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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. -- The Forgotten http://home.inreach.com/starlord/forgotten.htm SIAR http://starlords.netfirms.com Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord "Jon Isaacs" wrote in message ... 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 me privately... --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.779 / Virus Database: 526 - Release Date: 10/19/04 |
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