![]() WOW - what a difference a large modern scope made, with views I could have only dreamed of a kid.At the beginning of last year I took the plunge and bought an 8' f4 imaging scope and a EQ6. We gave the scope away before we moved, and then a few months later I purchased an 8' dobsonian. ![]() I even considered astronomy as a career for a while, until I was told that there were limited job opportunities in Australia.Įnded up studying engineering at university instead but continued to maintain an interest in astronomy.I actually kept that scope until I was 32, when my wife and I moved from metropolitan Adelaide to country NSW. With that scope (as a young teenager) I learned about telescope optics, polar alignment, and had lots of fun star hopping around the southern stars, with a copy of Ian Ridpath's 'Guide to the Stars and Planets' in hand. Bushmaster Jupiter F700 Telescope Manual Bushnell For Sale.Ignited a real passion for astronomy that I have had ever since. My first telescope was a Tasco 4.5' reflector on a EQ1 equatorial mount, which I was given as a christmas present when I was 12 years old. I've added a Dob and an 80ED since, but the Mak is still my favourite.CheersSteffen. I was later drawn towards other hobbies but returned to visual astronomy in the late 90s, when I bought a 6' Mak. ![]() I spent all the money I earned working during the summer school holidays on a Carl Zeiss Jena 540/50 achromatic cell, two eyepieces and accessories, and put it all together using a tube rolled from paper and a mount made from plywood.It definitely got me hooked, despite its limitations, at least for a while. My first telescope I made myself in the 70s. ![]()
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