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| Favorites I spend most of my time with my wife and two son's. Some of my hobbies include my family, friends, astronomy, and auto racing.....
Rusty Wallace has gotta be an astronomer to, I just know it....LOL #2 RULES
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| As any amature I started small and am slowly working my way up the ladder as far as apature size.
My first scope I won on ebay real cheap, but was a great investment. It is a Tasco 60mm x 900mm refractor.An old one at that, before the Tasco line (in my and other's opinion) went south. With a few upgrades it became my sole viewing source. I upgraded the eyepieces from the standard ones even though they weren't to bad at that. The image was night and day in clearity. WOW !
My second scope I just purchased (NEW) recently and am excited to test it out. We have been having overcast weather here.
It is a Bushnell Northstar 4.5 computerized series reflector.
The sscope is 100% portable and quickly at that to. Two twists nuts and the tube is off the Kinematic mount. The tripod (aluminum) folds to about 5 inches round. In the car in under 2 minutes and your off to a new viewing location. Hopefully a dark spot.
Aligning the computer is a breeze. Point the tube north at the north star and follow the computer's steps. Again a 2 minute process. Simple.
The computer had 7 modes of exploration. EXPLORE,SKY TOUR,TELESCOPE,IDENTIFY,ALIGN EARTH,ALIGN STAR, and ALIGN OBJECT. Not only will it tell you what you are viewing at the moment but will give you its description.
EXAMPLE: JUPITER: fifth planet from the sun.
Largest planet in solar system
16 moons. Orbit is 11.86 years.
Diameter 143,00km.
Named for roman king of gods.
Now thats a learning tool if you ask me. My son and I will be spending alot of time learning and viewing. He is 5 and wants to learn and learn. He just can't get enough.
OK, the scope came in the 1.25" eyepiece format. And I must say my refractor has the .965" pieces and what a difference 1.25" makes. The field of view is amazing. A must upgrade for anyone using the .965" pieces.
Check back I will have more to come... More to come- More to come-
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