Image of the day Captured by John Roach Enhanced Uranus showing Polar Cap and possible Aurora About Astromart Terms of Service Privacy Policy Help & FAQ Astronomy Links User Profiles Top Users List Sponsors Supporters RSS Feeds My Account Log In New to Astromart? Register an account... Need Help? [email protected] Home Forums ASTRONOMY Solar System Observing Housey / Hubble shootout Housey / Hubble shootout Started by bhousey, 08/27/2003 09:16PM Post Reply Posted 08/27/2003 09:16PM Opening Post Bruce Housey View public profile Send a private message to Bruce Housey Find more posts by Bruce Housey Find threads started by Bruce Housey Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Covington LA, US Posts: 49 Yes, I'm having fun with this opposition! (maybe too much) :^) Attached Image: Quote Posted 08/27/2003 09:42PM #1 Paul Kammueller View public profile Send a private message to Paul Kammueller Find more posts by Paul Kammueller Find threads started by Paul Kammueller Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Saint Paul MN, US Posts: 1075 Two points in favor of the Housey scope:1) portability -- you can't throw a 12-ton scope in the truck and take it camping!2) performance per dollar -- the Hubble costs a million times as much, but only gets 10-20x better resolution! What kind of a deal is that?:-) Quote Post Reply Funding Member Sponsors ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY BY MARTIN PUGH kwtelescope Waite Research BBLABS LLC AstroMart LLC SellTelescopes.com Astromart Customer Service Anacortes Telescope FocusKnobs Matsumoto Company Desert Sky Astro Products RemoteSkies.net astronomy-shoppe APM-Telescopes BW OMI OPTICS USA LLC View all sponsors Search News Classifieds Auctions Reviews & Articles Members Reviews & Articles Forums Calendar Events Go