Hillcrest Observatory

This site is dedicated to Amateur Astronomy, Astro-Photography . You will notice
that I don't have the most expensive Equipment. Like many of us I'm on a very
limited budget and I wheel and deal to change equipment or move up in quality. My quantity and quality of scopes fluctuates with the(my) economy. At one time I had thirteen scopes now I have a wonderful Celestron 9.25" OTA on a Celestron CG5 ASGT EQ mount. .

I do not own a Takahashi, Astro-Physics, TMB, or any of the fine products offered by
APM telescopes. Sorry Markus they are not within my financial reach. Maybe some
day. So I will do the best I can with what I've got and be happy just to be able to gaze
the heavens.

In short, buy the best instruments you can afford and learn to get the most out of
them. If you can't afford a telescope of your own look in someone else's scope find a
club and attend meetings and outreach functions. We amateur astronomers are
always willing to Teach, Learn and Share.

Keep looking up