In a message dated 6/14/00 1:24:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tandembike@worldnet.att.net writes: > I am in the process of deciding upon which telescope to buy, and would > like to get some feedback as to any advantages one might have in > attempting to view satellites. If ease of setup is an issue, you'll never beat a dobsonian. I've been using a 6" dob since last November, although I may build an 8" soon. At my suburban location I need to move my scope to different locations in a cul-de-sac in a matter of minutes due to some tall trees in the area. I can't imagine doing that with a SCT. I would recommend an eyepiece that gives a nice wide FOV (my FOV is about 1.4 deg). With practice you can use a dob to follow the LEO objects with no real problem. Timing geosync flashers with a dob appeals to my slothful ways. The Jan. 2000 issue of Sky and Telescope did a nice review of 8" dobs. Of course if you're planning to observe something in the sky other that man-made objects, SCTs are always a good choice. Cheers Don Gardner 39.1799 N, 76.8406 W, 100m ASL Homepage: http://hometown.aol.com/mir16609/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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