>
> >
> > It's mostly moot at present, I have < $300 to spend for OTA, diagonal,
> > eyepieces and finder. I'm trolling astromart, getting bearings, but I
> > have read the advice articles all over the place, and they all say 'join
> > a club - hang about' so here I am :)
>
> The San Jose Astronomical Association has a telescope loaner program for its members.
> http://www.sjaa.net/
>
> Rich
Second that - thats one of the many perks of membership.
But beware - it can be expensive (that's how I learned that I really wanted
something bigger than my 6" Dob - these days, my main scope is a 12.5" truss
Dob ;-) )
And member or not, you're always welcome to attend our meetings.
Dana Crom
-- ------------------------+-------------------------------------------------- Dana Crom / "Malt does more than Milton can danac@pacbell.net / To justify God's ways to man" A. E. Housman San Jose, California / "Doubtless due to a wider audience" DLCReceived on Sun Jul 25 19:52:14 2004