medieval1
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Hi ixeru,
Sounds like end of July before we should start getting them into our hands.
I notice too that the GS Website has not been updated in quite some time.
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Jim West
Meade LX200-ACF 8"
Coronado P.S.T
Canon 40D (unmodified)
Meade DSI Pro II w/color filters
Galileoscope
astro.jameswest.com
Lifetime member of Colorado Springs Astronomical Society
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ixeru
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End of July?? My god.. Well, I'll keep the hope that the telescopes start getting before, my friends could kill me! Thanks for the answer medieval, i will waiting for news. And sorry for my english.
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tcs
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Loc: racine wi
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Hi Mike,
Actually I am not sure on tracking info. once I get it on the ship another firm is handling it from there, wish I could have given you a better answer.
tom
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newbir1970
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Tom~
Fair enough.
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Looking for the stars!
Mike C.
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Ron B
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Loc: Florida
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End of July?? My god.. Well, I'll keep the hope that the telescopes start getting before, my friends could kill me! Thanks for the answer medieval, i will waiting for news. And sorry for my english.
I know how you feel; I work for a Parks and Recreation Department and ordered a dozen from the Parks and Recreation budget for outreach. My supervisor has been asking me when they are going to arrive!
Ron
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erick
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Loc: Bacchus Marsh, Australia
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Our goal was to send out 1 million scopes and we are at only about 6 percent of our goal so we are a long way away.
Sadly, the cost of shipping to Australia "killed it" for individuals here. I have only two coming. I haven't heard of any suppliers or clubs arranging bulk orders.
Edited by erick (06/21/09 06:50 PM)
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PiperKev
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Loc: Grafton, OH
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Does anyone know if a standard 50mm lens cap (like one that's used for camera lenses) will fit the Galileoscope? I'll probably just leave mine assembled, and I want to protect the objective lens while it's stored.
Thanks,
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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StarStuff1
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Have you actually received your order or are you just planning ahead?
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PiperKev
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Just planning ahead. I'm pretty sure that nobody has received their scope yet...
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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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StarStuff1
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Posts: 970
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That was what I thought, too.
If the kit does not come with a lens cap you might get lucky with a plastic margarin tub or lid. Another option, much more heavy duty, is to use a PVC pipe end cap. Drill and tap a hole for a nylon set screw and you are set.
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Tools that make objects very far away appear much closer than they actually are.
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GregAlt
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Loc: Seattle, WA, USA
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Norway and Denmark units will land June 18th and 19th to the port. USA Galileoscopes will land June 21th and June 23rd (then to local carriers to your door).
So somebody in Norway or Denmark probably has one in their hands now? 
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UpNorthLibrarian
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Ordered 5 in February for a library program (that was held in April). Still waiting to get them so I can give them out....
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'True observation begins when one is devoid of set patterns'
Li Jun Fan
203mm DBA Certified Dob
AT-80mm Refractor w/Vixen Icarus D Alt/Az Mount
10x30 Canon IS Binos
9x60 Obies
8x42 Obies
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ixeru
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Hi again! A question: is this information "
Norway and Denmark units will land June 18th and 19th to the port. USA Galileoscopes will land June 21th and June 23rd (then to local carriers to your door)" official?
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Mike K
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Reged: 04/01/07
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Loc: Central Texas
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Ixeru,
Scroll up in this thread and you will see that this information was posted by (tcs) Tom Smith, of Merit Models.
If you go to the galileoscope.org home page and click on About Us at the top, you will see him listed as one of the key players in the project:
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Mr. Thomas C. Smith: Tom is an injection-molding and prototyping specialist and Project Manager at Merit Models, a tooling, prototyping, and manufacturing company in Racine, Wisconsin. Tom has extensive experience in the manufacture and global distribution of large-volume items, including optical components and plastic and metal parts. In addition to playing a crucial role in Galileoscope design and production, he has arranged its warehousing and distribution.
I would take his comments as "official".
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Clear skies,
Mike K.
30°31" N 97°44" W, LP: Red
Observe: Once or twice a week back yard, once a month under dark skies
Favorites: Globulars, planets, face-on spirals
Equipment: CPC925/XT10i/TMB-92SS/Lunt LS60THaDS
Eyepieces: Naglers, Ethos, UO HDs, Hyperion Zoom
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newbir1970
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Loc: Hudson Valley, NY
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As today is June 23rd, the USA ones are in port supposedly. However it seems to me that they still need to clear customs before they can be turned over to the local carrier.
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Looking for the stars!
Mike C.
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ixeru
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Thanks for the answer Mike. Of course I will take that information as official.
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PiperKev
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Loc: Grafton, OH
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I just got this in an email from Dr. Fienberg:
Dear customer,
Thank you for being one of the very first to order Galileoscopes back in February. You'll be happy to know that, at last, we are preparing to deliver your order! Our distributor is shipping telescopes as fast as they can be unloaded from the giant container that just arrived from our manufacturer. You should expect to receive your Galileoscope(s) within the next week or two.
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We hope after you've had a chance to use your Galileoscope that you'll feel that the the long wait has been worth it! Thanks again, and clear skies!
Rick Fienberg
for Galileoscope, LLC
Progress!!
Cheers,
Kevin
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medieval1
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Reged: 12/18/08
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Loc: Colorado Springs
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WOOHOO!!!! Soon now...soooooon....
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Jim West
Meade LX200-ACF 8"
Coronado P.S.T
Canon 40D (unmodified)
Meade DSI Pro II w/color filters
Galileoscope
astro.jameswest.com
Lifetime member of Colorado Springs Astronomical Society
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ixeru
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Reged: 06/15/09
Posts: 18
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=) You have just made me happy! But i live in Spain, should I expect to receive my Galileoscopes the next week too?
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newbir1970
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Loc: Hudson Valley, NY
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I just received the same email. Mine was time stamped as having been sent at 3:47 EDT on 6/25/2009. I guess they made alternate arrangements to clear customs quicker.
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Mike C.
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