[noeyedeer (Matt)]

hi everyone,
well my story starts when 8" GSOs were cheap ($350) a few months ago. at that time, I couldn't afford it (yeah I know its cheap as chips, I'm spewing I couldn't buy one then). so checking Andrews daily, I notice the price going up in the last month, so the 8" became $499 ... and I look at the price of the 10", and it is $549.

seemed strange, so I email to confirm the price, it was legit, so I forked out the extra 50 bucks (who wouldn't) for 2 inches more. I'm glad I did.
I checked the website today and now the 10" is pushing the $649 barrier.

A week later it arrived (yesterday) and so far I am very happy with my purchase. I finally saw Centaurus A, which had eluded me and my 4.5" reflector recently, but more astonishing was the resolution in Omega Centauri. I knew that would happen, but wow! even my nephews/nieces were blown away at that big ball of stars, and they usually pester me to look at Saturn or the moon.

all I can say I'm happy and I hope the optics aren't out too much ... which I have posted in another thread ..

thanks for reading. and for us SE Qlders, I've brought good weather! *touch wood*

matt