, why else would you be using that icon?
Because I look quite dapper in a tux.
Is it a fresh salmon?
A concrete swimming pool?
Buyer collects?