|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thursday, September 06, 2007Best telescope
Big seems to be name of the game in telescopes for astronomy or, so it would seem from the viewpoint of all the hype and advertising. I can tell you, though, from years of personal experience that big can also be a drawback.
Try coming home from work after a hard day, taking care of the kids, getting them fed and put to bed, then looking out the window and seeing stars in a clear sky. You feel compelled to get the telescope out for a quick look before calling it a night, yourself. In fact, maybe you feel a little guilty for wasting a good opportunity to do some astronomy. So, do you really want to wrestle with a big telescope on a big mount and maybe wait for the telescope to cool down to ambient air temperature? You know that setup time alone is going to cost you twenty or thirty minutes and a like amount of time getting everything torn down later. This seems like a lot of work when you are tired. On the other hand, if you have a small telescope, handy, you just pick it up and carry it, telescope mount and all, out on the patio and start observing. In the same amount of time it takes to get the big telescope setup, you are done observing and back inside, ready for bed. For many of us, the best telescope does not translate into the biggest telescope. When you choose a telescope, ask yourself how much use it will get when your initial enthusiasm wanes. As they say, the best telescope is the one you use the most Comments: |
|
|
|
|
© 1999- OpticsPlanet, Inc
- telescopes,
binoculars,
microscopes,
riflescopes,
rangefinders,
& more.