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Old March 24th 16, 03:56 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default So someone takes a cheap scope, puts some wood on it and....

On Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 10:46:06 AM UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:
wsnell01 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



Replicas like that will be cheap when 3D printing is a bit better.


Until then, here is a link to the manual:

http://www.philharrington.net/porter.pdf