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a Good telescope ?

chezzer · 2009-07-21 10:20:24

A bit like How long is a piece of string ? but what would a good telescope for a beginner to buy ? Budget -- around €300 ... what type of mag. would i get , how would Jupiter , Saturn etc look ? My dad had a telescope years ago that could see the rings of Saturn....

21-07-2009 10:20am

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chezzer

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A bit like How long is a piece of string ?

but what would a good telescope for a beginner to buy ?

Budget -- around €300 ...

what type of mag. would i get , how would Jupiter , Saturn etc look ?

My dad had a telescope years ago that could see the rings of Saturn....

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#2 21-07-2009 10:32am

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This helped me out: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/equipment/basics

Also, cannot recommend Andy from North Down telescopes enough - have a google for his email. Very helpful for me (took the time to email to ask how my scope research was going and if I needed help!)

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