I just wanted to report on my first summer of observing with my 11 year old daughter. Some may recall that I sought advice here about the proper scope to buy and I was encouraged to report back afterwards.
I ended up with a 10" Meade Dob for a great price and local pick up. I performed a complete collimation, including focusser and secondary mirror adjustments. We had several crystal clear nights at our very isolated house in upstate NY. We saw more than 100 DSO's including the N. American and Veil nebulas which took several tries before success.
All in all it was an excellent experience for me and my daughter, who also managed to find many objects on her own once the Telrad arrived.
Thanks to those who encouraged me and to others from whom I learned here without their knowledge.
Tino
I ended up with a 10" Meade Dob for a great price and local pick up. I performed a complete collimation, including focusser and secondary mirror adjustments. We had several crystal clear nights at our very isolated house in upstate NY. We saw more than 100 DSO's including the N. American and Veil nebulas which took several tries before success.
All in all it was an excellent experience for me and my daughter, who also managed to find many objects on her own once the Telrad arrived.
Thanks to those who encouraged me and to others from whom I learned here without their knowledge.
Tino
