What's the fascination with puny amateur telescopes when
you can go on the web and see pictures from the Hubble?

Why sail a Mac26X when you can sail a Swan?

CN

Why sail a piece of crap Coronado? Oh wait, you don't actually sail.

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"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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What's the fascination with puny amateur telescopes when
you can go on the web and see pictures from the Hubble?

Why sail a Mac26X when you can sail a Swan?

CN

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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What's the fascination with puny amateur telescopes when
you can go on the web and see pictures from the Hubble?

Good Capt., this is an excellent question. In fact, it is often asked by
people who are completely ignorant of our little Universe.

However, I am confident that you will understand the simple answer


Do you prefer to sail your own vessel ... or would you prefer to sit on the
decks of a large cruise liner?

As a Real Sailor, who understands the sea, you would only gain limited
pleasure from taking a vacation of a cruise ship. On the other hand, I'm
sure that you have often taken enormous satisfaction from your exploits in
your own vessel. You would also understand that someone who claimed to be
an "experienced sailor" after three "cruises" must be a bufoon!!

Viewing the wonders of the Universe with your own eyes is far superior to
looking at the Hubble web page.


Why sail a Mac26X when you can sail a Swan?


Only a bufoon could ask such a stupid question.



Regards


Donal
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Well spoken and well considered. You are a scholar and a gentleman.

CN


"Donal" wrote in message ...

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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What's the fascination with puny amateur telescopes when
you can go on the web and see pictures from the Hubble?

Good Capt., this is an excellent question. In fact, it is often asked by
people who are completely ignorant of our little Universe.

However, I am confident that you will understand the simple answer


Do you prefer to sail your own vessel ... or would you prefer to sit on the
decks of a large cruise liner?

As a Real Sailor, who understands the sea, you would only gain limited
pleasure from taking a vacation of a cruise ship. On the other hand, I'm
sure that you have often taken enormous satisfaction from your exploits in
your own vessel. You would also understand that someone who claimed to be
an "experienced sailor" after three "cruises" must be a bufoon!!

Viewing the wonders of the Universe with your own eyes is far superior to
looking at the Hubble web page.


Why sail a Mac26X when you can sail a Swan?


Only a bufoon could ask such a stupid question.



Regards


Donal
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Very good answer Donal, but other are out to find out the truth.
Sagan said "we are all made of star stuff". What he meant by that was
that the chemical elements of which we and everything on Earth are
made, originated in the huge explosions which take place at the end of
a star's life. This explosion is called a supernova, and if it were not
for these explosions, none of the chemical elements heavier than Helium
would exist. There would be, for example, no oxygen or iron, two
elements which are essential to life on earth as we know it... and
steel sailboats.

I use my telescope to :
1) to learn how our Sun will evolve as it grows older
2) to learn how our galaxy will evolve
3) to learn how the universe will evolve

By evolution, I mean, what the fate of these things will be in millions
to billions of years. I hope this helps Capt.

Joe

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message

What's the fascination with puny amateur telescopes when
you can go on the web and see pictures from the Hubble?

For starters, about 95% of the comets that eventually enter our visual space
are detected by amateurs, not professionals.

For another reason, gazing upon one of the Messier objects with one's own
eyes offers a far superior degree of satisfaction as opposed to seeing a
much higher resolution photo taken by Hubble.

There are probably another two dozen reasons, if you really want to know.

Max

What type of Telescope did you get Mr. Sails?

"katysails" wrote in message
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The telescope I got him links up with his computer, has tracking
abilities, and is a refractor, so he will able to see out into deep space
rather than just our solar system. He will use it to make lesson plans
and for his own enjoyment.

"katysails" wrote in message

Meade Telestar DS 26somethingorother...

Could that be a NGC-60A? I'm not familiar with a DS 26.

Max

DS 2076AT...had to go read the box...

"Maxprop" wrote in message
ink.net...

"katysails" wrote in message

Meade Telestar DS 26somethingorother...

Could that be a NGC-60A? I'm not familiar with a DS 26.

Max

"Joe" wrote in message
oups.com...
Very good answer Donal, but other are out to find out the truth.
Sagan said "we are all made of star stuff". What he meant by that was
that the chemical elements of which we and everything on Earth are
made, originated in the huge explosions which take place at the end of
a star's life. This explosion is called a supernova, and if it were not
for these explosions, none of the chemical elements heavier than Helium
would exist. There would be, for example, no oxygen or iron, two
elements which are essential to life on earth as we know it... and
steel sailboats.

Don't you find it strange that a little supernova is able to produce all
these elements? After all, the great big grandaddy of all explosions, the
Big Bang, managed to produce only two elements!!!!




I use my telescope to :
1) to learn how our Sun will evolve as it grows older

Bull****!
What's gonna happen to our Sun?


2) to learn how our galaxy will evolve

How will it evolve?

3) to learn how the universe will evolve

It'll get bigger, huh? Perhaps you would tell us about your observations
and the conclusions that you have drawn.



Really Joe, I think that you overestimate your ability to interpret what
your instruments tell you. I bet that you have learned nothing at all
about the universe from your telescope. You could easily prove me wrong by
posting something that we haven't already read on the Intrernet - but I bet
that you can't!




Regards


Donal
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