Telescope

Post by **richard** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:42 pm

Anywhere where I can buy a good telescope in HH?

NO I'm not a snooper I can span the hills and the gulf and there is a lot going on.

BK I guess.

I know FA about that sort of stuff so HELP

Post by **Siani** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:10 pm

richard wrote:Anywhere where I can buy a good telescope in HH?

NO I'm not a snooper I can span the hills and the gulf and there is a lot going on.

BK I guess.

I know FA about that sort of stuff so HELP

Have a look on eBay Richard...there are some offers..some come from Hong Kong, so postage won't be too bad I would not think. Not sure what the T/S are like though. I suppose if looking in HH I would start in the opticians, they sometimes have them.

eBay link

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from= ... 179&_sop=2

Post by **Norseman** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:02 am

Before you buy anything Richard, I invite you to come to my place and have a look at the heaven above.
I have a Takahashi Sky 90 which is, (in my mind), is the Rolls Royce of refractors.
When you know what this telescope is capable of, I believe you will be better suited to make your own choice.
http://www.takahashiamerica.com/
or why not take a closer look at Meade: http://www.meade.com/

You can find an awful lot of cheap instruments, but nothing better than the recommended ones.

Another good choice is to simply by a set of binoculars (10x50 or 7x50) so you will be able to see what is where and take it from there.
And if you didn't know, you can perfectly well observe M31, the Andromeda galaxy from Hua Hin.
Just take a look northwards.

Post by **richard** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 2:12 am

Norseman wrote:Before you buy anything Richard, I invite you to come to my place and have a look at the heaven above.
I have a Takahashi Sky 90 which is, (in my mind), is the Rolls Royce of refractors.
When you know what this telescope is capable of, I believe you will be better suited to make your own choice.
http://www.takahashiamerica.com/
or why not take a closer look at Meade: http://www.meade.com/

You can find an awful lot of cheap instruments, but nothing better than the recommended ones.

Another good choice is to simply by a set of binoculars (10x50 or 7x50) so you will be able to see what is where and take it from there.
And if you didn't know, you can perfectly well observe M31, the Andromeda galaxy from Hua Hin.
Just take a look northwards.

Thanks

Where are you and when?

Post by **Norseman** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:18 am

PM'd you.
Saturn is up all night this time of the year and is probably the most beautiful object to watch with a amateur telescope.

Post by **buksida** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:26 am

Would love to get one also, very low light pollution where I live and the sky looks awesome even with the naked eye.

Some great deals on eBay such as this one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Helios-8-inch ... 3f16544f12

But shipping is likely to cost a fortune.

VincentD · Post by **VincentD** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:31 am

Have this program loaded on my Nokia, uses gps to locate the stars.
http://www.heliotropesoftware.com/Astroller.html

Post by **buksida** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:49 am

Found this Bangkok based company that has some nice kit on their website, maybe worth contacting to see if they offer delivery ...
http://www.tmktrading.co.th/

Post by **tuktukmike** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:56 am

I still buy a lot of things from e bay in the UK.

As a rough guide postage with Parcel Force costs about £10 per kilo express airfreight.

My goods normally arrive in 5 days and you can track your parcel.

TTM

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