HELP MUCH APPRECIATED FOR NEWBIE!!
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:54 pm
Hello everybody,
I've been checking out this website for a couple of months now and thought it about time I joined!!
I'm a newbie to astronomy ,so apologise in advance for any naive questions I might ask!!!!
I'm an expat,living in Jomtien,Thailand, and am wondering Planispheres?? All I seem to be able to find are those
20-30N degrees,but with you guys at such low latitude and me at 12.5N how does it work.Someone told me
that the 20-30N would be O.K. as the parameters/accuracy extend 10 degrees downwards!!! I wouldn't have a clue??
As a newbie I'm going to ease into it with some binoculars before taking the "telescopic"leap!!!
I am prepared to spend in the $200-400 U.S. price range for good quality 15*70mm bino's ---something like
Orion Resolux
Oberwerk Ultras
Garret Opticals
Any thoughts?? I do also intend to buy the Orion Paragon-P mount/tripod.
By the way guys,I intend to take the bino's through as "hand-luggage" and mount/tripod in "suitcase".Has anyone
ever done this or have any views on my actions
Some of the prices here in Thailand are so high , but I have to go to Singapore in the next 6-8 weeks anyway,so may as
well get the cheaper stuff there!!!!
By the way,I am in love with the w.o.110E.D. refractor(P.k III) at about $1500 U.S. but I'm new to all this and will do a couple
months of binocular viewing/learning before going down that much more expensive route
I have been in contact with "Grand Eye Scientific Company" in Hong Kong and they're doing the 110E.D. P.k.III for
about $1600 U.S. now ,so I hope they still have it in a few months It's the same worry I have though of the customs/hand-luggage
at Bangkok!!I would greatly appreciate it,if anyone has any feedback on this??
Anyway,I'm rambling on now!!! Love this website,and am looking forward in the near future to
maybe going over to Singapore to one of your Starparty event,
THANKS A LOT,
DAVID........................
I've been checking out this website for a couple of months now and thought it about time I joined!!
I'm a newbie to astronomy ,so apologise in advance for any naive questions I might ask!!!!
I'm an expat,living in Jomtien,Thailand, and am wondering Planispheres?? All I seem to be able to find are those
20-30N degrees,but with you guys at such low latitude and me at 12.5N how does it work.Someone told me
that the 20-30N would be O.K. as the parameters/accuracy extend 10 degrees downwards!!! I wouldn't have a clue??
As a newbie I'm going to ease into it with some binoculars before taking the "telescopic"leap!!!
I am prepared to spend in the $200-400 U.S. price range for good quality 15*70mm bino's ---something like
Orion Resolux
Oberwerk Ultras
Garret Opticals
Any thoughts?? I do also intend to buy the Orion Paragon-P mount/tripod.
By the way guys,I intend to take the bino's through as "hand-luggage" and mount/tripod in "suitcase".Has anyone
ever done this or have any views on my actions
Some of the prices here in Thailand are so high , but I have to go to Singapore in the next 6-8 weeks anyway,so may as
well get the cheaper stuff there!!!!
By the way,I am in love with the w.o.110E.D. refractor(P.k III) at about $1500 U.S. but I'm new to all this and will do a couple
months of binocular viewing/learning before going down that much more expensive route
I have been in contact with "Grand Eye Scientific Company" in Hong Kong and they're doing the 110E.D. P.k.III for
about $1600 U.S. now ,so I hope they still have it in a few months It's the same worry I have though of the customs/hand-luggage
at Bangkok!!I would greatly appreciate it,if anyone has any feedback on this??
Anyway,I'm rambling on now!!! Love this website,and am looking forward in the near future to
maybe going over to Singapore to one of your Starparty event,
THANKS A LOT,
DAVID........................