ghost4278 OP t1_ixih8lg wrote
Reply to comment by Strange-Ad1209 in Advice on a telescope for an amateur star-gazer by ghost4278
The problem isn't so much where to find a good one, it's that neither of us have a good knowledge base on WHAT IS a good one :(
Strange-Ad1209 t1_ixijfcu wrote
The articles in the magazines should help anyone seeking advice on what kind of telescope is best for what purposes. One suggestion though is check the PC version of World Wide Telescope for which telescope drives (about 30 models) are easily interfaced by the totally free software that has several million deep sky objects catalogued and can use the software to control the telescope drive and even connect to an LCD camera on the scope to display on the PC screen while staying nice and warm indoors while telescope is outside in the icy cold but crystal clear winter nights. The URL takes you to the web page version but also has links for downloading the PC version. I haven't looked to see if the Apple and Linux versions have been produced yet. The PC version is necessary to control the telescope drive.
ghost4278 OP t1_ixijm3x wrote
Ohhh ok. I'll run that by my friend too, thank you!
Strange-Ad1209 t1_ixj0bs5 wrote
I really think you'll enjoy the huge astronomical databases of images in every spectrum available. You can also view Earth and the other Planets highest resolution images. Just know the PC version gives you much higher resolution than the web application. You should also be patient and only click in 3 or 4 magnifications then wait until it updates completely before shifting to a desired target like Lunar lava tubes or Apollo landing sites then click another 3-4 magnifications and wait for the image to update. Very high resolutions are available for Moon and Mars. Also Earth you get really good images of Area 51, Nevada, Dugway Proving Ground and Skin Walker Ranch, Utah that haven't been blurred out like in Google Earth. Lots of images all over the Earth from the ISS super high resolution cameras. www.worldwidetelescope.org
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