well i am a bit scared to come back to the forum for help...
well i chickened out of the ebay scope, got cold feet about spending the money on something i cant see physically, it being 8 years old, and then of course the postage was a bit of a killer....really think if i was going to spend around $600+ then it would be more sensible to buy the bd 127mak from York ($650 and a few decent eps, 6 yr warranty and after sales service)
i found this locally, at least not too far.
http://www.myastroshop.com.au/produc...sp?id=MAS-066A
York also have a 90Mak for $339 which sounds good
Saxon M10014EQ3 Maksutov Cassegrain
http://www.ozscopes.com.au/cassegrain-telescope-saxon-m10014eq3.html $395 + free colour filter set
this one seems good to me, a bit bigger than the 90mm, not sure how significant that is? Plus the free filter set.
AOE100M 100mm x 1400mm Maksutov Cassegrain telescope. Comes complete with EQ7 German equatorial mount mount and aluminium field tripod, 8 x 21 finderscope, two good quality 1.25" plossl eyepieces and 90degree diagonal mirror. ALSO $399 seems to be a good setup
is the vixen the best option/good value? anyone have experience with any of these?
cheers
janine