Hi Joel,
this is a extremely vast field. I do some amateur astronomy on a relatively
simple level, and this topic can induce enormous flame wars even in the
astronomy community. Just a few questions: how old is your son? Did you
already try binoculars on the night sky? Did you already contact people who
do these things? a pair of good Binos like 10x50 or so (beware of zoom
types) give magnificent views which will keep you busy dicovering new things
for months or even longer. There are good publications for beginners also in
the net, a quick google search " telescopes for beginners" gave quite a few
useful hits.
So , my advice would be: start with binos, a good book and, if possible,
find astro amateurs in your vicinity. I dare say: all of them are helpful
people , and they will let you have a look through a telescope , before you
have to buy one.
OM-content: I myself, just an hour ago, tried to capture the ISS
(International Space Station) on film with my OM2, 50/1,8 on Kodak supra 800
whilst passing over Cologne!
Have Fun
Rainer
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[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]Im Auftrag von jowilcox
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 13. Dezember 2001 18:52
An: oly
Betreff: [OM] Telescopes (not completely OT)
I buzzed through the archives for info about telescopes and adapters for OM
bodies and got lots of great info from OM list titans Paul Schings and Chuck
Norcutt. Thanks guys (well after the fact).
I'm not likely to become an astronomer. I'm not likely to use a telescope to
photograph anything, but we were thinking about a telescope as a "family
holiday gift," and it is possible that my son may conceive an interest in
nocturnal sky lore and want to try to photograph something someday.
Or maybe not. Hence my caution about a large investment.
Are the various Meade brand scopes one sees at Walmart etc. OK? Are they
good
enough to encourage (rather than discourage) interest? Are they worth
getting
adapters for at least for starters if the boy wants to try a shot of the
moon,
etc.?
Joel W.
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