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Old 29-07-2014, 04:31 PM
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Gondwana telescopes , congratulations Alex !

Woaw I nearly fell off my chair looking thru the May/June 2014 issue of the online Mag , 'Astronomy Technology Today' and here on page 22 is an article on Alexander Massey's 12 inch 'Marana' scope . Good luck Alex you look to have a world wide opening happening here , I wish you all the best mate , as I know you have worked hard on these and I know you will do us all proud .
Great looking telescope , up with the best I would say and very user friendly .

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Old 29-07-2014, 04:39 PM
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Yeah saw it at SPSP, nicely constructed and clever bit of kit too

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Old 29-07-2014, 04:53 PM
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Old 29-07-2014, 08:08 PM
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Thanks Brian, Mike and dear JJJ

And there is more to come soon

Took my two 12" Marana scopes up to Astrofest this last weekend. In the car I also had my 17.5" Karee dob too, along with all my camping gear, and a mate's gear too. A round trip of 2150km from Sydney.

Wanna see what two 12" dobs and a 17.5" dob looks like packed into a car with camping gear too? Have a look at the pics!
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Old 29-07-2014, 08:16 PM
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Congrats Alex, it does look a nice telescope. I am very appreciative of the advice and suggestions you made re the teflon pads etc a few weeks ago. Nice to see your efforts getting the recognition they deserve.

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Old 30-07-2014, 07:09 PM
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Wanna see what two 12" dobs and a 17.5" dob looks like packed into a car with camping gear too? Have a look at the pics!
Now THAT is impressive! Wow.
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Camping?!? ... you wusses slept in the bunks

Congrats Alex, beautiful scopes and I had some lovely views through them at AF, so thanks for that as always
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Now THAT is impressive! Wow.
I have to absolutely agree! Amazing, Alex!
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