irish@ihuxb.UUCP (Laura Sheldon) (05/30/85)
I've been interested in astronomy for years, and now I finally have enough $$$ to get a decent telescope. (I love tax refunds.) Since I have very little experience with telescopes, I'm hoping all you astronomy addicts out there can give me some help in finding the right combination of equipment. Here are my constraints/requirements: - I have somewhere between $1K and $1.5K to spend - the stuff must be easily portable - I want to get into astrophotography (I have a 35mm Pentax) And no, I don't want to grind my own mirrors. Or assemble the scope. Please mail any suggestions/warnings to me, and I'll eventually post a summary. Thanks! Laura Sheldon ihnp4!ihuxb!irish