14" GOTO Dob for USD$2,700 (before shipping)

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Re: 14" GOTO Dob for USD$2,700 (before shipping)

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Wah... siang ka pager... [smilie=angel.gif]

Tube dobs are definately better due to convenience of setup but large truss dobs are a good compromise. Aperture is important for galaxy hunting! Hence, Mr Au's Ultima is best... easy to setup and accurate goto. Problem solved.
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Re: 14" GOTO Dob for USD$2,700 (before shipping)

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chuangyee wrote:Wah... siang ka pager... [smilie=angel.gif]

Tube dobs are definately better due to convenience of setup but large truss dobs are a good compromise. Aperture is important for galaxy hunting! Hence, Mr Au's Ultima is best... easy to setup and accurate goto. Problem solved.
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Re: 14" GOTO Dob for USD$2,700 (before shipping)

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Is anyone bringing such systems in? I would like to get something like this to go cruise the Universe.
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