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To: Prodigal Son
decent 80mm refractor for cheap

See here's your problem: you have three requirements here.


11 posted on 12/30/2003 1:01:51 PM PST by petuniasevan (Of course it's half eaten. You said you wanted the chef's salad.)
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12 posted on 12/30/2003 1:15:31 PM PST by PatrickHenry (Hic amor, haec patria est.)
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To: petuniasevan; Prodigal Son
Orion has a 90mm MAK for around a couple of hundred. More if you go for the equatorial mount.
29 posted on 12/30/2003 2:34:52 PM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: petuniasevan
See here's your problem: you have three requirements here.

Ach, it's not a problem. There is always somebody out there that went out and bought himself a Meade and then decided he didn't really like looking at the stars in the first place and just wants to sell the thing. A lot of grown men who have more money than they know how to properly spend have closets full of 'toys' like this. There's a lot of Meade 60mm scopes around here at the moment for around $100. I haven't seen any 80mm yet. I would buy something bigger- one of those nice 10" computerized Schmidt Cassegrains would be nice- but I move around too much to make it worth it. Maybe when I settle down...

I could buy a really cheap one, I suppose, but I do want a good look with whatever I do get. The local astronomy club meets every Friday here but the problem is, you can plan on Friday happening in Scotland or you can reckon you'll get a clear night every once in a while but planning for a clear Friday is pretty low percentage ;-)

31 posted on 12/30/2003 3:42:05 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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