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so Ive been watching the Cosmo's series with Carl Sagan and have decided I wanted to buy a telescope. I know almost nothing about them. Does anybody have one who can lend some advice on where I might want to start? I dont want to drop a lot of money but want a decent telescope.

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I don't know anything about telescopes but I've heard on NPR that there's some big freakin' comet right now going around the sun that you can see.

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Hey, I've got a nice reflecting telescope I bought for the kids to peruse the skies.....and they haven't used it in years.

I'd sell it to ya fairly cheap. Nice tripod, two or three different eyepieces, an adjustment to make it follow the rotation of the earth. PM me if you're interested.

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Telescopes have little application in brewing. I think you should get a microscope instead.

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arturo7

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If I lived somewhere that I could use it, I would buy a Meade reflector. Unfortunately, with all the light pollution here in SoCal, a telescope is worthless.

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Sir Humpsalot

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Unless you have a pretty female neighbor...

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ChshreCat

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Reflectors are the best for the money, IMO. Larger diameter collects more light so you want to get the one with the biggest you can get. Like in other things, thicker is better than longer.

An equatorial mount with a motor drive is helpful. It sucks to get all lined up on something interesting just to have it move out of your view while you're letting the kids take turns looking.

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eschatz

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+1!!!!!!!!!!

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Nope, just a whacked-out cat lady.

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Tripod

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Definitely go for the relecting (mirrors) over the refracting (all lenses) type. I have a celestron that I really love. Plus it will really blow your mind to see the great-spot on Jupitor plus the four big moons at the same time...ESPECIALLY after a couple of home-brews!

Venus is a mind-blower, too, because it goes through phases. You can see a crescent venus that breaks the light like a prism into the primary colors...

-Tripod

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