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Old November 6th 04, 04:15 PM
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My first scope, if you can call it that, was given to me when I lived down
in Ramona,Ca.

It was given to me by a guy who had not only worked on the Altas rocket
engines, but before then had been at white sands too. What he gave me is an
optical tracking device white in color, some kind of elec. contacts on the
base, has built in filters and target sighting screens ( for want of any
other term ). The way it's made I think it could make it through a nuke
blast. It's only about 6 or 7 power, but it got me viewing the sky. I still
have it.

First real scope was the orion DSE 12.5 f4.8 in Hawaii.
Had to sell it to help pay for move back to mainland ( from what I head, it
not sits unused in a school storage room )

I was given a Stargazer Steve 4.25 F9 Dob and everyone here knows about the
Babylon 8 project.

The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond.


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"Jon Isaacs" wrote in message
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I wonder how many of you who post and lurk here started with a 60mm

refractor
or something similar? I would like to see a show of hands, lurkers can

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