APO Telescope - ORDERED

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by alan meehan

houghdini.......master illusionist,

"Watch him get out of his wife's handcaffs.............unscathed.... "

[prova]

APO has arrived - Delivery confirmed!

*pic to follow shortly*

[prova]

You saw it here first!

Upto the new owner if he wants me to open it and take some detailed pics or wait ..

[allan gould]

Customs may be suspicious with all these identical shipments from the same source. Hmmmmmm

[gbeal]

Originally Posted by prova

You saw it here first!

Upto the new owner if he wants me to open it and take some detailed pics or wait ..

If I was selling this like you seem to be, I'd definitely be opening it and making sure you were sending what the future owner thinks he/she is receiving.

[prova]

Originally Posted by gbeal

If I was selling this like you seem to be, I'd definitely be opening it and making sure you were sending what the future owner thinks he/she is receiving.

That's why the option is left to the new owner, we'll most likely open it here together.

[h0ughy (David)]

well mine arrived, have to open it later

[koputai (Jason)]

Pretty close on their 40 day estimate too!!

Come on, open it, open it !!

Cheers,
Jason.

[Tandum (Robin)]

Did they hit you up for duty and/or GST at the border?

[prova]

Few crappy pics.

[madtuna (Steve)]

bout damn time!!! been sitting here hitting the refresh button for the last 1/2 hour..wore a flat spot on my refresh finger.

[Terry B]

Mine isn't here yet.

[h0ughy (David)]

OK I couldnt help myself. This scope is just amazing on first glance. Blown me away - so far. The eyepieces look like the meade series 4000, the colour highlighting is the meade blue. I am stoked. It is top heavy for some reason LOL. The case is well made and sturdy. Mate for the $1130US I paid it is an absolute bargin!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bring on the clear skies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[h0ughy (David)]

and these

[h0ughy (David)]

and these

[allan gould]

Slight differences between yours and mine so far David. My spotting scope is all aluminium with no paint. Anodised black ends. Reticule is graduated with central circle at the meeting of the cross-hairs. The diagonal is an anodised Meade blue. Also the draw tube is not anodised but straight aluminium.
Brings a rush of blood to the head when you open that case.
Allan

[renormalised (Carl)]

Now all we need to see is some piccies from the beast, and we'll then see just how good it is....and how many others will buy one!!!

[kwkee]

Originally Posted by allan gould

Slight differences between yours and mine so far David. My spotting scope is all aluminium with no paint. Anodised black ends. Reticule is graduated with central circle at the meeting of the cross-hairs. The diagonal is an anodised Meade blue. Also the draw tube is not anodised but straight aluminium.
Brings a rush of blood to the head when you open that case.
Allan

Hi allan,

Was yours one of the earliest batches? Or is it the AstroTech 127?

[kwkee]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

OK I couldnt help myself. This scope is just amazing on first glance. Blown me away - so far. The eyepieces look like the meade series 4000, the colour highlighting is the meade blue. I am stoked. It is top heavy for some reason LOL. The case is well made and sturdy. Mate for the $1130US I paid it is an absolute bargin!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bring on the clear skies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Top heavy is not a bad thing. After adding the diagonal, eyepieces, cameras, etc, it will be just nice.

[allan gould]

Originally Posted by kwkee

Hi allan,

Was yours one of the earliest batches? Or is it the AstroTech 127?

Neither
Its a Prostar from Myastroshop. Do a search using dream scope and allan gould in this forum for photos. Looks more like the Astrotec 127mm than anything else - but there are differences.
David those eyepieces are an absolute dead ringer for the Meade 4000 series eyepieces. Now you now why these are being sold in Europe as Meade scopes.