My first telescope (1969) was a Tasco 2.5" refractor. I ended up trading it for a go kart. My next scope was an 6" Criterion reflector in 1972. It cost $199! I sold it in 1978. I then bought a Meade 2080 SCT in 1994 which I sold in 1995 when the twins were born. My latest toy is a Meade LX90 8" SCT.
Here are some pictures of the scopes and other astronomy things...
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| My first scope, a Tasco, was similar to this one, 1969. | My 6" Criteion reflector, 1972. |
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| The moon via the telescope. | A comet, 35 mm camera. |
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| A comet, 35 mm camera. | The Meade 2080 scope I had in 1994. |
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| My LX 90 by Meade, 2001. |
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My luck with boats...we bought this boat in Oct 94 and found
out in Jan 95 that we were going to have twins. Because we needed a vehicle that we could
put 3 car seats, it was good bye boat, hello minivan.