tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post7229992153642562979..comments2024-02-24T02:36:37.956-06:00Comments on Dizzy's Wanderings & Wonderings: Updates-1Dizzy-Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-28149928971365154862010-10-11T07:41:36.817-05:002010-10-11T07:41:36.817-05:00Pip, I agree. It makes you learn the sky a little...Pip, I agree. It makes you learn the sky a little bit more. But I must admit that I have forgotten a lot for lack of use or old age or both.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-46254049548149829332010-10-11T02:55:56.628-05:002010-10-11T02:55:56.628-05:00And much more tedious and difficult to set up. I l...And much more tedious and difficult to set up. I like my dob because I can take the base out the car, plonk the tube on it and start looking at things, all the while others are still finding North, aligning their scope, levelling it, starting up their coffee grinders (the sound the motors make when skewing), and finally starting to look at the evening sky. Then their battery goes flat and they call it a night.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I started looking at stuff before them, and I can continue to do so till 4 in the morning if I please.<br /><br />They can have their expensive tracking devices and gadgetry. I'm happy pushing and pulling my scope to an object of the sky I found, not the computer.Pipsqeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498831111053507816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-73261149978367750102010-10-10T15:57:51.046-05:002010-10-10T15:57:51.046-05:00Let me clarify, the $15,000.00 price is for one of...Let me clarify, the $15,000.00 price is for one of equal aperture, and clearly not a Dobsonian.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-77150295829477835152010-10-10T12:18:54.877-05:002010-10-10T12:18:54.877-05:00The first scope was less than 20 pounds and the bi...The first scope was less than 20 pounds and the big one's shipping weight was 265 pounds.<br /><br />The first one was bought at a yard sell for $15.00, the other one for 100 times more or so.<br /><br />It was a bargain. The least expensive one that has "go to" electronics and tracking abilities, cost over $15,000.00, 10 times more than mine.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-73660401366864809812010-10-10T10:06:02.204-05:002010-10-10T10:06:02.204-05:00That's quite a size difference, my friend! I w...That's quite a size difference, my friend! I would imagine quite a weight difference as well!<br /><br />I can only imagine the difference in cost!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-54123823944218374742010-10-10T09:17:56.444-05:002010-10-10T09:17:56.444-05:00Yep Ben, that word should be hyphonated to give yo...Yep Ben, that word should be hyphonated to give you someplace to take a breath. I'll bet that telescope at the farm is plenty good enough to see most of the wonders in the night sky. Am anxious to see a picture of it.<br /><br />All my telescopes are "plain Janes", nothing fancy. You have to push and pull them around to see different areas. The more expensive ones just automatically go to what you want to see and track it. Too many $$$$ for me.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-7909583801990791202010-10-10T08:53:50.788-05:002010-10-10T08:53:50.788-05:00What a difference in the telescope size!! One of ...What a difference in the telescope size!! One of these days I try to get a picture of the one over at the farm house that we got back in the late 50s. We thought it was big and powerful, but by today's standards,, .. naw. <br /><br />And about your word of the day.. that one sort of takes your breath away huh? :-)Ben in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068952818736489066noreply@blogger.com