If he wants to try a 10" dob I've got an older one he can borrow.
Ken
On Mon, Mar 4, 2019, 20:42 L Knauth <Knauth@xxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a friend (about age 70) who wants to buy a telescope for visual
observing and has asked me for recommendations. I have never been in the
market for small telescopes and don't know what would be best. He can
spend about $1,000. He obviously can't heft around anything too large, but
I suspect he'll lose interest fast with the limited views he could get with
small aperture refractors. I think he needs some aperture and GoTo ability
and certainly clock drive. Orion has this 8" reflector on a GoTo equatorial
mount which would probably give him good enough views to fulfill his
desires. I am a bit concerned about image quality at f 4.9 and have never
seen one of these in action. Any comments from you visual observers?
Paul Knauth
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