[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] ISO: a telescope that can be adjusted for a 5-yrd old

[OLGA P GUTTAG]

Hi,

My grand-kids are coming for a 10-day visit July 4th, and the oldest (5-yrs old) is very interested in science. I just got him the book "Ada and the Galaxies” 
(https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690320/ada-and-the-galaxies-by-alan-lightman-and-olga-pastuchiv-illustrated-by-susanna-chapman/) 
and would like to get a telescope that we can adjust for him to look at the night skies. Since he has three younger siblings who will surely also want to look through the telescope, the unit needs to be sturdy enough to stand up to enthusiastic use by little kids.

Before I buy one, does anyone have the needed telescope to pass on? Also, in case I can't find one for free, do any of you have suggestion for a reasonably priced telescope that I should buy for this purpose?

Thanks for sharing your wisdom!
Olga

> On Jun 14, 2025, at 7:32 PM, Steve Isenberg via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
> 
> Good idea, Ted. Let's consider at the GASP planning meeting this coming Wednesday.  (I've put this on the Future Topics list as T17.
> -steve
> 
> On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM Ted Kochanski via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us <mailto:lctg at lists.toku.us>> wrote:
>> All,
>> 
>> For quite a time we have been sliding along the LCTG session devoted to the Vera Rubin Ultra Camera and Telescope
>> The time is coming when soon we will see actual "first light" from the telescope as revealed by the highest resolution astro camera -- ever
>> 
>> Perhaps at the upcoming GASP - we should pick a date for the Vera Rubin telescope update
>> 
>> This Revolutionary New Telescope Will Observe the Whole Sky Every Three Days
>> June 12, 2025
>> The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes combined
>> By Rebecca Boyle edited by Clara Moskowitz
>> https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/blockbuster-new-vera-rubin-observatory-will-change-astronomy-forever/
>> 
>> See the following [with my highlight in Bold]:
>> Blockbuster Eyes on the Sky
>> On June 23, the world will get a look at some of the first images taken by the brand new Vera Rubin Observatory perched on a 8,799-foot peak in the Chilean Andes. Its camera is the largest in the history of astronomy, with a more-than-1.5-meter lens, making this observatory a game-changer. The scope will canvas the entire sky visible from the Southern Hemisphere every three days for 10 years. In its first year, the Rubin Observatory will collect more data than has been collected from all telescopes in the combined history of humanity.
>> 
>> 
>> Ted
>> 
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