Image of the day Captured by Michael Scherman Lagoon and Triffid Celestron C6 Hyperstar4 About Astromart Terms of Service Privacy Policy Help & FAQ Astronomy Links User Profiles Top Users List Sponsors Supporters RSS Feeds My Account Log In New to Astromart? Register an account... Need Help? [email protected] Home Forums ASTRONOMY Solar System Observing Housey / Hubble shootout Housey / Hubble shootout Started by bhousey, 08/27/2003 09:16PM Post Reply Posted 08/27/2003 09:16PM Opening Post Bruce Housey View public profile Send a private message to Bruce Housey Find more posts by Bruce Housey Find threads started by Bruce Housey Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Covington LA, US Posts: 49 Yes, I'm having fun with this opposition! (maybe too much) :^) Attached Image: Quote Posted 08/27/2003 09:42PM #1 Paul Kammueller View public profile Send a private message to Paul Kammueller Find more posts by Paul Kammueller Find threads started by Paul Kammueller Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Saint Paul MN, US Posts: 1075 Two points in favor of the Housey scope:1) portability -- you can't throw a 12-ton scope in the truck and take it camping!2) performance per dollar -- the Hubble costs a million times as much, but only gets 10-20x better resolution! What kind of a deal is that?:-) Quote Post Reply Funding Member Sponsors ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY BY MARTIN PUGH kwtelescope Matsumoto Company Anacortes Telescope FocusKnobs BBLABS LLC BW AstroMart LLC SellTelescopes.com OMI OPTICS USA LLC APM-Telescopes Waite Research Desert Sky Astro Products astronomy-shoppe Astromart Customer Service View all sponsors Search News Classifieds Auctions Reviews & Articles Members Reviews & Articles Forums Calendar Events Go