The box said 350 dollars, and it was marked down to 99 dollars, so I bit. Sure, it's probably a marketing ploy, but at 100 bucks, I felt I couldn't go wrong.
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BRING THE UNIVERSE INTO YOUR HOME! Fotar brings the universe to you with the 675 max power Astral Observer reflector telescope. This equatorial mount telescope is designed to move in any direction making it ideal for tracking celestial bodies across the sky. The all glass coated optics provide enhanced image brightness. A finderscope will assist in aiming at specific targets in the sky. This telescope includes 2 interchangeable eyepieces and rack and pinion focuser. The adjustable aluminum tripod also features a handy utility tray. With 675x magnification this telescope will let you observe everything from the rings of saturn to the Andromeda Galaxy. Features: All Glass Coated Optics Finderscope Interchangeable eyepieces (SR4, H20) 675X Max. Power 900mm Focal Length 114mm Objective lens dia. Equatorial mount Model No: AS10740
That was a good deal you got. Be sure to let us know if you spot any large comets heading towards earth ok? I can totally vision you finding a star or planet and they name it after you. Whidden's star!
My friend, Jim, has a similiar telescope. Well, he's got several of them, but he has one like that one too.
Anyway, we used to take one of them up to the school, late at night, and set it up, and star gaze all night. This particular one he had (I called it a fat boy, because I could barely wrap my arms around it... it was that thick) was programmed. You pointed it on a particular star... usually the North star, and one or two others... and then, you put the date and where you're located, long/latit... and then you typed into a keypad, that was connected, any star, or planet you wanted to view, and it knew where to go. The thing turned for you. it was amazing.
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
That would be cool. I bet it had star drift stuff on it too, so it moved with the stars as they orbit.
Yeah, stars don't orbit us exactly, but it looks like dey do, so I'm sticking with it.
I don't know, looking at stars still has that magical feeling. Hard to comprehend you are looking at light that is anywhere from 100 years old to billions of years old. And it's still clear and pure and pristine after all that time.
for some odd reason, while the word "Ganya" was still just a thought-dropping in my head, I thought it'd only be four letters. But apparently it's five. yep.
Whidden said this in post #6 : That would be cool. I bet it had star drift stuff on it too, so it moved with the stars as they orbit.
Yeah, stars don't orbit us exactly, but it looks like dey do, so I'm sticking with it.
I don't know, looking at stars still has that magical feeling. Hard to comprehend you are looking at light that is anywhere from 100 years old to billions of years old. And it's still clear and pure and pristine after all that time.
Oh yeah, Dave... his telescope was da bomb. It did everything. It would move, as the earth rotates, or those things rotate (whichever dang way that all works) so that you could really concentrate on one star, or planet, and not bother with anything else.
I loved looking at Mars, and finding nebulas. Granted, we couldn't see those quite like the scientists do, but it was great. I loved finding the Horsehead Nebula. That was so amazing.
:::>^..^<::: ~*~The Journey is more important than the end or the start~*~ :::>^..^<:::
12-31-2006 10:27 PM
