dmdouglass
super member
Reged: 12/23/07
Posts: 144
Loc: Tempe, AZ
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I recall signing up for an "email alert" on the web page, for when they would be available. The only "alert" I got was here... And I am thankful for that. Got my order for 5 of those guys in as order (about) 98.
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David M. Douglass
Tempe, Arizona
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erick
member
Reged: 11/21/07
Posts: 77
Loc: Bacchus Marsh, Australia
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Has any one else from outside North America calculated the shipping cost. To Australia we are being quoted, for each scope, pretty well the price of the scope for shipping. That plus current exchange rate turns a US$15 scope into an almost A$50 scope. Too much, sadly. A$25-30 we could cope with.
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senortim
member
Reged: 12/27/08
Posts: 21
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I didn't get an alert either (yet). So thanks to all of you here for giving me the heads up!
Edited by senortim (02/24/09 01:21 AM)
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PiperKev
super member
Reged: 12/19/06
Posts: 161
Loc: Grafton, OH
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Same here, I signed up for the alert, but got nada. I only found out that they were available to order by going to the web page. I was order #70!! ;-D
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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senortim
member
Reged: 12/27/08
Posts: 21
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I'll bet we are all the beta testers for their ordering system and that we'll get announcements of availability in a week or two. (Who knows, maybe we'll all buy more!) 
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vliegnerd
member
Reged: 01/26/09
Posts: 16
Loc: Gouda, NL
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Has any one else from outside North America calculated the shipping cost.
To Europe/NL shipping is $19.
I bought two scopes for $50. Thanks to the favorable exchange rate, the scopes are still affordable even with shipping.
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richard7
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/02/07
Posts: 1540
Loc: Sacramento
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More info on production and shipping.
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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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daniel_h
sage
Reged: 03/08/08
Posts: 482
Loc: VIC, Australia
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The shipping is costly, but most things are costly fromUS to australia - will probablybuy a couple -one for the kids, another to keep as a momento
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regal 10x42, 10x50ultras, 15x70 ultras, 20x80
Oly e-500, vixen 100/1000 with 0.965"/1.25",
2 old sturdy tripods for the bins (slik & velbon)
zeiss f5.6 refractor/lens (under construction)
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erick
member
Reged: 11/21/07
Posts: 77
Loc: Bacchus Marsh, Australia
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The shipping is costly, but most things are costly fromUS to australia - will probablybuy a couple -one for the kids, another to keep as a momento
I reckon it is being shipped from China!
OK, I'll weaken and buy two. 
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richard7
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/02/07
Posts: 1540
Loc: Sacramento
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The scopes are being assembled in Racine Wisc. USA.
Little doubt the optics come from China though.
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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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StarStuff1
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 04/01/07
Posts: 970
Loc: South of the Mason-Dixon Line
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So? China can make optics as good as one is willing to pay for. Cheap and decent or a little more for even better stuff.
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Tools that make objects very far away appear much closer than they actually are.
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erick
member
Reged: 11/21/07
Posts: 77
Loc: Bacchus Marsh, Australia
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The scopes are being assembled in Racine Wisc. USA.
Little doubt the optics come from China though.
Thanks for the advice, Richard. OK, I've ordered two.
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George N
professor emeritus
Reged: 05/19/06
Posts: 672
Loc: Binghamton & Indian Lake NY
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So? China can make optics as good as one is willing to pay for. Cheap and decent or a little more for even better stuff.
Didn’t Galileo steal the idea of the telescope from the Chinese?
No, wait…… I’m confusing telescopes with the fact that the Italians stole spaghetti from the Chinese….. 
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George N
Obsession 20
Optical Guidance Systems 10" F/9 R-C Cass
6" F/5 & 8" F/8 home-made Newts
MI-250 mount
SBIG STL-1301E CCD
Member, International Dark-Sky Association
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aquilla
journeyman
Reged: 09/18/08
Posts: 8
Loc: Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti, Michiga...
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In case you haven't seen it, they are now taking orders and expect to start shipping in late April.
Order online at https://www.galileoscope.org/gs/
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Trick
journeyman
Reged: 01/08/09
Posts: 65
Loc: Australia
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I have just ordered two one for a keepsake and one for the family who refer to me as the geek but constantly interupt my viewing sessions.Now they can fill their boots. 
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Meade 4500
Long Perng 72mm F/6 (Hybrid Equinox/Megrez)
Vixen SP
Mead LPI
35MM EOS Film
EOS 1000D
Lat = 35 degrees, 27.4 minutes South
Long = 149 degrees, 5.1 minutes East
Edited by Trick (03/21/09 03:23 AM)
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StarStuff1
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 04/01/07
Posts: 970
Loc: South of the Mason-Dixon Line
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I tried to order 100 units ths week but could not figure out to complete the transaction. This was after filling in all the required shipping and CC info and anything else asked. My e-mail about this is still unanswered. Is there a button or icon hidden somewhere?
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Tools that make objects very far away appear much closer than they actually are.
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PiperKev
super member
Reged: 12/19/06
Posts: 161
Loc: Grafton, OH
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Crud! I just this email from the Galileoscope team:
URGENT MESSAGE CONCERNING YOUR FEBRUARY 2009 GALILEOSCOPE ORDER
Dear Customer,
Last month you were among the first to place an order for one or more Galileoscopes at www.galileoscope.org. Thank you! Unfortunately, your order can not be processed. A glitch in our credit-card authorization system entered your order into our fulfillment system without actually charging your credit card.
Because we don’t store credit-card numbers on our website, you’ll have to place your order again. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. The good news is that Galileoscopes remain on schedule to begin shipping to customers in late April, so the one-month delay in processing your order (assuming that you do indeed place your order again) shouldn’t cause any delays in delivery...
Blech. My original order number was 70. My new order number is 11093. :-( I hope I get it before I leave for Oklahoma in May...
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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mischief
super member
Reged: 04/26/08
Posts: 146
Loc: Northern California
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I've been wondering about my Galileoscope status? I ordered 3, I think, last month. Unfortunately I didn't write the order #. down. They said I would receive an email. I never have received any kind of acknowledgement. I checked my credit card bill and they had charged it. I have found nothing on the web site in ways to get in touch, other than an email address (I wrote, no answer) and a telephone number which results in having to leave a voice mail msg; I called that and have received no answer. I am a little worried about paying my money and getting nothing in return. I'll try again to get in touch.
Dorothy 
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Lunt 60T H alpha B600
Orion StarBlast
Vixen VMC 110
AT Voyager
Orion TeleTrack GoTo alt/az mount
Orion Binoviewers
Canon 10x30 IS binoculars
Celestron "FirstScope" (3" aperture) mini-Dob in honor of IYA 2009 ( just got it) only weighs 4 lbs.
Galileoscope 2" refractor similar to one that Galileo used (ordered and coming)
Astro-Tech AT80LE
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Trick
journeyman
Reged: 01/08/09
Posts: 65
Loc: Australia
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11093, geez they must have had a run on them my order is 9728 and that was four days ago. Thats 341 orders a day. 
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Meade 4500
Long Perng 72mm F/6 (Hybrid Equinox/Megrez)
Vixen SP
Mead LPI
35MM EOS Film
EOS 1000D
Lat = 35 degrees, 27.4 minutes South
Long = 149 degrees, 5.1 minutes East
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richard7
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/02/07
Posts: 1540
Loc: Sacramento
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Just received a notice via e-mail.
ORDERS ARE NOW BEING TAKEN FOR THE GALILEOSCOPE
Earlier this year you visited www.galileoscope.org and asked to be
contacted when more information about the Galileoscope becomes
available. That time has come!
We are now taking orders for delivery beginning in late April. If
you’ve already ordered one or more Galileoscopes, thank you! If not,
read on!
This came after I ordered it.
They're is more about the scope including this.
Accompanying the kit are educational materials based on active
inquiry, cooperative learning, testing of ideas and predictions, and
hands-on experimentation. You can download these free activity guides,
and order small numbers of Galileoscopes with payment by credit card
or PayPal, at www.galileoscope.org.
Looks like not much longer.
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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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