Takahashi new "Q", successor to FSQ106
sorry! another interesting point to add: if a beginner went right on to get the best 3-inch refractor in the market (and had the ability to), versus someone who has bought several scopes, and 'advanced' progressively and ends up getting the same 3-inch refractor as in the previous case.... now which scenario would u prefer? and why? it would be interesting to hear everyone's views..
Although I remembered discussing this before, but anyway, here's my latest thoughts:
When I was a beginner, I made lots of mistakes, including dropping the scope, scratching the tube, etc. Which is why my first scope looked like a survivor from a battlefield!
Imagine if this was a Tak scope! (luckily, it was a Meade).
My point is, a beginner should get a scope that he/she can 'explore' with without having to worry about destroying the expensive instrument. By 'explore' I also mean taking it apart and seeing what's inside!
Getting an expensive scope would make it so 'precious' that it would sit in the dry cabinet for most of the time (like my Questar) and not used. While my relatively inexpensive ED100 was extensively used because I'm not worried about destroying it in the process (ask those who had seen it sitting in my car boot buried in all my barang barang!).
But that's just me because I'm clumsy. Maybe others with more nimble fingers would not mind getting an expensive one to begin with.
Cheers!
When I was a beginner, I made lots of mistakes, including dropping the scope, scratching the tube, etc. Which is why my first scope looked like a survivor from a battlefield!
Imagine if this was a Tak scope! (luckily, it was a Meade).
My point is, a beginner should get a scope that he/she can 'explore' with without having to worry about destroying the expensive instrument. By 'explore' I also mean taking it apart and seeing what's inside!
Getting an expensive scope would make it so 'precious' that it would sit in the dry cabinet for most of the time (like my Questar) and not used. While my relatively inexpensive ED100 was extensively used because I'm not worried about destroying it in the process (ask those who had seen it sitting in my car boot buried in all my barang barang!).
But that's just me because I'm clumsy. Maybe others with more nimble fingers would not mind getting an expensive one to begin with.
Cheers!
[80% Steve, 20% Alfred] ------- Probability of Clear Skies = (Age of newest equipment in days) / [(Number of observers) * (Total Aperture of all telescopes present in mm)]
