Astronomy / Space Galileoscope

[Cody]

An interesting little thingy!

 

[edd]

Surprisingly decent for the cost. Very educational too given how easy they are to dismantle and see the innards. I like them.

If you can afford it though, I'd go for something a bit higher spec.

 

[Asp Explorer]

Surprisingly decent for the cost. Very educational too given how easy they are to dismantle and see the innards. I like them.

If you can afford it though, I'd go for something a bit higher spec.

GF got a carson red planet rp-200 as an anniversary gift from work. Seen a few things through it, although we have no idea what spec it is, but I think I'll pick up one of these things as they come in bits!

 

[Cody]

I think I'll pick up one of these things as they come in bits!

This! I'd have killed for one of these when I was a kid.

 

[Asp Explorer]

This! I'd have killed for one of these when I was a kid.

Definitely! I remember reading a book when I was young, about someone who made their own telescope and ground their own lenses - but then couldn't bear to use it or something. I still want one of those posh auto-tracking telescopes, now that summer is on it's way - we get some beautiful night skies in Nowhere, Illinois I do miss the northern lights though.

 

[Cody]

I bought my first 'scope (a used 3" refractor) when I was about ten, and it wasn't long before I'd taken it apart and re-assembled it - hoping in vain to improve its optics. A few years later, I started grinding my own mirror - two 6" blanks and numerous grades of grinding powder. I'd got it to spherical, but parabolic needed some fine test kit - and girls suddenly took my interest, so the project was shelved, never to be completed.

 

[edd]

I bought my first 'scope (a used 3" refractor) when I was about ten, and it wasn't long before I'd taken it apart and re-assembled it - hoping in vain to improve its optics. A few years later, I started grinding my own mirror - two 6" blanks and numerous grades of grinding powder. I'd got it to spherical, but parabolic needed some fine test kit - and girls suddenly took my interest, so the project was shelved, never to be completed.

My dad ground his own mirror apparently. Me, I did things backwards. My first telescope was a 4.5 metre, and I've been generally on a downward trend since...

 

[Surfinjo]

50-mm (2-inch) diameter, 25- to 50-power achromatic refractor.

This! I'd have killed for one of these when I was a kid.

I don't think I'd insult any child with one of those.

You can get great, sharp views of things like lunar craters abd mountains, Jupiter’s moons, Saturn’s rings, the phases of Venus, and other bright celestial objects.

 

[Frank]

Definitely! I remember reading a book when I was young, about someone who made their own telescope and ground their own lenses - but then couldn't bear to use it or something. I still want one of those posh auto-tracking telescopes, now that summer is on it's way - we get some beautiful night skies in Nowhere, Illinois I do miss the northern lights though.

I don't need auto-tracking. My neighbour's window always remains in a fixed position in relation to my telescope.

 

[Cody]

I don't think I'd insult any child with one of those.

Not a lot I can say to that - except an amused 'cobblers'!

 

[Surfinjo]

Not a lot I can say to that - except an amused 'cobblers'!

I understand but it's 50-mm (2-inch) diameter, 25- to 50-power achromatic refractor.

Tiny and basic. The minimum for looking at the heavens would be a reflector.

And this claim: you can get great, sharp views of things like lunar craters abd mountains, Jupiter’s moons, Saturn’s rings, the phases of Venus, and other bright celestial objects.

I sincerely doubt.


The distance to Jupiter is 588 million kilometers The largest of its moons: Ganymede is 5,260km diametre.

It isn't really very good value for the money either:

http://www.jessops.com/online.store...76 Telescope&gclid=CNntyPLIvsUCFTHKtAodmUYARg



£37.00

Sorry I don't mean to put a downer, but a fractor is just not up to the job.

 

[Cody]

<chortles>

 

[edd]

I'd also add that the Galileoscope's focussing is subpar. Having something with a proper focus mechanism is good, regardless of any other complaints or otherwise about the optics.