Keep it on the list is my vote. Pretty interesting stuff. Look at the stars while waiting for the tow truck to come get your van [rvc]. Mike On 5/2/05 7:31 AM, "Jeffrey Earl" <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I know the almighty list counts a few amateur > astronomers among our ranks, so I'm seeking any advice > you can offer. > > My wife and Westy traveling partner has recently > gotten the astronomy bug, and is interested in a good > quality telescope suitable for viewing, and perhaps > eventually photographing, planets and other heavenly > bodies. > > We'd like something relatively compact enough to fit > in the Westy for weekends spent camping and stargazing > in the north woods, so she's presently leaning toward > a Schmitt-Cassegrain design, probably in the 8-inch > range, but we are open to other suggestions. > > ? Other telescope designs or brands to consider? > ? Is one design significantly more durable and > therefore better suited to backwoods travel than the > others? > ? Is one design better for astrophotography than > another? > ? Do most telescope celestial navigation computers > have a manual-override function to enable manual > navigation? > > Any advice would be appreciated, and if this subject > is considered too oblique for the Vanagon List, please > pmail with any responses. > > Thanks! > > Jeffrey Earl > 1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi" > http://www.vanthology.com/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > |
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