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30-06-2008, 06:51 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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30-06-2008, 07:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jen
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Bit harsh ....
Maybe he's jealous of the telescope ??
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30-06-2008, 07:07 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian Robinson
Bit harsh ....
Maybe he's jealous of the telescope ??
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 i think he could be jealous of the scope i spend more nite time out with the scope than i do in bed hehehe 
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11-07-2008, 11:49 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Gold Coast QLD
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Not all that bad. I lucked into a sale day to vault myself into the hobby, I wandered into and ABC shop and spotted a Celestron GT 4" marked down 70%!! $1400 down to $400.00 (although that seems the going rate in the classifieds here) Next came the 10" Dob, @ $550.00, Meade EP set also @ $550.00, about $300.00 worth filters, magazines and charts, $30.00 on a good compass, $0.00 on Stellarium, and finally about $110.00 on a 3x Barlow. My lovely wife spotted some 10x30 Binos at the OP shop and brought them home for me. Just under 2K, and seeing things I didnt know existed. Heaps better value than a new flat telly, I'd rather the kids come out and watch the wonders in the sky than Big Brother. It's a good and healthy hobby!
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11-07-2008, 02:05 PM
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4000 post club member
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Location: Melbourne
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Have to have a bit of a chuckle at the poll options.
About 10G worth at my place.
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11-07-2008, 04:16 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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22-07-2008, 03:57 PM
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Its only a column of dust
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Iceland
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$0 because I can't freaking use 'em 
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22-07-2008, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
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Self Gratification
Is this another post aimed at self gratification? Sure know what Hagar is talking about!! 
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07-08-2008, 01:19 AM
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Widefield wuss
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Caboolture, Australia
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being proud of your equipment is hardly self gratification...
Nobody here is gloating about who has the biggest and best.. the thread was initially started ( as stated on the first page ) to show the broad spread of peoples equipment...
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16-10-2008, 10:19 PM
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Location: Western Australia
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I saw an American amatuer advertising a 31" RC on the net the other day for $275,000. He also offered his observatory for sale if anyone could afford the mountain top hideaway in Utah.
It's one of those hobbies where you often start off small and then continue to buy the best you can afford just like boat owners, sports car enthusiasts, serious bike riders.
Self gratification hogwash, I think it's more a case of pride in what you have and a dream of having more.
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19-10-2008, 07:24 AM
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Cheap Astronomy
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Canberra
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Where I come in
Enjoy your hobby without remortgaging your house - Cheap Astronomy
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21-10-2008, 10:08 PM
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Moderator
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NEWCASTLE NSW Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cheap Astronomy
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STeve - eventually mate you have to spend a dollar to save a few
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21-10-2008, 10:37 PM
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Where is the dark?
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Dandenong Nth, VIC
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I think most enries in this thread prior to the US stockmarket crash may need to re-value their estimates to todays prices if they had to replace.
The 10" dob I bought is up by approx $250.00 from my purchase earlier this year. 
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28-10-2008, 11:37 AM
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Widefield wuss
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Grant, I was looking at that just yesterday.... I got in just in time to buy all my gear, as prices are up by about 20% almost across the board..
C11 - Up by $300
QHY8 - Up by $300
M102 - Up by $170
EQ6 - Up by $580
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28-10-2008, 07:47 PM
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Moving to Pandora
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29-10-2008, 02:53 PM
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Location: Melbourne
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My Mewlon 250 has almost doubled in value in A$ terms in the last month.
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14-11-2008, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Warrnambool
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Good glass dosen't age, nor the value, what one sees in the $1000.00 scope today, he/she will see in the $1000.00 scope in thirty years time.
Nothing changes.
Leon 
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14-11-2008, 11:30 PM
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With a darned great crack in the corrector of a discontinued model C11, mine's worth oh, about nothing....
Baz.
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18-11-2008, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Perth,Australia
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I bought a CELESTRON ASTROMASTER 130 EQ about three weeks ago, costing $449.
However, I find it hasn't polar axis telescope in its equatorial mounting, so it cannot navigate objects accurately, I feel defficult to use.
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03-12-2008, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Hidden Valley AZ, USA
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My first post here, from the USA...
Everything I own I bought used, Byers Ultima C8 with the Advanced Astromaster, a 2inch Williams optics Focuser, Losmandy counterweights, Not including eyepieces and imaging gear...around $1600 US. Not quite understanding how or why some folks collect gear, I just want stuff that will bring me closer to the stars
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