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technical => photography => Topic started by: Fultonius on December 04, 2013, 08:55:06 am

Title: Looking at stars, your telescope wisdom please.
Post by: Fultonius on December 04, 2013, 08:55:06 am

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 (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?

Title: Re: Looking at stars, your telescope wisdom please.
Post by: slackline on December 04, 2013, 10:04:15 am

Hit AndiT (http://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?action=profile;u=516) up for some info, he snaps some half-decent shots....


(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7327/11057845706_1d1385716f_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/anditurner/11057845706/)
andromeda (http://www.flickr.com/photos/anditurner/11057845706/#) by turner_andi (http://www.flickr.com/people/anditurner/), on Flickr

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5486/10895228956_e10740269b_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/anditurner/10895228956/)
The Soul (http://www.flickr.com/photos/anditurner/10895228956/#) by turner_andi (http://www.flickr.com/people/anditurner/), on Flickr

(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3779/10952598305_027e707713_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/anditurner/10952598305/)
Trunk 5x900 ha 7nm 106FSQ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/anditurner/10952598305/#) by turner_andi (http://www.flickr.com/people/anditurner/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Looking at stars, your telescope wisdom please.
Post by: Johnny Brown on December 04, 2013, 10:30:31 am

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

Title: Re: Looking at stars, your telescope wisdom please.
Post by: slackline on December 04, 2013, 10:31:33 am

Quote from: Johnny Brown on December 04, 2013, 10:30:31 am

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

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

Title: Re: Looking at stars, your telescope wisdom please.
Post by: Fultonius on December 04, 2013, 11:27:25 am

Shit the bed, I've never spotted it before so didn;t even consider searching. Cheers.  :beer2:

Title: Re: Looking at stars, your telescope wisdom please.
Post by: B Diamond on February 05, 2014, 09:48:46 am

Wow, beautiful colours and detail