senortim
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Reged: 12/27/08
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Someone in this thread suggested that the Racine company had not been finalized. Does anyone know for sure? $15 would be a fine price in my opinion. I'd pay $50 if the hype and the reality are in close proximity. (Although, if they were $50, I wouldn't buy them for my nieces and nephews.) 
BTW, OT, we're going to Chabot for my son's birthday. He'll love it and I will, too. Very psyched.
--Tim
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tcs
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Reged: 02/06/09
Posts: 13
Loc: racine wi
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The Racine company is finalized.
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richard7
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/02/07
Posts: 1540
Loc: Sacramento
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More inticement .
And a Quote.
"The Galileoscope debuted at the opening of the IYA in Paris a few weeks ago, but it will be available for orders starting this week".
THIS WEEK!
 
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Richard Trost
Orion 130st, Ioptron e/r80
Meade 10x50, Konusvue 20x80, Zhumell Tachiyon 25x100
Coffee thermos and cup
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senortim
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Awesome! Making my list now... 
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PiperKev
super member
Reged: 12/19/06
Posts: 161
Loc: Grafton, OH
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Ordering went live tonight!! I've got my order in!!
Cheers,
Kevin
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Orion SkyQuest XT6 Classic
Sears 4-6333 60mm f/15 refractor
50mm f/10 "Galileoscope" refractor w/Daisy Electronic Point Sight finder
TeleVue Plossls: 32mm, 11mm
Orion Sirius Plossls: 25mm, 20mm, 10mm
Astro-Tech Paradigm 15mm
Celestron Ultima 2x barlow
Orion LaserMate Deluxe + Meade 126 2x barlow
Telrad
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hinode
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Reged: 02/18/09
Posts: 14
Loc: Cambridge, MA (USA)
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I also ordered one: the Galileoscope comes at 15.00 $ plus 8.95 $ S/H (at least for shipping to Massachusetts). The shipping fee is a bit steep, but if I like it I will buy some more for my friends.
Technical specs from the website:
50 mm diameter f/10, one 20 mm ocular, one Barlow lens 2x, 1 1/4 barrel.
No tripod included in the kit.
Ciao,
Paolo
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sarastro
sage
Reged: 08/12/04
Posts: 402
Loc: Seattle
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Looks like the site is down, is it galileoscope.org or am I looking at the wrong site?
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sarastro
sage
Reged: 08/12/04
Posts: 402
Loc: Seattle
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Site is up.
Got my order in. This will make a great project for me and my son.
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tcs
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Reged: 02/06/09
Posts: 13
Loc: racine wi
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Hi All,
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richard7
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/02/07
Posts: 1540
Loc: Sacramento
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FYI.
https://www.galileoscope.org/gs/
Just ordered.
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Richard Trost
Orion 130st, Ioptron e/r80
Meade 10x50, Konusvue 20x80, Zhumell Tachiyon 25x100
Coffee thermos and cup
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tcs
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Reged: 02/06/09
Posts: 13
Loc: racine wi
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The site is up and running. Lets pass the word and see how many of these bad boys we can get out there. This is a nice scope at a great price and it will really help the cause if we can spread the word in any way possible. The budget is tight and we would like to get thousands of less fortunate kids around the world these scopes. And the only way to get that done is buy spreading the word. (and I know it's *BLEEP* times) Thank y'all very much Tom Smith
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senortim
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Reged: 12/27/08
Posts: 21
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Yippee! Got my order in. Excited to get it, put it together, and give it a whirl.
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PiperKev
super member
Reged: 12/19/06
Posts: 161
Loc: Grafton, OH
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I think we broke it again...
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Orion SkyQuest XT6 Classic
Sears 4-6333 60mm f/15 refractor
50mm f/10 "Galileoscope" refractor w/Daisy Electronic Point Sight finder
TeleVue Plossls: 32mm, 11mm
Orion Sirius Plossls: 25mm, 20mm, 10mm
Astro-Tech Paradigm 15mm
Celestron Ultima 2x barlow
Orion LaserMate Deluxe + Meade 126 2x barlow
Telrad
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randtek
Under the radar
Reged: 06/18/05
Posts: 1075
Loc: Central Indiana
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Anyone know if there is a break on the $8.95 shipping charge if you buy more than one?
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Randy
Gravity: It's not just a good idea, its the law!
¡ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ 
SkyQuest XT10
Homebuilt Surplus Shed 102mm f8.8 refractor
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tsk
newbie
Reged: 10/03/08
Posts: 2
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Quote:
Anyone know if there is a break on the $8.95 shipping charge if you buy more than one?
There appears to be. I read the price varies based on location (I'm in Wisconsin so I probably get the cheapest rate, but Indiana should be about the same). I ordered 6 of them and my shipping was $28.50.
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randtek
Under the radar
Reged: 06/18/05
Posts: 1075
Loc: Central Indiana
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Thanks tsk. And let me be the first to welcome you to Cloudy Nights. You have found the best astronomy resource on the internet. Come back often, and feel free to ask lots of questions. You will rarely be able to stump this group! 
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Randy
Gravity: It's not just a good idea, its the law!
¡ʎɐqǝ uo pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ɐ ʎnq ı ǝɯıʇ ʇsɐן ǝɥʇ sı sıɥʇ
SkyQuest XT10
Homebuilt Surplus Shed 102mm f8.8 refractor
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richard7
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/02/07
Posts: 1540
Loc: Sacramento
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Quote:
Anyone know if there is a break on the $8.95 shipping charge if you buy more than one?
From what I remember there is, at 100.
So, order a lot.
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Richard Trost
Orion 130st, Ioptron e/r80
Meade 10x50, Konusvue 20x80, Zhumell Tachiyon 25x100
Coffee thermos and cup
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BSJ
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Reged: 12/22/08
Posts: 95
Loc: Grand Isle, VT
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I ordered one, donated one.
Order 914. Which I assume means less than 1000 orders have been placed...
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Brian S. Johnson
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Zhumell Z10D, Orion ST80
8-24mm Hyperion Zoom
8mm, 17mm, 21mm Baader Hyperion 14mm & 28mm Fine Tune Rings
OPT OIII, Baader Fringe killer, Baader Moon & Sky Glow
Nikon 10x50 Action Extreme
StarDust Observing Chair
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hinode
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Reged: 02/18/09
Posts: 14
Loc: Cambridge, MA (USA)
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Quote:
I ordered one, donated one.
Order 914. Which I assume means less than 1000 orders have been placed...
Which, in 2 or 3 days that the site has been open without a lot of advertisement, seems a respectable number...
Ciao,
Paolo
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senortim
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Reged: 12/27/08
Posts: 21
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Yeah, I ordered Friday and was just shy of order 400, so that's something like 350 to 400 orders per day. Pretty good! And I'm guessing that most of us have ordered more than one scope. I'd be curious to know how many of these early orders are the big, institutional ones.
--Tim
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