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My Telescopes

Here is the history of my telescopes I own one now -- the Orion XT-12 Intelliscope.

  •  Orion XT-12 Intelliscope.  12-inch reflector on a Dobsonian mount with handheld computerized controller.
    •  Purchased January 2006 from Orion
  • Orion XT-8.  8-inch reflector on a Dobsonian mount.
    • Purchased January 2003 from Orion.
    • Destroyed, 29 August 2005 in Hurricane Katrina.
  • Meade ETX-90EC/UHTC.  A Maksutov-Cassegrain scope, 90mm aperture, with computer control -- also known as a GOTO scope.
    • Purchased March 2003 from HandsOn Optics.
    • Destroyed, 29 August 2005 in Hurricane Katrina.
  • Meade ETX-70.  A small 70mm aperture refractor scope, also computer controlled, GOTO. (I rarely use this little scope.)
    • Purchased February 2003 from Ritz Camera, Bristol TN.
    • Donated to a local high school in December 2004.

Click on the appropriate link to see the scopes and modifications to each.


Choosing a Telescope

I bought my first telescope in January 2003.  For the last six months of 2002, I read everything I could find on the web about telescopes.  I asked at the star parties and looked through every scope that astronomy club members brought.  I am not a telescope expert and will not attempt to describe to you all that goes into selecting a scope.  Check out these links and do your own web search:

 

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