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DavidAllred · 07-17-2009, 08:51 AM

I had one when I was kid and with my son turning 8 years old this week, we've purchased him a telescope. I was kind of amazed at how much the amatuer stargazer can get for the money compared to when I was a kid.

For only a little more than what my parents paid for my scope as a kid, you can now purchase telescopes with auto-tracking and alignment. The one we got can be upgraded later if he stays interested through a software package and ethernet cable that will allow him to track objects automatically via a laptop.

It looks like he could even beam the images over to a television on a cold winter day, sip hot chocolate and watch the software find "Tonight's Best" viewing options. Apparently, he will be able to see more objects in one night than Galileo saw in his lifetime.

Human beings are simply amazing.

FalconX2000 · 07-17-2009, 10:05 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztt36...eature=related

mgs · 07-17-2009, 01:26 PM

as a kid, I used to love that stuff! but checking out the really cool stuff meant getting super expensive telescopes and stuff, so my interest waned.

Calybos · 07-17-2009, 01:52 PM

Heck yeah! I love astronomy, space exploration, all that stuff.

Sadly, I live in a heavily light-polluted suburb now, so my little high-school caliber scope is useless.

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07-17-2009, 08:51 AM	#1
DavidAllred Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,792	Anyone like telescopes and stargazing? I had one when I was kid and with my son turning 8 years old this week, we've purchased him a telescope. I was kind of amazed at how much the amatuer stargazer can get for the money compared to when I was a kid. For only a little more than what my parents paid for my scope as a kid, you can now purchase telescopes with auto-tracking and alignment. The one we got can be upgraded later if he stays interested through a software package and ethernet cable that will allow him to track objects automatically via a laptop. It looks like he could even beam the images over to a television on a cold winter day, sip hot chocolate and watch the software find "Tonight's Best" viewing options. Apparently, he will be able to see more objects in one night than Galileo saw in his lifetime. Human beings are simply amazing. __________________ ALL HORSES RUN A LITTLE FASTER FOR THE BUTCHER’S SON. ~ Sananda Maitreya The Bulging Lucky Tumor www.facebook.com/davidallredonline

07-17-2009, 10:05 AM	#2
FalconX2000 The Skylord Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 13,415	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztt36...eature=related __________________ I write a news blog on world issues: http://falconx2000.wordpress.com/ Check it out. Then add it to your favourites list and check it out next week!

07-17-2009, 01:26 PM	#3
mgs mind-bottling Join Date: May 2004 Location: New York Posts: 11,620	as a kid, I used to love that stuff! but checking out the really cool stuff meant getting super expensive telescopes and stuff, so my interest waned. __________________ "Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable." I heard a little girl, And what she said was something beautiful…To Give your love no matter what, is what she said, I love all of you, Hurt by the Cold, so Hard and Lonely too, When you don’t know yourself *For hearts long lost and full of fright,* *for those alone in blackest night,* *accept our ring and join our fight,* *Love conquers all with violet light!*

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07-17-2009, 01:52 PM	#4
Calybos Jaded Minority Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,993	Heck yeah! I love astronomy, space exploration, all that stuff. Sadly, I live in a heavily light-polluted suburb now, so my little high-school caliber scope is useless. .