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Old 22-11-2013, 09:39 AM
glend (Glen)
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Best Travel Telescope??

I love my big dobs but they are a pain (in the back) when it comes to travelling, and they take up massive amounts of room in my vehicle. I am looking for a good travel scope that I can take on the road, maybe on longer touring trips to remote parts of Australia, as opposed to astro camps where the big dob would go. What are the choices?

I quick Goggle finds the Celestron 70 Travel Scope as one example. Ideally I'd like a scope that does not require collimation every time I get it out of the vehicle (like a collapsible dob would), has a limiting magnitude of at least 11 or more , and doesn't take up much room. What are people using? Have you travelled Australia with a scope, and have views on this? Let me know.

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