Buying Your First Telescope
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Hello Space Fans! If there's one question that +Tony Darnell and +Scott Lewis have been asked more than any, it's "what telescope should I buy?". With the holidays in full swing, many are eager to either go buy the biggest, most expensive telescope they can or just find a local Super Duper Mart, buying what they have there. With so many things to consider along with some potentially confusing terminology being used, it's extremely easy to be overwhelmed as to what you should do when first buying a telescope. Well have no fear, your favorite dynamic duo will be hosting a Hangout On Air to help answer any questions and give some helpful tips, tricks and teasers into the best way to get started in observing the Universe! As a special treat, +Gary Gonnella, +Stuart Forman and +Peter Lake will also be joining the hangout to share their experience in getting into the amazing world of citizen astronomy and astrophotography. These three are powerhouses when it comes to observing from home, on the road or even remotely, and they will undoubtedly be able to bring a lot of information to the show! So how do ask your questions? You can always leave your questions and comments here in the Event page, as well as on YouTube when the show goes live. Also, the Q&A app will be in use while live, so you can interact directly with the crew! (Just like downtown)
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just came across this video lately looking at the stars with my children sighting constellations and looking for other planets that our apps say we can see at a set time. What is the best beginner refractor telescope we can use under 130.00 that we can attach our phone or DSLR camera to. I have a Nikon AW1 series iPhone and Android. We need easy to use and very easy setup.
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Welder's glass was a component of Dobson's sun telescope< the design did not rely on welder's glass
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I'm looking for good choice for a reflector under 300 dollars any advice ??
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Based on this video I'm going with this, Meade Polaris 130mm f/5.0 Equatorial Reflector Telescope for my 1st serious scope ,,thanks for your help,very informative and entertaining discussion .
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Super-informative !
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What do You think about Heritage-76 as first one ?
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Thank you guys, very helpful information from each of you.
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Thanks very much for the info!
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Very interesting. Your discussion starting at 54:10 is the main reason I'd like to look into the night sky with my son.
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Thank you, this was very helpful and answered a lot of questions
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I bought Orion xt8 plus I have the 2x Barlow 28 mm and 10 mm .. What should be the best lenses?? I have solar and lunar filter as wells thanks Rocco
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That is not true about not being able to go over magnification over 120. I can get to 150 or so with my 6 inch reflector and still see the cloud bangs and moons pretty good.
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First thing to consider in a telescope is not the scope but what are your seeing conditions that you would be willing to travel to enough to make it worth it. I once had a 10" Meade reflector, and even with very dark skies it was a lot more limited than I expected. I sold it after the community I was in was built up over the years and I lost my dark skies. Literally could not see a thing other than the big ones. Now I travel into west Texas more than 200 miles. I now own a pair of giant binoculars, and have about as much fun as I did with that big reflector.
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This video was made for me! Fantastic! Watched every minute during my commute home. Been looking up at the sky with my binoculars and found the Orion Nebula and the fuzzy white patch that I think is andromeda Galaxy. I am now in the market for my first telescope and was looking for this video to help guid me with my first purchase. It was very informative, educational and a tremendous help to understanding what I need and what to look for. I now feel very empowered with the right knowledge knowing what to ask for when I go to the Oceanside telescope store. Thanks you very much for posting this great video.
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This video single handily got me into astronomy.. 👍🏼👍🏼
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Finally.... a serious astronomy channel who understands there are new people trying to learn this stuff! Thank you!! Probably less resources for new people in this hobby than in any other I've ever been into. It could really transform astronomy and its public perception if it were made accessible to the average person. Currently you pretty much have to be obsessed with it or fanatical to get into it. Seems like casual observers are something that doesn't exist yet due to this. Anyhow I was super stoked to find your channel... subscribed
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hmmm after this, I have determined to use a 5 in telescope... my moto G.
I'll set some time aside to go through the basics, which is more than enough to get started and eventually graduate to some binoculars, and study a course in astronomy (Coursera)
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hi, i've always been interested in astronomy since i was a kid in school. now i'm 33 yrs old..and i'm interested nowwww into buying my first telescope. my mom gave me her lil turning chart for astronomy so i could match up the stars with the chart..then lost it. recently i started using the google sky map...i wanted to know what is the diff b/w the refractor telescopes and the reflector telescopes? knowing myself, i'm lil ms curious...i don't wanna see just a moon and mars..i wanna see it all- moon, planets, stars, nebulas..etcEVERYTHING. between the two types reflector and refractor..which would you prefer for a beginner who's just so beyond curious of the night sky?
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on the point of getting a "go-to-telescope" as a fist one. My first telescope is a "go-to"from Celestron and I have to say that using it has taught me so much about the sky, where to look, what things are etc. It's been a great learning process for me anyway and I look forward to stepping up to the next level soon. Just not sure what to get next! I'm really into astrophotography so if anyone has any ideas feel free to send me some tipps!( I have an Evolution 6 Telescope from Celestron and am using mainly a Nikon D90 and sometimes for planets I use a NexImage Burst CCD camera) Great video also btw.
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After spending 6 months researching and testing out telescopes, I ended up buying a 12" collapsable Dobsonian GoTo for my first telescope. It is Fantastic! my only criticizm is that it is very heavy (47kg) so I have to split it into 2 parts and lug around 2x 23kg parts in order to set it up. It takes about 5-7mins set up time in my back yard.
It is worth it though as the views are bloody stunning!!!
For very quick point and shoot, I may get a refractor, but my Dob is worth it for a 2hr plus star gaze!
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