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Originally Posted by glend
Honestly, I feel it is over priced. New scopes in the current market are way over priced, this is my opinion having bought very nice scopes(new) for half that in years gone by. If you can buy an equivalent second had scope from a seller on the Forum. I realise that the Askar 185 is a triplet (of unknown composition), but looking at sample images it does not seem to be any better than say a Skywatcher 180 Doublet, or an Esprit version. The Skywatcher 180 with the Esprit focuser set up is a real gem ( I have one). Just my opinion.
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Where are you going to find a Skywatcher 180mm refractor….. or an Esprit 180?
The Askar 185 is a big scope but seems to be pretty good for the $$$ even though it’s best corrected in the red end of the spectrum….