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Had a day off today so decided to take the dog for a wander .
Decided on a place near Dundee , Scotland called Kinpurney Hill , which houses an old tower that was built by an amateur astronomer away back in 1766 as an observatory, quite a trek up to the top of the hill , but assuming it would be pretty good for astronomy (on a clear night) due to the location.
A little bit about it on the wiki page for anyone even remotely interested 🤣
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinpurnie_Hill
And heres a few pics i took today , weather was a bit yuck and even worse when up high.
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On 22/10/2022 at 22:02, Gfamily said:
No, no, no.
Clearly someone who has no experience of the Heritage range of scopes. And anyone who seriously thinks that showing someone a simulation on a TV screen will satisfy an interested child probably has no experience of interested children either.
Does this person even enjoy astronomy themselves? "Look at it on a TV screen indoors" - what sort of astronomy is this? *
Going back to the original request - I can see why people might recommend binoculars, but bear in mind the following
- Children often find it not at all easy to use adult binoculars, as they need to set the correct spacing between the eyepieces
- Children can also find it difficult to manage getting the right dioptre adjustment setting so that both eyes are focussed together
- Adults can find it tiring to hold binoculars for a longish look at high altitudes, and children will tire even earlier.
And again, as someone has pointed out - if a child wants a telescope, they'll want to feel they have a telescope, and not been given a substitute.
If you already have a reasonably solid camera tripod (or can get one second hand cheaply), a short refractor may well fall within your budget - I was quite surprised by how good a view I got from the Celstron Travelscope70 when I bought one for my nephews. It did need a better tripod than the one provided, but the telescope was pretty good for the money, and easy for the boys to use with minimal adult help.
But the best option would be the Heritage 130P if you can get one second hand (try Gumtree or eBay)
* My little joke, clearly these are imagers!
Completely agree , Some of the replies are mind boggling !
"Download an app and watch on TV" Pffft !!
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Ordered my telescope Friday not long before lunch , paid a little bit extra shipping as i was desperate to have it for next day. Arrived 9am Saturday morning. Excellent service , and all correspondance answered swiftly and genuine nice guys.
Will definitely use again for upgrades etc and would highly recommend for others.
Big thumbs up from me.
Telescope delivery
in The Astro Lounge
Posted · Edited by Akula
I sold a telescope on here away back in 2012 , with Royal Mail , Scope and mount were in perfect condition , however when it arrived at the buyer , the mount was damaged (cosmetically iirc) as no doubt they had been throwing it about.
Ended up having to compensate the buyer . Basically gave it away.
I would only drop them off or have them collected now