[mental4astro (Alexander)]

Hi all,

I'm after a little reflector, in the 114 (4.5") range, with a short focal length, as I'd like to make a little dob for my kids. They are excited about my involvment with things astro and ask me everytime to allow them to join me on outings to dark sites and help me out with rebuilding my big dob, and so I'd like to make them their own dobbie.

I'm aware of the short comings of most 114 short focal length scopes, but as it will be a low power scope, its optical issues won't be a big deal, and I'd rather give a disused scope a good new home.

So, a little 114X500 would be great. If it has a finder and one or two 1.25" eyepieces, great. I don't need a mount, but I'll take it if it makes things easier to move. Can anyone help?

I'm in Sydney.

Cheers

Mental.