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Well I went and saw the scope, nice condition, owner knowledgable life long astronomer. Mentioned the forum to Dave, sounds as if it’s not his thing,...
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Hello Tony. You picked up a real beauty there. It looks like brand new, and I am sure that you will be quite happy with this new instrument. Thanks...
I have long considered my retirement present to myself, and I now have the bosses agreement. Second hand Altair 72EDF Deluxe with a 1x flatener. This...
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Exciting stuff Tony!
Will you be recommending you fellow astrophotographer friend for a TSS membership? :)
I have a Tasco 99vr being shipped right now as a companion for my Tasco 9vr and Celestron C- 60 Cometron scopes. I want to do a little comparison...
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Years ago I owned a great little telescope similar to these: the Meade #277 Comet Seeker 60mm f/5 refractor! I was really surprised how much I could...
I thought this was interesting and somewhat amusing.
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Ed Ting.....yes I also thought his videos were interesting and somewhat amusing until I watched his review of the Meade LX90ACF, my favourite scope,...
I want to write an article for my local club, both for our monthly newsletter (previous issues open to all here: ) and for the Outreach Chair. It is...
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Don't forget the Tascos , Bushnells , and Sears which still haunt Craig's list etc and may be a first purchase for someone starting out and not sure...
This is my first ever telescope, which my parents got me for Christmas when I was seven. It had a 2 , 1 diopter (1000mm focal length) spectacle lens...
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Mine was not the first, I went through a phase where I purchase and sold ( some I gave away) scopes I keep a record of it and its 46! just to see...
It seem to me these guys could be getting there act together?
The SV 80ED 503, is at a very tempting price point, admittedly SPL51; still it gets...
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I will say I have several each of their filters, eyepieces and zooms and they are great performers. Their build quality and function are next to none...
Curious if anybody has experience with Omegon refractors - good, bad, meh?
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Are you looking at a particular refractor?
They buy from the standard factories such as GSO, Long Perng, Hi-Optic, Kunming United and such then place...
I am a Total Newb in using Telescopes, and I am Looking to get something that I can clearly see planets, the Moon, and wanted a Good starter...
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Apertura would be my choice. Pretty much the same as my Zhumell scope, including the GSO Superview 30mm eyepiece, which is quite a workhorse. In fact...
Hi there, it didn't take me long to tire of manual focusing via various ATP focussing tools. My most likely and affordable electronic focuser to this...
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It would be good to see the underside of your focuser to offer a better comment. Please post a pic if you get a chance. :D
What do you think? Glass I think is 51 like on the one on TS-Optics (...identicle?: )
Sky at night...
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Reportedly a very nice scope, though I don't have one to speak from direct experience.
As can be seen from my sig I'm a fan of Altair equipment, and...
What do you guys think about this eVscope? Small enough to put in a backpack, but 100 times more powerful than traditional scopes it's size.
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Saw this thread, and being an eVscope enthusiast (it should arrive soon), I just started a FaceBook User Group. If you are interested in checking it...
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