Damage
Ouch!
Amateur astronomy is an expensive hobby, and I’m trying to be a frugal as possible. Problem is that there are always some widget or doodad you can buy that will make the seeing just a little bit better. Since “expensive” is a relative term, I’ve decided to keep a spreadsheet of everything I’ve bought so that the reader can judge on their own how expensive it really is.
Items Date Cost
Tasco 114mm reflector 4/26/2009 $ 0
Orion XT6 classic dobsonian 7/1/2009 $ 150.00
34mm to 37mm step up adapter ring 7/14/2009 $ 3.99
Phillips SPC900NC webcam 7/15/2009 $ 46.98
Blue Fireball type 3 1.25" to webcam thread adapter 7/15/2009 $ 27.95
GSO 1.25" 2.5x apochromatic barlow lens 7/15/2009 $ 50.00
Meade series 4000 1.25" QX 15mm wide angle eyepiece 7/15/2009 $ 59.00
1.25" end cap #03 7/15/2009 $ 1.75
Digi-T system #4 for 37mm thread (STDT4) 7/20/2009 $ 48.45
GSO 1.25" 0.5x focal reducer 9/8/2009 $ 35.00
Sky & Telescope subscription 9/14/2009 $ 35.95
Hawaii Astronomical Society dues 9/14/2009 $ 20.00
Canon Digital Rebel XSi 10/28/2009 $ 599.99
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM lens 10/28/2009 $ 416.95
Total damage $ 1496.01