Advice for first telescope

antares2063 · Post by **antares2063** » Wed May 20, 2015 12:44 pm

I stay in bedok; sometimes we do obbing at Joo chiat area aka Haig Girls School Field.

I dont drive but im able to bring scope setup via bus to that location (bus 33)

regards
Junwei

Great Red Spot · Post by **Great Red Spot** » Wed May 20, 2015 10:27 pm

http://www.telescope.com/Orion-StarBlas ... 102011.uts

Hardwarezone · Post by **Hardwarezone** » Thu May 21, 2015 12:00 am

Orion always cheap out on the focuser at equivalent pricepoint to skywatcher. [smilie=bad-atmosphere.gif]

Great Red Spot · Post by **Great Red Spot** » Thu May 21, 2015 12:19 am

Hardwarezone wrote:Orion always cheap out on the focuser at equivalent pricepoint to skywatcher.

Yes ..... protect the focuser at all cost!

Hardwarezone · Post by **Hardwarezone** » Thu May 21, 2015 12:27 am

Great Red Spot wrote:
Hardwarezone wrote:Orion always cheap out on the focuser at equivalent pricepoint to skywatcher.
Yes ..... protect the focuser at all cost!

I don't get what you mean ....

I was referring to skywatcher being able to offer 5 & 6 inch newts with 2Inch crayford at the same price as orion offering 1.25 rack & pinion

Great Red Spot · Post by **Great Red Spot** » Thu May 21, 2015 12:43 am

Oic. I meant the Orion newt focusers are made of plastic and breaks easily (see http://www.scopereviews.com/page1ae.html).

SingAstro

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