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Old March 15th 16, 03:40 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
RichA[_6_]
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Default Department Store Telescope Example

On Monday, 14 March 2016 09:20:00 UTC-4, wrote:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Celestron-...scope/41579411

(I have no comments about it.)


Reading the reviews, it's clear that a few are 100% CLUELESS about observing, which is how some are. Likely never read a thing about it prior to purchase. Plagued by a mediocre scope, only the really curious will survive it.. The $17 Vivitar and Barska scopes are the bottom-end stuff. However, for those willing to forgo this junk, Meade sells a 90mm refractor on a reasonable alt-az mount for $220.00 now.

http://www.meade.com/infinity-90mm-a...refractor.html

It even looks like a department store scope so it won't confuse the unwashed.