I just want to say that this is a *great* list :-)
I haven't been around long but the one thing I bought that I shouldn't have
was a Celestron shorty barlow. It sure was cheap ($20) but it sure sucks. I
got an Orion shorty APO barlow and it's much better. The 40mm GSO/OPT plossl
I got for $40 (I think) sure was a good buy though. I'm sure it won't hold a
candle to a TV or Pentax etc but now my kids still get to eat :)
I got the little LED light from Orion but should have gotten the dual bright
with both red and white LEDs for only a few $ more. That was silly
cheapness. For some stupid reason Night Sky had a skychart with light orange
text which was unreadable in red light. Mixing in a little white would have
solved that :)
Sander
-----Original Message-----
From: sf-bay-tac-bounces@No-Spam [mailto:sf-bay-tac-bounces@No-Spam] On
Behalf Of Mark Wagner
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 3:50 PM
To: tac
Subject: [TAC] Top Dogs and Dead Dogs
Jane's question about AP being toppled from their perch (which I have no
opinion on) got me wondering...
It might be fun to do a survey...
Top Dogs - those items and their manufacturers that are simply great quality
and value.
Dead Dogs - crap you've bought that is, well, crap.
Topics might inlclude:
Mirrors
Spiders
Mirror cells
Reflecting telescopes (in categories, i.e. < $1000, $1000-$5000, > $5000)
Refracting telescopes (in categories, i.e. < $1000, $1000-$5000, > $5000)
Compound telescopes (in categories, i.e. < $1000, $1000-$5000, > $5000)
1.25" oculars 2.00" oculars Narrow band filters Books Charts Flashlights
Cases Observing Chairs Barlows Mounts
Others?
Anyone want to start on this? Good newbie info, and sure to lead to some
"lively" discussion (generally missing on TAC these days)...
Mark
Received on Fri Oct 28 16:02:12 2005