Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!umich!b-tech!m-net!morel From: morel@m-net.UUCP (Mike Smerza) Newsgroups: rec.birds Subject: Re: telescopes Summary: Questar, Celestron, 3.5 in Message-ID: <2615@m2-net.UUCP> Date: 7 Dec 88 14:57:52 GMT References: <7823@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> <33579@oliveb.olivetti.com> Distribution: all Organization: M-net, Ann Arbor, MI Lines: 12 In article <33579@oliveb.olivetti.com>, mjm@oliven.olivetti.com (Michael Mammoser) writes: > Then again, if you're rich, you may want to consider a 3.5 inch > aperture Questar. It shouldn't run you more than about $4000. :-) > I've been using a Celestron C-90 (90mm aperture, which is about 3.5 inches) for several years and really enjoy using it. I recently purchased a 24mm wide angle eyepiece for it, which is about 40x, and I love the brightness, clarity and wide field of view. And best of all, it cost nowhere near $4000. It was about $300 when I bought it, though they're probably in the $5-600 range now. (Oh yeah, I also use it as a 1000mm telephoto lens at times.)