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Old 02-05-2011, 01:10 PM
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Or this:
http://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/...-Crayford.html

I believe 'Marc' has the Sharpstar version and is very happy with it.
I am after a portable set-up also.
While the SV90 was neck and neck, after a fair bit of digging I settled on the TS because:

-First rate reviews and an almost perfect test on www.astroforen.de
-Weight. Very light for the extra 10mm over an 80. Approx. the same as the Orion CF T80.
-Price (around $AU1400 posted) was 1/2 the Stellarvue's.
As you don't have to pay the 19% VAT - you can afford "express" delivery!
-Same lens as the SV and the QC from TS is very high. You can ask them to star test it for you.

Despite its fanatical following (particularly amoung 'twitchers') I found that the TV85 showed more colour than I was prepared to accept in a $2000 scope. It's very slight, I grant you but still noticably there. It manifests mostly on the Lunar limb and bright objects such as Venus, Jupiter and Sirius.

Just my 2 cents.
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