Thanks
The graph suggests a psych ceiling at 95 cents, with nearly 3 attempts at it, if it goes above 95 it might then not come back under it for a while as the ceiling might become the new floor for a while.
will be interesting to see what happens.
Might have time to order a few goodies for the observatory!
Before even seeing this thread, I have been browsing through hte US sites looking at some beautiful EPs.
Shame postage is still so expensive.
What are people looking at buying???
Before even seeing this thread, I have been browsing through hte US sites looking at some beautiful EPs.
Shame postage is still so expensive.
What are people looking at buying???
If it gets up higher then buy the best......US Dollars.
I'm after more Pentax XW ep's. I check US prices regularly and the difference between last week's price and this week's price is only $10 ($340 as opposed to now $330). I'm no expert at understanding currency trends or associated lingo, just hoping it gets a bit cheaper - as the shipping cost of an extra $40 drags the price back up.
Also the Televue Panoptic is sitting at $240 + dlvry. You can buy them here for $260, when I looked not so long ago. Prices are from OPT.
Just a reminder...While I'm "exiled" over here in the UK I can buy and ship stuff from the UK to members in Oz...might help??
(If the A$ gets any stronger I'm not sure I can afford to come home!!)
Ken
Talk about some deals out there (if you don't include shipping) found a QHY9-C at https://www.ccd-labs.com/eshop/index.php?cPath=21 for 1080 Euro which works out to $1500 at present exchange rates ... thats $500 saving on QHY9-C from Australia and given the QHY8 pro is the same price that is $1000 saving on Astro Shop here in OZ
Paraphrasing this report : "The dollar could reach parity or more in the next few weeks or months" LINK
Wouldn't it be nice to wake up one morning and see the exchange rate was 1 AUD = 2 USD. It would only need to stay at that level long enough for all our orders to be placed online and payment sent. We could all have some very nice "Made in the USA" equipment under the christmas tree - Teve Vue, AstroPhysics, Bisque, FLI, SBIG, Planewave...
Well, ya can't wait for ever, I took the gamble and paid for my pending US gear and UK gear in full...I got 94.5 cents and 60.6p respectively..not bad considering ...if the rates get better..?..DOH for me and for those who wait...but if it gets worse...phew! . Parity one day you say?..hmm?, I hope so but too much of a gamble, may be waiting for ever, more likely to drop I recon?
and the dollar up can only help 
I check US prices regularly and the difference between last week's price and this week's price is only $10 ($340 as opposed to now $330). I'm no expert at understanding currency trends or associated lingo, just hoping it gets a bit cheaper - as the shipping cost of an extra $40 drags the price back up.
...if the rates get better..?..DOH 
for me and 
for those who wait...but if it gets worse...phew! 
