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EventHorizonMD
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I am awaiting the arrival of my ETX-125PE too. Should arrive any day. I can't wait. Fortunately, here in Arizona clouds aren't much of a problem. Thinking of taking the new scope up to Flagstaff to get away from the light pollution here in Phoenix.
I have been using an Orion 6" Dobsonian for several years and am not sure what to expect in terms of comparison. Hope I'm not disappointed!
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Swamp Fox
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I am awaiting the arrival of my ETX-125PE too. Should arrive any day. I can't wait. Fortunately, here in Arizona clouds aren't much of a problem. Thinking of taking the new scope up to Flagstaff to get away from the light pollution here in Phoenix.
I have been using an Orion 6" Dobsonian for several years and am not sure what to expect in terms of comparison. Hope I'm not disappointed!
Welcome to the forum, and congratulations on the new scope!!
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Treehopper
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Welcome Kevin! Sounds like quite a few folks jumped on the 125's this week! Congratulations, and looking forward to hearing your comparison with the dobbie. I envy your conditions...here in the overcast Northeast, especially this summer, we're getting unprecedented views of the bottom of clouds. 
Keep us posted! Clear skies to you!
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Celestron FirstScope 76mm Mini-dob
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john D
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I am awaiting the arrival of my ETX-125PE too. Should arrive any day. I can't wait. Fortunately, here in Arizona clouds aren't much of a problem. Thinking of taking the new scope up to Flagstaff to get away from the light pollution here in Phoenix.
I have been using an Orion 6" Dobsonian for several years and am not sure what to expect in terms of comparison. Hope I'm not disappointed!
welcome to CN Kevin! congrats on the scope. hope you post pictures and a first light report!! 
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EventHorizonMD
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Loc: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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Thanks everyone. I'm looking forward to participating in the forum!!
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john D
All you have to do is ask!!
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Thanks everyone. I'm looking forward to participating in the forum!!
well we didn't have a choise to welcome you Kevin, its a rule! if we don't the MODS ban us from CN for a whole day!  
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EventHorizonMD
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Reged: 08/05/08
Posts: 5
Loc: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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Wow. Seems rather Draconian to me, but I will accept it nonetheless. BTW, I was wondering if anyone has an opinion about the Questar 3.5" scope. Quite a bit more expensive than the Meade ETX, but I have an opportunity to save about 50% off retail on a used one.
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john D
All you have to do is ask!!
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Wow. Seems rather Draconian to me, but I will accept it nonetheless.
 Kevin , i was just playing around with you. warming up the newbie! you will get use to it.
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Meade LXD55 mount
Philips SPC900NC webcam
Some Accessories!
My Blog
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Joe Cipriano
Entropy Personified
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Thanks everyone. I'm looking forward to participating in the forum!!
well we didn't have a choise to welcome you Kevin, its a rule! if we don't the MODS ban us from CN for a whole day!
I am NOT that evil!
No, really - I'm not.
Kevin - Welcome to CN.
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In the Land of Eternal Light Pollution & Great Pizza (Chicago)
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Meade 208xt, SBIG ST-4
D70 (modified)
CGE (way modified)
A Wife who understands (unmodified)
Some other stuff...
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ColoHank
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Posts: 516
Loc: western Colorado
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I have a cousin who was a member, way back when, of the team responsible for determining the best location for the observatory on Mauna Kea. They used Questars as reference instruments to test the quality of "seeing" at various places along the crater rim. A Questar is admittedly pricey considering its relatively limited aperture, so when I was trying to decide whether or not to buy one, I gave him a call. I followed his advice then and pass it along to you now: Go for it!
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modified Bogen 3030 w/ homebuilt wedge
Homebuilt Galileo scope and very large and ugly homemade tripod
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