![]() ![]() I know, I've done it many times, and lighter is better. ![]() You'll also be setting up rather heavy equipment, then taking it down when finished, probably bleary-eyed. What about a camper, van, or other RV? Even dozing in the car if all the gear will fit on the drive up? You'll still have that drive. And you will be driving up random days and nights with a potentially hours-long RT to deal with roof stickiness, equipment glitches, rodent-chewed cables, and perhaps the intrusions of two-legged animals-do you really want that? One option: find a club that has such a facility but then, we are talking here about our own private equipment. OK, do most of us want-really want-a remote site setup that may offer (if you are in much of the West, say) such seeing? Remember: you will need to pay for the telescope enclosure, the utilities, perhaps to gravel a road, perhaps permits, and much more. Do most of us have the good seeing and dark skies where we live needed to fully exploit these on a significantly regular basis? No! For example, a A-P Mach 2 mount, SV152 (or similar) triplet OTA, and large-format AP-dedicated camera with the fixin's (e.g., field flattener, tripod, focus motor, filters/wheel, premium S/W, etc.) can easily run north of $30K! Granted this is cheaper in general than for the hobbies of airplanes, boats, and cars but it is still expensive for many.įirst consider the mount and the OTA. Neither is true.Ĭonsider first the cost of premium equipment. I want to address head-on the many posts I've read here in CN insisting that premium equipment is required to: (1) enjoy the hobby and (2) produce decent results.
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