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[OT] Telescopes
Anyone know much about telescopes? I was given a Tasco 66TE one with some
extra eyepieces. I am clueless as to the purpose of the extra eyepieces, and the long tube with a glass in in about 1/3 of the way up (is this an extension peice or something else)? Naturally, it didn't come with a manual and my google-fu for finding it on-line is failing me. Of course, the weather has been miserable, with either clouds & rain rendering the telescope useless, or so bitterly cold & windy that there is *no way* I want to be outside! So far the only thing I"ve seen is the front door knob of the neighbours over the other side of the road :-) Still, its one of those things that have been on my 'wish list' forever, and it was free, so I have absolutely no right to complain - but wish someone would explain it to me! Anyone know more about telescopes, their operation & care, please give me a quick tutorial on what I should be doing, please? Yowie |
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Still, its one of those things that have been on my 'wish list' forever, and
it was free, so I have absolutely no right to complain - but wish someone would explain it to me! Anyone know more about telescopes, their operation & care, please give me a quick tutorial on what I should be doing, please? Yowie It's been a very long time since I gave my last reflector away, but as I recall the eyepieces are where the magnifying lenses are. Different eyepieces would provide different degrees of magnification. Dan |
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It's been a very long time since I gave my last reflector away, but as I
recall the eyepieces are where the magnifying lenses are. Different eyepieces would provide different degrees of magnification. Dan Actually, I've been assuming it's a reflector. If it's a refractor, that could still be the case. The closest manual I've been able to find is for a Tasco 56TN. It's at http://www.tasco.com/products/manual...4N-301005N.pdf. Does that help any? Dan |
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make sure your light is off in the bedroom when you are staring at the
neighbors ;-) "Yowie" wrote in message ... Anyone know much about telescopes? I was given a Tasco 66TE one with some extra eyepieces. I am clueless as to the purpose of the extra eyepieces, and the long tube with a glass in in about 1/3 of the way up (is this an extension peice or something else)? Naturally, it didn't come with a manual and my google-fu for finding it on-line is failing me. Of course, the weather has been miserable, with either clouds & rain rendering the telescope useless, or so bitterly cold & windy that there is *no way* I want to be outside! So far the only thing I"ve seen is the front door knob of the neighbours over the other side of the road :-) Still, its one of those things that have been on my 'wish list' forever, and it was free, so I have absolutely no right to complain - but wish someone would explain it to me! Anyone know more about telescopes, their operation & care, please give me a quick tutorial on what I should be doing, please? Yowie |
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"Matthew" wrote in message g.com... make sure your light is off in the bedroom when you are staring at the neighbors ;-) (SNORT!) Reminds me, of course, that when you look up at night, you see a completely different set of stars than most of us see. I remember how weird and exciting it was at Apollo Bay (Victoria) to look up over the ocean and see a different sky. -- Theresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh |
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"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
m... "Matthew" wrote in message g.com... make sure your light is off in the bedroom when you are staring at the neighbors ;-) (SNORT!) Reminds me, of course, that when you look up at night, you see a completely different set of stars than most of us see. I remember how weird and exciting it was at Apollo Bay (Victoria) to look up over the ocean and see a different sky. -- Theresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net I can trump that. I remember Yowie showing me the night sky and pointing out the Southern Cross. ;-) I'm so fortunate to have met several RPCAers, including Yowie, Flippy, Tish and Vicki in Sydney. I don't think Vicki posts here any more. Joy |
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"Joy" wrote in message . .. "Kreisleriana" wrote in message m... "Matthew" wrote in message g.com... make sure your light is off in the bedroom when you are staring at the neighbors ;-) (SNORT!) Reminds me, of course, that when you look up at night, you see a completely different set of stars than most of us see. I remember how weird and exciting it was at Apollo Bay (Victoria) to look up over the ocean and see a different sky. -- Theresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net I can trump that. I remember Yowie showing me the night sky and pointing out the Southern Cross. ;-) (blink blink) Ok, I'm dumb or something. How does that trump . . . ? -- Theresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh |
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wrote: Anyone know much about telescopes? I was given a Tasco 66TE one with some extra eyepieces. I am clueless as to the purpose of the extra eyepieces, and the long tube with a glass in in about 1/3 of the way up (is this an extension peice or something else)? Naturally, it didn't come with a manual and my google-fu for finding it on-line is failing me. Of course, the weather has been miserable, with either clouds & rain rendering the telescope useless, or so bitterly cold & windy that there is *no way* I want to be outside! So far the only thing I"ve seen is the front door knob of the neighbours over the other side of the road :-) Still, its one of those things that have been on my 'wish list' forever, and it was free, so I have absolutely no right to complain - but wish someone would explain it to me! Anyone know more about telescopes, their operation & care, please give me a quick tutorial on what I should be doing, please? Yowie I'm no great expert, but here goes. Different eyepieces give you different magnification. Not sure what you mean by "the long tube with a glass in it". Is this like a mini-telescope fixed to the side of the main telescope? if so it's a finder, it will have a low magnification, you start by using this to find the object you want to observe (it's too difficult to find using the main scope because the field of view is too small). I'd suggest looking for a good astronomical book, I'm not familiar enough with what's around to recommend anything. IMHO weather and light pollution are the real problems with astronomy as a hobby. The only time you get good 'seeing' is when it's really clear and then it's really cold too :-). Good luck, John, servant to their Imperial Siamese Majesties Rhia and Amy. |
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"Yowie" wrote in message ... Anyone know much about telescopes? I was given a Tasco 66TE one with some extra eyepieces. I am clueless as to the purpose of the extra eyepieces, and the long tube with a glass in in about 1/3 of the way up (is this an extension peice or something else)? Naturally, it didn't come with a manual and my google-fu for finding it on-line is failing me. Of course, the weather has been miserable, with either clouds & rain rendering the telescope useless, or so bitterly cold & windy that there is *no way* I want to be outside! So far the only thing I"ve seen is the front door knob of the neighbours over the other side of the road :-) Still, its one of those things that have been on my 'wish list' forever, and it was free, so I have absolutely no right to complain - but wish someone would explain it to me! Anyone know more about telescopes, their operation & care, please give me a quick tutorial on what I should be doing, please? Yowie It's normal that different eyepieces give different magnifications. Putting this politely, Tasco haven't got the greatest of reputations as to quality so don't think you're going to be seeing huge amounts of detail. It should be good enough to get some excellent views of the moon though. BUT, if you go he- http://stcatharines.kijiji.ca/c-buy-...QAdIdZ58353532 Perhaps a nice email would get the folk to photocopy & post or scan & email the manual to you? |
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