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Space related Christmas Presents

Deborah-Claire McKenzie
Being a curious person, or is that just being nosy?  (My parents would say the latter!).  I wondered what other amateur astronomers in the community got by way of Space related presents this Christmas?  


I was delighted to get this lovely paperweight which shows all the planets in our solar systems along with their moons, Neptune and Uranus are just out of camera angle.  It came with a lovely wooden display stand as well.


I'm hoping the colder weather may lead to clearer skies so I can get out with my telescope, although being in lockdown I'll be restricted to my back garden and being in the suburbs of Greater Manchester there's quite a bit of light pollution.  Did anyone else get any good astro photography images over Christmas that they can share here?

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    I have inherited a Meade telescope, though the drive is kaput and I want to remount it on an equatorial mount. I have old 7x50 Swiss binoculars and not so old (only 30 years) 12x40 Russian binoculars which are superb. I have thoughts of getting a more portable scope to take in the car to where the light (or lack of it) is better.

    Looking at your paperweight it seems there are not enough moons for Jupiter or Saturn, though I suppose the excuse is that they are there but so small you can't see them.

    My advice to Lisa would be buy the largest telescope you can afford, remembering to factor in the tripod mount cost, and get an equatorial tripod mount either with a motor drive or with the option to add one later. However you do want to be sure that your enthusiasm is not just a passing phase, as many people buy a telescope and then lose interest. Joining a local Astronomical Society and joining them on nights when they are viewing will test both different types of telescope (limited to what the members have, though) and your enthusiasm for being out in the cold.
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    I have inherited a Meade telescope, though the drive is kaput and I want to remount it on an equatorial mount. I have old 7x50 Swiss binoculars and not so old (only 30 years) 12x40 Russian binoculars which are superb. I have thoughts of getting a more portable scope to take in the car to where the light (or lack of it) is better.

    Looking at your paperweight it seems there are not enough moons for Jupiter or Saturn, though I suppose the excuse is that they are there but so small you can't see them.

    My advice to Lisa would be buy the largest telescope you can afford, remembering to factor in the tripod mount cost, and get an equatorial tripod mount either with a motor drive or with the option to add one later. However you do want to be sure that your enthusiasm is not just a passing phase, as many people buy a telescope and then lose interest. Joining a local Astronomical Society and joining them on nights when they are viewing will test both different types of telescope (limited to what the members have, though) and your enthusiasm for being out in the cold.
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