Small Fast Refractor

[Jeff]

This looks fantastic - does anybody know where I can get one of these?
It appears to be very portable and well suited to heavily light polluted skies.

http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=400

[Zuts]

Hi,

I think these days you can do far better for your money. Say 200 AUD for a short tube 80mm Saxon and maybe 300 AUD for a fully goto ioptron mount. It's only my opinion but the aperture of that scope is tiny and the mount looks very wobbly.

Paul

[programmer]

Looks like a good scope for indoor use ;) I have a few boxes of averted vision if you need them :D

[JethroB76]

Gotta get me some of them filters:lol:

[monoxide]

lol, after having a closer look at those filters i dont think it would matter where you point that telescope.

mabee you should get the latest model, batteries are included so i think it has go-to
http://www.productreview.com.au/showitem.php?item_id=20458

thats one of the funniest things ive seen in a while :D

[Zuts]

Geez, I swear I didnt see them filters :doh:

[Omaroo]

I've bookmarked that review. It's a rare pleasure to see one treat the test in such an objective manner. I'd use the Tak to guide one of these Fisher Price scopes - IF I can ever get to buy one. I think they sound so good that you'd probably never see one for sale though. :sadeyes:

To all those lucky current owners out there..... die, die, die!!!!! :wink2:

[Zuts]

If you were real lucky maybe they would agree to swap it for the Tak.

[g__day]

I've never seen them do a review like that before - who would have guessed they had a sense of humour? I especially liked the well baffled tube and mating it to the Losmandy mount :)

[Phil]

Now that latest model, is a real peace of work. love to get my hands on one.
Phil