[M]: LX200--size suggestion for a school observatory?
| Subject: | [M]: LX200--size suggestion for a school observatory? |
| From: | Carl Anderson |
| Date: | Sat Sep 02 08:02:51 2000 |
Hello all wise ones:
Im putting together a proposal for my local school district to purchase a
telescope (and related equipment) to use in their abandoned observatory.
Ive decided to go with an LX200, since I use one and like it, but Im not
sure of what size to recommend. A few quick facts:
--The observatory is in a suburb of Detroit, so light pollution is always a
problem.
--Because there will likely be a number of visitors, I will likely get some
sort of CCD camera (an STV, maybe?) to display the heavens on a
monitor.
--Money is probably an issue, but Id rather get something that will last
and function better, and just have to wait a little longer for funding. My
current scope is an 8" LX200.
Does anyone have any thoughts? I doubt that the telescope will be used
for a lot of heavy-duty research, so I think a 16" is a little out of the
question
here! Right now, Im thinking either the 10" or the 12"
Thoughts?
Carl Anderson
carl@hal.physics.wayne.edu
Im putting together a proposal for my local school district to purchase a
telescope (and related equipment) to use in their abandoned observatory.
Ive decided to go with an LX200, since I use one and like it, but Im not
sure of what size to recommend. A few quick facts:
--The observatory is in a suburb of Detroit, so light pollution is always a
problem.
--Because there will likely be a number of visitors, I will likely get some
sort of CCD camera (an STV, maybe?) to display the heavens on a
monitor.
--Money is probably an issue, but Id rather get something that will last
and function better, and just have to wait a little longer for funding. My
current scope is an 8" LX200.
Does anyone have any thoughts? I doubt that the telescope will be used
for a lot of heavy-duty research, so I think a 16" is a little out of the
question
here! Right now, Im thinking either the 10" or the 12"
Thoughts?
Carl Anderson
carl@hal.physics.wayne.edu
