Our Spring Telescope Clinic was a big success. We had a good crowd attend to see all of the scopes that were set up and ask lots of questions. The variety of telescopes was quite diverse including SCT’s (Schmidt-Cassegrains), Mak’s (Maksutov-Cassegrains), Refractors, Reflectors and DOB’s (Reflector telescope on a Dobsonian mount). From good beginner scopes to very advanced systems. And plenty of binoculars which are also very suitable devices for astronomy. Something for everybody and every budget.

A number of our visitors brought their own scopes and some of our members helped with set up, calibration or just provided some instructions on use.

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We also had some fancy mounts and equipment for astro-photography which seemed to be a popular topic for many.

Thanks to the more than a dozen members who brought equipment or helped out in various capacities during this important event for the community. It was a lot of fun and everyone got something worthwhile from their visit.

If you want to learn more about astronomy or equipment, you don’t need to wait for our next clinic. Come to any meeting or join us at one of our public observing nights. We are always happy to help. Meetings and events can be found on the main page under 2013 Club Events.