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Originally Posted by stringscope
Doug,
I wouldn't knock an old cardboard tube Starhopper. Having had the opportunity to compare 8" Starhopper next to steel tube 8" GSO side by side in middle of winter here in Canberra, I reckon they are OK
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The telescope I miss the most is my old Meade 200mm 'cardboard tube' Dob. Sure it only had a 1 1/4" plastic focusser and would become unbalenced when using heavy eyepieces but it was one great 'scope. All I have left to remember it by is the 25mm modified achromat e/p that came with the Dob.