I didn't know there was (or had been) a 750/6. I just found one on
ebay. Nice size and speed. Probably would have been perfect for my 100
yard shots. My Celestron 8 is just too big to haul around.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/7/2012 4:30 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Eagle eyed Moose writes:
>> Bald Eagles simply excite people more, both for their far showier
> plumage and
>> as the national bird of the US. There was
>> a great deal of excitement when a nesting pair took up residence on a
> lake in
>> the southern part of the county I live in.
>
> Yes, I recall sweating with excitement as I spotted Bald Eagles putting
> on a show over the Merrimack
> River close to the Chain Bridge in Amesbury MA. I had my then newly
> acquired Celestron 750/6 and a 4T loaded in the car as well as farily
> sturdy pod.
> It was 15 deg or so and the wind was gusting. I didn't feel the cold
> at all and was almost shaking with antecipation of a possible great
> shot as I ran down a trail towards the River.
> At a minimum the Celestron was a nice spotting scope. The images were
> waaay soft due to the wind despite a fairly fast SS.
> Perhaps next time. Chuck at least had some decent shots.
>
> Olde Ben was never happy with the choice of the Bald Eagle for the
> national bird despite their majestic appearance.
>
> Franklin's Letter to His Daughter (excerpt)
>
> "For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the
> Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He
> does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some
> dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he
> watches the Labour of the Fishing Hawk; and when that diligent Bird has
> at length taken a Fish, and is bearing it to his Nest for the Support
> of his Mate and young Ones, the Bald Eagle pursues him and takes it
> from him."
>
> Need to stick with slower moving objects of better moral character
> anyway, Mike
>
>
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