[Fultonius]

It's my lass's 30th in January and she knows loads of constellations so I was thinking it might be nice to buy her a half decent telescope but I know pretty much nothing!

I have seen loads like this: http://www.scopesnskies.com/magnify/1540.1.html but she'll probably think that looks too tech (i.e. ugly modern fancy).

So, ideally I'd like a more classic looking one. Any thgoughts?

Also, I think it would be good to be able to mount my DSLR onto the scope.

And finally, I have a decent manfrotto tripod for my SLR. Can I get a different head for it and moutn the scope on that?

[slackline]

Hit AndiT up for some info, he snaps some half-decent shots....



andromeda by turner_andi, on Flickr


The Soul by turner_andi, on Flickr


Trunk 5x900 ha 7nm 106FSQ by turner_andi, on Flickr

[Johnny Brown]

There is already a decent telescope thread on UKB, try a search.

[slackline]

There is already a decent telescope thread on UKB, try a search.

http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=21063.0

[Fultonius]

Shit the bed, I've never spotted it before so didn;t even consider searching. Cheers. 

[B Diamond]

Wow, beautiful colours and detail