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some telescopes are here.
http://www.telescopes.com/
i think that your telescope is not suited for a very interested mind on astronomy.
i love looking up the skies too.
http://www.telescopes.com/
i think that your telescope is not suited for a very interested mind on astronomy.
i love looking up the skies too.
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This is a standard department store junk telescope: the lowest quality telescope on the market.
Here are a few web pages with good information on beginner's telescopes:
http://www.gaherty.ca/tme/TME0702_Buying…
http://www.scopereviews.com/begin.html
http://observers.org/beginner/j.r.f.begi…
For more advanced information, read Phil Harrington's Star Ware, 4th edition (Wiley).
You'll get the greatest value for your money with a Newtonian reflector on a Dobsonian mount, such as these:
http://www.telescope.com/Telescopes/Dobs…
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/swtin…
Buy from a store which specializes in telescopes and astronomy, either locally or online; don't buy from department stores, discount stores or eBay as mostly what they sell is junk. Find your local astronomy club and try out different telescopes at one of their star parties:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community…
I strongly recommend that beginners steer clear of astrophotography until they have learned their way around the sky. Astrophotography is by far the most expensive and difficult area of amateur astronomy.
Many people who buy telescopes have no idea how to find interesting things to observe. A good introduction to finding things is NightWatch by Terence Dickinson (Firefly). A more advanced book is Star Watch by Phil Harrington (Wiley).
Here are a few web pages with good information on beginner's telescopes:
http://www.gaherty.ca/tme/TME0702_Buying…
http://www.scopereviews.com/begin.html
http://observers.org/beginner/j.r.f.begi…
For more advanced information, read Phil Harrington's Star Ware, 4th edition (Wiley).
You'll get the greatest value for your money with a Newtonian reflector on a Dobsonian mount, such as these:
http://www.telescope.com/Telescopes/Dobs…
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/swtin…
Buy from a store which specializes in telescopes and astronomy, either locally or online; don't buy from department stores, discount stores or eBay as mostly what they sell is junk. Find your local astronomy club and try out different telescopes at one of their star parties:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community…
I strongly recommend that beginners steer clear of astrophotography until they have learned their way around the sky. Astrophotography is by far the most expensive and difficult area of amateur astronomy.
Many people who buy telescopes have no idea how to find interesting things to observe. A good introduction to finding things is NightWatch by Terence Dickinson (Firefly). A more advanced book is Star Watch by Phil Harrington (Wiley).
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Small telescopes tend to be sold with shaky tripods. That seems to be a universal truth when it comes to telescopes. I recently bought an 80-mm refractor for a special project, and I purchased a separate professional photographer tripod to go with it (the tripod was almost as expensive as the whole telescope).
If the tripod is solid enough (despite the shakiness), you can sometimes make it more stable by hanging a weight from the shelf (if there is one) or by putting a bag (of sand) on the shelf.
If the tripod is solid enough (despite the shakiness), you can sometimes make it more stable by hanging a weight from the shelf (if there is one) or by putting a bag (of sand) on the shelf.
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