On Fri, May 30, 2008 12:13 pm, Jay Reynolds Freeman 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.
Good suggestion. The club does have a binocular. The current inventory, which will get pared
down, looks roughly like this:
I'm sure you're suggesting something in the range of a 7x50 or 10x50...
>
> 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.
I agree.
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