Keep it on the list is my vote. Pretty interesting stuff. Look at the stars
while waiting for the tow truck to come get your van [rvc].

Mike

On 5/2/05 7:31 AM, "Jeffrey Earl" <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> I know the almighty list counts a few amateur
> astronomers among our ranks, so I'm seeking any advice
> you can offer.
>
> My wife and Westy traveling partner has recently
> gotten the astronomy bug, and is interested in a good
> quality telescope suitable for viewing, and perhaps
> eventually photographing, planets and other heavenly
> bodies.
>
> We'd like something relatively compact enough to fit
> in the Westy for weekends spent camping and stargazing
> in the north woods, so she's presently leaning toward
> a Schmitt-Cassegrain design, probably in the 8-inch
> range, but we are open to other suggestions.
>
> ? Other telescope designs or brands to consider?
> ? Is one design significantly more durable and
> therefore better suited to backwoods travel than the
> others?
> ? Is one design better for astrophotography than
> another?
> ? Do most telescope celestial navigation computers
> have a manual-override function to enable manual
> navigation?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated, and if this subject
> is considered too oblique for the Vanagon List, please
> pmail with any responses.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeffrey Earl
> 1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"
> http://www.vanthology.com/
>
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