LenSatic wrote:
To be fair, dtappy3353 said, "What does this have to do with RV'ing? The heavens are a wonderful privilege to add to a camping experience." So the question was asked and answered by him. ;)
ProfDan wrote:
is there a good compact telescope suitable for RV travel into the boondocks?
The best starter scope, IMHO, is the Edmund Scientific Astroscan. They're simple and so rugged that I use to carry it as carry-on luggage. "Yes it looks like a bomb, but it's not a bomb, ma'am." The new ones come with a red-dot sight as a finder scope. No tracking, but it's a rich field (wide field) low power scope, so tracking is not a problem. The go-to feature is you; it's the best way to learn the sky. I gave mine away before moving to AZ and will be getting a new one soon. (They are out of stock until the end of the year.)
I also have a 5 1/4" Meade ETX that has go-to and internal batteries. I've had it for over 3 years and still haven't learned to use it. I just point it where I want to go. You can mount a camera to it and take tracked pix, too. Even with the tripod, it doesn't take up too much room.
LS
I am looking for the Edmund Scientific Astroscan but can't seem to find it for sale anywhere has it been replaced with another model?
Thanks
