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Old 19-02-2015, 08:49 AM
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Telescope advice

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I'm looking to buy a telescope and am fairly new to this so am after some recommendations. Budget of around $AUD450 max, something that is not too prohibitive to transport.

Thanks in advance!

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Old 19-02-2015, 09:21 AM
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It will give great views and you aren't likely to outgrow any time soon.

http://www.andrewscom.com.au/optical-telescopes
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:29 AM
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It will give great views and you aren't likely to outgrow any time soon.

http://www.andrewscom.com.au/optical-telescopes
Is this the link you were going for?
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-co...-guansheng.htm
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:37 AM
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Is this the link you were going for?
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-co...-guansheng.htm
yep that's what I thought I pasted! hopefully I don't make too many important decisions at work today!
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Old 19-02-2015, 09:47 AM
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well I don't know what happened but that's what it had.
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yep that's what I thought I pasted! hopefully I don't make too many important decisions at work today!
It's not your fault, the Andrews site doesn't update the url as you navigate
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Old 19-02-2015, 12:36 PM
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when you want a telescope is it to look through -

& not too prohibitive to transport -by car, or carry on for plane etc
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