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Hi yes there are no real ‘dedicated’ astro shops in Auckland.
There are some retailers that sell some optical equipment.
1/ At the ‘One Tree Hill’ observatory [which has a 20 in. Zeiss Cassegrain for public use] there is a shop that sells GSO products.
The can bring in most GSO dobs and accessories.
2/ 'Camera and Camera' in Queen St. sell some basic departmental type telescopes and they tend to overcharge.
3/ 'Jacobs' in Birkenhead on the North Shore sell various new and second equipment.
4/ 'Trade Me' which is our popular on line auction site is your best bet.
I have brought many an instrument on line, it is generally safe and secure.
At present they have a variety on scopes including a new Televue-76, a TV-85, various new Skywatcher scopes including a EON ED66, a ED80 and ED120, an Orion ED100 [which was mine ], there are also various Dobs. from Sky watcher and GSO up to 16 in. some with GOTO.
There is also a new 16in. Meade SCT Goto for $30.000 or so - if you have deep pockets.
Often you can but a quality scope for a decent price.
I have brought most of my scopes on line with ‘Trade Me’ including a S.V. 80 Night Hawk, an Orion ED80, ED100, a WO 66ED and a Meade 8in SCT.
Chris
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