RE: Loaner Telescope Program - question... what 15 scopes?

My 2 cents.. Those 13" coulter light bucket dobs were beastly, but great to
observe with after I had used an 8" for about 2 years, and before I plunged
into a 15".

Here's a thought..

Get an observatory somewhere ... Or..share space w/ FPOA?
Store said telescopes at this location.
Plan observing nights at the location.. Loanee then doesn't need to cart
scope around.
Plus, folks get to observe together!

All that is needed is a decent sized storage locker that can be plopped down
somewhere.
 
Ok.. It was just a thought... I was imagining folks getting together with
the loaner scopes, etc.

Jeff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sf-bay-tac-bounces@seds.org
> [mailto:sf-bay-tac-bounces@seds.org] On Behalf Of Digvijay Lamba
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:21 PM
> To: The Astronomy Connection
> Subject: Re: [TAC] Loaner Telescope Program - question...
> what 15 scopes?
>
> I have recently joing SJAA and borrowed a scope a 6" scope a
> few weeks ago
> and I find the program extremely valuable. It's allowed me to
> jump in and
> enjoy Astronomy before investing into it.
>
> Based on my own experience I would suggest that a basic sky
> atlas/maps be
> included with every scope. I just ordered one for myself from
> Amazon but it
> would have been great to have some thing cheap to work with,
> may be even the
> Free Mag 7 Charts, before I figured what the best charts/atlas are for
> myself.
>
> Secondly, and I am not certain I am right about this, I think
> you should put
> up some text on actually maintaining an handling the
> telescope. I am of
> course assuming it is extremely fragile and treating it as
> such. I have
> created a temporary cover that I am storing the tube in. It
> would be great
> to have some direction there, and if needed a cover for the scope.
>
> Last suggestion I have is that if this is intended for the
> beginners, I
> think people who are not beginners are probably the best to
> suggest which
> scope to start with. I picked mine almost completely based on
> suggestion
> from other SJAA members.
>
> It is a great program!! On to Houge Park today.
> -Digvijay
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