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Old 01-01-2008, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Bucky1379 View Post
At the moment, the thing is sitting over in the corner mocking me. I bought it as a compact solution for use on holidays in the country and [/COLOR][/COLOR]it is fine for looking at the moon but will never give me even a half decent look at the planets by the look of it.

I think they say a man needs to be able to know when he is beaten.

Steve


It really is a shame that so many people get bitten by these rubbish scopes, scopes that will never perform to a reasonable standard. Some cheap scopes can be improved with a bit of work, esp the mount, but these short tube newtonians are almost universally condemned as a waste of money by anyone who knows what they are talking about.

Yep one needs to know when to cut ones losses and not throw good money at a lemon.

If you are looking for a compact, lightweight, and pleasant to use scope for travelling i can recommend this one with the caveat that you might want to upgrade the focuser.
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