On 2014-05-13, 11:42, Ryan Simpkins wrote: > Lately I have been getting involved with amateur astronomy. It has struck me > that this hobby is very much in-line with geek culture. Computerized mounts, > open source tools, micro computer electronics projects, lots of complicated > math and technical terms (should you decide to go there). The members of the > Salt Lake Astronomical Society remind me a lot of geek culture. Think of a > PLUG meeting, but with more silvery haired people. > > I'm looking for like minded individuals who have nice telescopes because I > don't have one and I want to leech views off you! :) Are there enough of us to > have a Utah Astro Geeks star party? Anyone out there marginally interested in > it? Maybe you've been watching the new Cosmos series? > > Price isn't really holding me back. A decent starting scope costs $400 or so. > A better one $1000. Only the crazy astrophotography guys spend tens of > thousands. The main concern is time. Throwing another ball in the air, > especially one as big as astronomy, is a little daunting. Good news is, it > happens after the rest of the family is sleeping. :) > > -Ryan
My wife and I would love to get involved in Astronomy. My wife is an Astronomy major at University of Utah and has done quite a bit of telescope mangling. I've thought about getting a starter telescope, but the time and money investment on these are huge. I would love to try out somebody's telescope before deciding to jump in with both feet. -- Jessie A. Morris [email protected]
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