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Old 11-July-2009, 04:14 AM
Tucson_Tim Tucson_Tim is offline
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Originally Posted by redshifter View Post
My experience was similar to Tucson Tim's: a freind of mine borrowed a crappy 60mm Tasco refractor. After several nights of fiddling with the flimsy mount, I finally got my first ever look at Saturn. I was hooked instantly; and decided right then I was going to get a good telescope.
Seems like a lot of us got our start with a 60mm refractor.

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Originally Posted by Mike Alexander
Reading science fiction . . .
Yes sir! That also was a big influence on me.
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