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Old 08-12-2011, 12:11 PM
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rainwatcher (Peter)
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Location: Sunbury, Vic. and Talairan, France
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I will add my twopennorth. I wish I had spent all the money I had to buy a scope on a really good mount. I made my first 8" newtonian 30 years ago for about $300 and it still performs superbly on a dob. I then spent a small fortune on a C8 with a basic wedge, my missues still mentions it. Good mounts and good scopes are cheap now compared to 30 years ago, and Celestron in particular seemed to have a license to print money. Now I am retired and cannot afford a good mount I struggle with a wedge. I have great fun and i enjoy the challenge but my astro-photography suffers.
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