Ah ah! You've got it! That was the idea behind the Celestron Firstscope
80, when it was introduced back in the 80's. Easy to use and you can see a
lot with an 80mm if you take the time to look.
My most common scopes (for "Flash Astronomy" per the most recent S&T) are an
80mm Orion " semi-apo" on a photo tripod, an 80mm FL vixen refractor
piggyback on my coulter 17.5" and a 100mm vixen fluorite - despite having
much bigger scopes.
Kevin
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 2:41 PM, Michelle Stone <litebkt@gmail.com> wrote:
> In addition to Jay's suggestions, I'd also add 80mm ED refractors on ALT/AZ
> heads. These are fabulous for learning the sky. Wide views and it's easy
> to find the brighter objectr. Additionally, they are super simple to set
> up. I'd put a red dot finder on them.
>
> I use my 80mm more than any other scope right now.
>
> Michelle
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:13 PM, Jay Reynolds Freeman <
> jay_reynolds_freeman@mac.com> wrote:
>
> > Loaner binoculars might be very useful, even cheap ones, for people
> > who were just learning the sky or who had limited opportunity to haul
> > out and set up something fancier.
> >
> > For serious beginner telescopes, I usually recommend Dobsons near 8-inch,
> > or perhaps small (80 - 100 mm) refractors for folks who are timid about
> > fussing with mechanical adjustments.
> >
> > 8-inch SCTs might also be viable as loaners, but they are more expensive
> > and perhaps harder for beginners to get used to.
> >
> > -- Jay Reynolds Freeman
> > ---------------------
> > Jay_Reynolds_Freeman@mac.com
> > http://web.mac.com/jay_reynolds_freeman (personal web site)
> >
> >
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