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Old March 24th 16, 03:10 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
RichA[_6_]
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Default So someone takes a cheap scope, puts some wood on it and....

On Thursday, 24 March 2016 05:55:18 UTC-4, wrote:
On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 1:16:53 AM UTC-4, RichA wrote:
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1288...=sr_gallery_17


Then there's this:

http://www.gardentelescopes.com/

How much does it cost? If you have to ask, you can't afford it:

http://www.hammacher.com/Product/Default.aspx?sku=12346

(The replica uses a mirror diagonal instead of a prism and has improved bearings, IIRC.)

http://www.gardentelescopes.com/in-the-news.html


That's a good one. One the same screen, "160x binoculars."