Comments on: Seeing The Stars With A Rocket http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/seeing-the-stars-with-a-rocket/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pierre Paquette http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/seeing-the-stars-with-a-rocket/comment-page-1/#comment-80990 Pierre Paquette Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:44:34 +0000 http://nerdapproved.com/?p=9675#comment-80990 Being an amateur astronomer with over 20 years of experience, I can tell you that this is bad advertizing. Such a small instrument can not reasonably reach 375x magnification: at most MAYBE 180x, but the image will be fuzzy at best -- beyond that, it is bigger, yes, but nothing but a blur. For just a few dollars more, people can get a serious telescope, and I would recommend brands such as SkyWatcher, Celestron or Meade. Note, however, that having a telescope is useless if you don't know what to point it at: so the best thing for a beginner is really a BOOK! Good night, Pierre Being an amateur astronomer with over 20 years of experience, I can tell you that this is bad advertizing. Such a small instrument can not reasonably reach 375x magnification: at most MAYBE 180x, but the image will be fuzzy at best — beyond that, it is bigger, yes, but nothing but a blur.

For just a few dollars more, people can get a serious telescope, and I would recommend brands such as SkyWatcher, Celestron or Meade.

Note, however, that having a telescope is useless if you don’t know what to point it at: so the best thing for a beginner is really a BOOK!

Good night,
Pierre

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