jowilcox wrote:
>
> I buzzed through the archives for info about telescopes and adapters for OM
> bodies and got lots of great info from OM list titans Paul Schings and Chuck
> Norcutt. Thanks guys (well after the fact).
>
> I'm not likely to become an astronomer. I'm not likely to use a telescope to
> photograph anything, but we were thinking about a telescope as a "family
> holiday gift," and it is possible that my son may conceive an interest in
> nocturnal sky lore and want to try to photograph something someday.
>
> Or maybe not. Hence my caution about a large investment.
>
> Are the various Meade brand scopes one sees at Walmart etc. OK? Are they good
> enough to encourage (rather than discourage) interest? Are they worth getting
> adapters for at least for starters if the boy wants to try a shot of the moon,
> etc.?
>
> Joel W.
>
Meade are a quality brand of telescope. I wouldn't mind one myself but
it's a fair way down my long list of things to spend frivolously on -
more OM gear first! I suspect that if you don't want to get into
astronomy in a big way but do want to get a quality instrument, an
ETX-90 might be your thing. It's very compact, but comes with rave
reviews. I've never used one, but I know people who own them and they
love it. Check out http://www.weasner.com/etx/menu.html for a lot more
information. You'll be an astroholic before you know it.
Roger
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