I’ve wanted a telescope ever since I was a little kid. The last year I have been looking at them online and trying to get an idea of what I would like. Every time I’ve looked I’ve realize that I don’t know enough to make a decision on what would be right. Today I went to Efston Science to talk to the staff about telescope. I ended up walking away with one.
Here’s my new baby.
It’s a Vixen Optics R130Sf. I wanted something that was portable and that my nieces can get their hands on. The mount on this thing is wonderfully smooth. There is no tension lock when you try to move it so you don’t get any kind of jarring while you are aiming.
Tonight under the bright skies of Toronto, I really saw the moon for the first time. It was so bright i couldn’t look at it for longer than a minute. Then I looked at Jupiter and some of the Jovian moons. The wind was strong enough to cause a vibration in the telescope so I couldn’t see Jupiter or her moons as well as I would have liked. I’m headed up to Huntsville, far away from light pollution, for the weekend. Supposedly with this telescope I will be able to see galaxies and nebulas.
I’ve never been this eager to go north before.
Badass. Quite reasonable MRSP, too. I was under the impression that one would have to spend much more than that for something usable. Looks great though!