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Old 09-10-2009, 08:41 PM
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Another word of caution, : The majority of 114mm f/8 reflectors come out of the same factory, just rebadged. These ALL have spherical mirrors, like the Celestron FirstScope, cheap & quick to make these mirrors. A step backwards from the dob in quality.

I don't know your budget, but look at this one as an option:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=48946

I have one of these myself, & a ripper little unit it is. Mine has an eq. mount, but I mainly use it on a good photo tripod as in the ad. Both fit in a backpack & takes up next to no room. For the size I doubt you will find better quality. I'm still to find a bad rap on the C5.

Last edited by mental4astro; 09-10-2009 at 08:56 PM. Reason: clarification
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