[ATMoB-discuss] Scope Querry

[Jeff Albro]

Frederick, I'm wondering if a new scope is really the solution to your 
problem.  Are you trying to observe at your house or trying to travel 
with the scope?  If you are trying to observe near your house, I think 
you need wheels.

I would look at putting your scopes on wheels and making sure you can 
wheel them in and out of the shed.  Is there or can you add a ramp into 
the shed?  There are tripod wheel systems where you screw down legs to 
lift the telescope off the wheels.  You could even have near perfect 
repeatable alignment if you did it right.

I figure after you get a wheel system you like, then you can look for a 
telescope you like.

My two cents anyways...

-Jeff

Frederick Montague wrote:
> O.K. Guys here's my problem
> 
> I presently have an 8" Optical Craftsman f/6.6 on an Equatorial head with clock drive and an 8x50 finder scope. I also have a Home made 13.1" Dobsonian which consists of a Coulter mirror 13.1" f/4.3 (Newly Aluminized) Metal parts like spider & mirror cell from Stanley Novak. Finder scope is an 8x50 from Orion. 1¼" Focuser also from Orion
> 
> My problem is I don't have a permanent location that I can leave these scopes set up so I have to drag them out of a storage shed each time I use them. At my age (80)this is no mean feat.
> 
> I would like to get a moderately large aperture telescope like Celestron's Nexstar 8se. I should state that my interest is 97% Variable star work.  I could care less about festoon on Jupiter or Mare so and so on Mars. Although I would on occasion like to try my hand at photographing so sky objects.
> 
> So my question is, can I sell my two scopes and realize enough to get that Nexstar, or am I smoking to many of those funny cigarettes.  Question 2 is where is a good place to post them since I don't want the hassle of packing and shipping them 
> 
> Fred
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