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by chrisyeo
Thu Oct 09, 2003 1:04 am
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: Anyone has any experience with shipping scopes from US?
Replies: 29
Views: 16886

yah.. I actually don't mind, coz my main factor is cost.
by chrisyeo
Wed Oct 08, 2003 11:01 pm
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: Anyone has any experience with shipping scopes from US?
Replies: 29
Views: 16886

Hi Vin snr, Is USPS airmail the cheapest? What about its economy (surface) service? I checked and its $200 compared to $76, quite a diff to me. Do companies offer that option? Another possibility I'm considering is ask a friend who is returning next month from Michigan. Has anyone had any experience...
by chrisyeo
Wed Oct 08, 2003 10:26 pm
Forum: Buy and Sell
Topic: Anyone has any experience with shipping scopes from US?
Replies: 29
Views: 16886

Anyone has any experience with shipping scopes from US?

Does anyone has any experience with shipping scopes from US and is willing to help me?

Please contact me via email if you are!

I'm considering either a celestron 114 firstscope going at $139usd or a ETX90ra at $169usd, but am having trouble figuring out how to bring it into Singapore.

Thanks!
by chrisyeo
Wed Oct 08, 2003 9:46 pm
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: How to test a new scope?
Replies: 41
Views: 24002

Lol... On a whim a few months back, and before I joined Singastro, I paid $130 for an edu-science 60mm.. the barlow didn't work, max. mag. of 215 my ass, m7 was fuzzy and very dim and was about the only thing I could see(moon wasn't out). Willing to bet my last dollar that Galileo's scope was better...
by chrisyeo
Wed Oct 08, 2003 9:26 pm
Forum: General Astronomy
Topic: small scope section
Replies: 21
Views: 13533

I have been looking for 'a list of BEST OBJECTS to see for small scopes' for a friend who just bought a second hand 4.5 inch Newtonian reflector but cannot really find such a website. Anyone has any idea whether such a list exists? Chris Hi. I'm curious about your friend's 4.5" newtonian. Can ...