[TriLUG] OT: Telescopes in Raleigh

[Scott Sexton via TriLUG]

Tomorrow night (May 16th) the weather is looking decent for Moorehead
Planetarium's Skywatching at Jordan Lake.  Head over there and ask
questions!  I've been meaning to go myself, but it never seems to fall on a
good night for my schedule.

http://moreheadplanetarium.org/around-the-state/in-your-community/skywatching

Scott

On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Hrivnak, Michael via TriLUG <
trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> Southeastern Camera [0] keeps some telescopes in stock and sells a range of
> related stuff. As far as I know, they are the only ones in the area.
>
> You should go to some observing events with the Raleigh Astronomy Club
> and/or the Chapel Hill Astronomical Observation Society (CHAOS). It's a
> very friendly community that will be eager to share views through their
> scopes, tell you about them, and help you decide what kind of scope you
> want. This being a new moon weekend, there will probably be people from
> both groups going out tonight and/or tomorrow night. Just hop on their
> email lists and introduce yourself.
>
> The best thing you could do is attend a big start party. You'll find
> potentially over 100 attendees will every kind of amateur telescope, and
> vendors. The best one in the area is October 12-18, although they haven't
> updated the website with those dates: http://www.chaosastro.com/starparty/
>
> A lot has changed in telescope and eyepiece design since you last were in
> the hobby, and there are a lot of options, so definitely don't rush to make
> a purchase.
>
> Michael
>
> [0] https://southeasterncamera.com/
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 7:52 AM, John Broome via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Checking with the Raleigh Astronomy Club might yield better (or any)
> > answers to your question.
> >
> > http://www.raleighastro.org/
> >
> > On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 10:20 PM, Tom Eisenmenger via TriLUG <
> > trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> >
> > > This is admittedly off topic but I suspect there may be many TriLUG
> > > members who could give me some good advice. I’m interested in getting
> > back
> > > into astronomy (been away for… oh…. 40 years or so!) and would like to
> > > check out some decent quality telescopes if possible. Is there a good
> > shop
> > > in the Raleigh/Durham area that caters to this interest that I should
> > make
> > > a point to visit?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Tom Eisenmenger
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