Telescopes
stuart_c-2
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Who knows about telescopes?
It's the Father-in-Law's 60th next year and his offspring want to get him a telescope, looking to spend about £150-200.
Can anyone recommend any good ones?
Cheers
It's the Father-in-Law's 60th next year and his offspring want to get him a telescope, looking to spend about £150-200.
Can anyone recommend any good ones?
Cheers
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Just bumping this - I'm interested in scopes too at the moment.
For what it's worth, my local photography shop has recommended one of these, says it's a fantastic scope, and can't be beaten for the money (£200)0 -
For £200 the above will be really hard to beat for general astro duties.
Forget these scopes that advertise massive magnifications as they cannot deliver - light gathering capabilty is key, and a good sized aperture (at least 4 inches) is a good start. Reflectors at this price are usually the way forward as they are well priced, fairly compact and have good light gathering. Dobsonians are a variation and are even simpler to set up and use.
This is what I use:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-6-INCH-NEWTON ... 4aa568bddf
Though branded slightly differently. Does a good job.0