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Old 13-04-2008, 03:38 PM
§AB
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SFlySnuka:

I suggest you RUN from those ebay 150/1400 scopes. Those things have some of the worst reputation of any scope and often have cheap, flimsy plastic parts and that infamous correcter lens in the focuser with allows a 1400mm focal length in a short tube. Those inbuilt barlows reduce image quality and make collimation a royal pain up da backside.

Here's a review of one of these things: http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1105

For $500-600 you can get a nice quality 6-8" EQ mounted newt or a 8-10" dob from Bintel or Andrews.
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