Neaf

[beren]

Some intersting reading and pics at cloudynights about a equipment expo/forum currently being held in the states , worth checking out .....Televue {Al Nagler} williams Optics , the sinister people from Meade corp etc etc

http://www.cloudynights.com/images/pano_small.jpg

http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1050

[seeker372011]

The size and scale of these things amazes me. Plus the side shows....

Al Nagler was there autographing TeleVue baseball caps...Rob Gendler was there selling autographed prints of his deep space images ..

[trufflehunter]

Like a computer fair for astro-nerds! I'd hate to think what my bank account would look like if I went to one!

[robin]

Is there anything here in Oz that remotely compares to this,even on a much scaled down size?Me thinks not but wouldn't it be gr8!

[iceman]

The SPSP is probably the closest, but even then it's not even a fraction of the size of that thing.. and there weren't any discounts at the market stalls (except for a 25% discount off AS&T subscription).

They were very disappointing, I expected much more in terms of deals.. plus, there were only around 10 different companies selling their warez.

[seeker372011]

There's an article on the 2005 NEAF on the Sky & Telescope web site at
http://skyandtelescope.com/printable/news/article_1503.asp

[toetoe]

Some nice looking gear at that expo, i would have to go these sort of places with empty pockets or ther would be hell to pay with the other half.

[[1ponders]]

I'm just thankful it doesn't happen here:scared: :family2: :scared: