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The red light is so you can look at charts without distroying your night
sight which is what a normal white light flashlight will do. The Telrad is
what you can use to Find and/or star hop to objects in the sky.
The binos depend on what you are doing, I have 20 x 80's that I use now and
then if I am not sure if a object is a plane of a dso. and they are good for
finding something that your not sure of too. For my sidewalk astronomy I
mostly leave them at home.
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The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond
Telescope Buyers FAQ
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"G.T." <getnews1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Florian" <star6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>The other more experienced group members have given some high end figures
>>but as a beginner I just spent $575 on a 6" reflector with equatorial
>>mount
>>and dual-axis motor drive.
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>> But you need more than the scope. Charts,
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> There is a lot of free information out there.
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>> a red LED light, some binoculars, maybe a Telrad, etc.
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> Those are necessary to look through the telescope?
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>> I'm sticking with my $1000 estimate for someone starting
>> from scratch to buy a nice collection of equipment.
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> Greg
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