Telescope

@Hypnotica Said

Makle sure you ask for a left handed model. they are better than right handed telescopes.

@Sparklegirl Said

Already sorted that- along with the tartan paint, glass hammer and spirit level bubbles

@Hypnotica Said

Good good. Did you get a bag of spare sparks for the angle grinder?

@Sparklegirl Said

I am going to buy my dad a telescope for Christmas but I have no knowledge of them so don't know what I should look for. I have a limited budget- must be under £100. Can anyone give me any pointers as to what to look for?

@Sparklegirl Said

I am going to buy my dad a telescope for Christmas but I have no knowledge of them so don't know what I should look for. I have a limited budget- must be under £100. Can anyone give me any pointers as to what to look for?

@Elite_Dragon Said

Is he a seasoned astronomer? or is it something where he will be just starting out with it?

@Sparklegirl Said

He has never had one before so will be a novice- something he has always wanted but at 75, he is not the most technical (he still can not text let alone turn a computer on!)

@Elite_Dragon Said

I would suggest getting one with gps and one that finds the main things to look at for him

@Sparklegirl Said

He has never had one before so will be a novice- something he has always wanted but at 75, he is not the most technical (he still can not text let alone turn a computer on!)

@mrmhead Said

A number of years back I got my first telescope as a novice, as a gift. Then I started reading up on it, and there were numerous suggestions to start out with a good pair of binoculars.

I took that advice and continue to recommend it. You get a better feel and familiarity with the night sky. Then you start to get an idea of what you want to look for.

I've enjoyed many starry nights since, with just binoc's, a star map and a red light.

A pinprick of light to the naked eye is often just a brighter pinprick of light through a telescope.


I use skymaps.com all the time.