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Hi Steve,
Well, wider than the Panoptic 35 (field 119 minutes) I've got these on my list:
Panoptic 41: Field 139 ~$659
Meade 5000 SWA 40: Field 136 ~$495
Vixen LVW 42: Field 151 ~$???
TMB Paragon 40: Field 136 ~$299
U.O. Mk70 40: Field 140 ~$295
W.O. SWA 40: Field 140 ~$159
The Panoptic is probably the pick of the bunch, but a bit spendy.
I've heard mostly bad reports of the Meade 5000 family, so it'd be worth spending the bit extra on the Panoptic.
The Vixen LVW I don't know much about, but suspect 42mm is getting close to seeing the spider.
I think the W.O. is probably too cheap, unless others can recommend it?
So I think at the moment it's between the TMB Paragon and the U.O. Mk70.
Does anyone have experience with either of these? Or recommendations on the others?
Cheers,
Jason.
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