Wow, 75mm huh , I think you were much better off than most of us who only managed 50mm or 60mm at most when we were in P6 ... rich kid huh
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How to test a new scope?
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I only bought my first scope, an Eduscience 114mm reflector from Toys R Us 2 years ago when I first re-kindled my astronomy interest. I chose the one with the biggest aperture and the most expensive one (I think it cost $180 or so) and of course, silly me, that "X525 magnification! " really helped in the decision .harlequin2902 wrote:Wow, 75mm huh , I think you were much better off than most of us who only managed 50mm or 60mm at most when we were in P6 ... rich kid huh
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What a mess it was and I returned it after 2 days for a full refund.
Bought an ETX90 within 2 months and did not look back since...
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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.
Learnt as much as I could (never touched a scope before) before I returned it 7 days later for a full refund...
Hmm.. which brings an evil thought to mind... for those who really want to see how 'wonderful' these scopes are, why don't you just go ahead and buy them, check them out, make sure not to damage anything, cook up some excuse and return it in 7 days (don't forget) for a refund!
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.
Learnt as much as I could (never touched a scope before) before I returned it 7 days later for a full refund...
Hmm.. which brings an evil thought to mind... for those who really want to see how 'wonderful' these scopes are, why don't you just go ahead and buy them, check them out, make sure not to damage anything, cook up some excuse and return it in 7 days (don't forget) for a refund!
ya.. i think so too.. is just like the pets.. they like it just for a short while then abandon them liao.. so cruel..Grievous wrote:I wonder how many people went for the Toy'r'us scope during the Mars craze. And those who bought a quite-decent scope and used it once to view mars and chuck it under their junk....
Poor scopes.
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Leslie
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Leslie
*Owner of Antares 93mm Achromat Refractor*
-10.11.03-
*Owner of Takahashi SKY 90 Fluorite Doublet Apochromat Refractor*
-25.03.06-