[Jim727]

Steve - thanks for the Stellarium link. Looks excellent! May have to get a 'scope - have wanted one since forever but I'm afraid I'll shell out for a good one then not have enough time to enjoy it. May have to wait until real retirement.

When I was a kid I was obsessed with astronomy. Ok, anything about space or science, really. My folks would often find my head buried in a Unitron or Questar catalog. They finally took me on a 'field trip' to New Hope where I met Larry Braymer and spend a fair amount of time with him in the shop seeing how the scopes were built and tested. Terrific guy to spend so much time with an unknown kid. I really lusted after a Questar (quartz optics, of course) but they were a tad over $1K at a time when $15K would buy a tract house (late '50s).

I'll stop - I'm lusting again.
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