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To: lurqer who wrote (26791)	6/12/2003 5:20:19 AM
From: Clappy	Respond to of 104202

I finally had a chance to set up the kid's telescope and look at an almost full moon with them. They had a thrill seeing the craters. (Especially the ones near the top and bottom that seemed to be highlighted with shadow.) So did my wife, my mother-in-law, and myself. I think it was the first time any of us had seen the moon that closely. The telescope has a max or something like 550x magnification. Unfortunately as soon as the sky seemed to become dark enough to look at the stars and planets the clouds rolled in. It seems that it is going to be a real challenge to see the planets at a high magnification. The scope's adjustment knobs aren't of the best quality and tend to move easily. Especially when a six year old grabs hold of it. But at least I have the aiming scope adjusted fairly well to help find the target. Unfortunately it appears we are in for a few more days of rain. -Clapernicus P.S. Thanks for additional items to put on my reading list.