It cost more money than I will ever have to acquire the "best" in this
hobby/obsession

Hi Martin:

Depends on what you consider the "best." IMHO, the BEST is very, very
reasonably price now. ;-)

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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