"Alan W. Craft" wrote:

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:43:53 -0400, Tom Royer ...reflected:

"Alan W. Craft" wrote:

On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 03:23:35 GMT, Excalibur ...reflected:

Greetings,

I am aware of general warnings about getting scopes from department stores etc.
but would make any difference if it was a Meade, specifically the Meade Polaris
AZ-D 60?

Would I be able to see the Saturn rings, 4 main moons in Jupiter etc?

Also, can't find specifications of this scope in www.meade.com ... probably not
a good sign.

Thanks very much,
Excalibur

Get something from Orion instead, as you'd stand a better chance
of not getting snookered; not that that's a high improbability with Orion,
however...

http://www.telescope.com/jump.jsp?it...Type=HOME_PAGE

...but stay away from...begin ominous music...the "Transporter"...

http://www.telescope.com/shopping/pr...rd=Transporter

I simply can't believe it! The darn thing's backordered!

Alan

Just out of curiosity, what's wrong with the Transporter?

Would that the bandwidth be spared.

To be sure, the mini-EQ table top mount could be a PITA
if you don't have a good stable platform to set it on, but
a 70mm f/5 that's as light as the Transporter could be a
good "grab and go" star sweeper.

One would get far more enjoyment out of this
one, as it's almost every bit as "grab 'n' go" as
the "Transporter", and $30 less to boot.

Certainly no one's THAT lazy...

http://www.telescope.com/shopping/pr...ProductID=5153

Out of my own curiousity, with what do you stargaze?

I have a Meade ETX125EC. Given my home geography, portability is extremely
important. The ETX is about as big as I can easily move around.



Alan

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