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televue owners
Hello,
I am looking at the Televue refractors more and more lately.
It is a substantial investment and it looks like I will probably have to sell nearly all the rest of my gear to get one. Which at the moment does not appear to be easy - my megrez sat with 500 views and no responses for around 2 weeks before I withdrew it.
As far as my patterns, I am definitely a visual observer who steals 20-30 minutes from my family when I can. I like 'touristy' stuff - m42, 47 tuc, a very dense starfield (don't know the name) about 10-15 degrees up from the southern celestial pole and of course the planets. I love meteors (or maybe they are satelites - they move fast) when I chance upon them entering the atmosphere.
I hardly use my dob, but I just can't bring myself to sell that as it was the first gift that my wife gave me when I entered this hobby. Funnily enough, it is my Zenithstar66 on a tr188 tripod that gets the most use. Probably because of the ad hoc nature of my time.
It was when I recently got a 6" Black Diamond maksutov on an HEQ5 mount that I realised that I am not a sit for hours type and that this purchase was a mistake. Sort of annoying too - nothing worse than spending 2K on something you just know you will never use.
I would like some 'hands on' opinions from televue owners regarding their experiences with either the 76 or the 85. I am leaning towards a 76 on a telepod at the moment, due to my experience with the portability and sheer ease to set up of the Zenithstar.
Also, any tips for selling as I was a little disappointed with the lack of response for the Megrez 90. I had it priced at 1K which I thought was reasonable based on the sale of a Zenithstar 80 for $850 a month or two before I tried to sell mine.
The stuff I wil be looking to move will be a Zenithstar 66 with tr188 tripod, Megrez 90 with portamount and argo navis fitted, and 6" Black Diamond mak with HEQ5 mount as well as a set of Meade SWAs and a WO binoviewer kit.
Also, please no responses of the "get a bigger dob" variety - I want this to be my last purchase for at least a year and I know if I get the 'best' gear that suits my habits, I will be better off in the long run.
Thanks for reading,
Matt
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