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Old 12-01-2013, 12:36 AM
LAW (Murphy)
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Originally Posted by Allan_L View Post
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Ah! Murphy you just beat me.
BTW: The scope appears to be a parabolic Newtonian Reflector, not a refractor.
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Originally Posted by Scorpius51 View Post
Hi Mitchell, Welcome to IIS!

If you just wish to observe visually & casually, then a Dobsonian mounted 150mm (6") reflector would be much better and cheaper purchase.

A GS 200mm (8") Dob can be purchased for $399 - cheaper, more aperture, a better scope and easy to use.

Cheers
John
Oh sorry, didn't realise it was a reflector, I agree, you're probably better off with an 8" Dob then. Excellent for visual use but less suited to astrophotography so it's a personal choice. I have an EQ mount because I want to take photos but Dobs are easier to point at what you want to look at.
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