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BarabinoSr
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Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 316
Loc: Slidell La
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Hi all!I've seen the pictures of this telescope and I know its a refractor,but I am curious as to the magnification,objective lens size and type, focal length and mount.Is this scope built on the same optical principles as Galileo's "bewitched" scope of 1610?G  
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12"GSO f/5.3" Newtonian Reflector 10" Meade LX-50 Fork Mounted Schmidt-Cassegrain
8" Hardin f/6 Newtonian reflector
6" Konus f/8 Refractor,Yulin 5"f/9 refractor,
4.5"TASCO Luminova f/9 Newtonian Reflector 4.5"TASCO 11TR(Lunagrosso) Red reflector
90mm Meade f/11 refractor,Tasco 10TE 76mm 1200mm f/l Refractor
60mm TASCO 7TE-5 1000mm f/16.7 Refractor 60mm TASCO 9TE 700mm f/l refractor
60mm TASCO 9TE-0 710mm f/l Refractor 50mm-TASCO 6TE-5 600mm f/l Refractor
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BarabinoSr
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Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 316
Loc: Slidell La
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I just visited the website for this little scope and got most of my questions answered.It seems to be a great learning tool for youngsters and new people interested in astronomy,and at a great price!.Are you an owner?What are your thoughts? G
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12"GSO f/5.3" Newtonian Reflector 10" Meade LX-50 Fork Mounted Schmidt-Cassegrain
8" Hardin f/6 Newtonian reflector
6" Konus f/8 Refractor,Yulin 5"f/9 refractor,
4.5"TASCO Luminova f/9 Newtonian Reflector 4.5"TASCO 11TR(Lunagrosso) Red reflector
90mm Meade f/11 refractor,Tasco 10TE 76mm 1200mm f/l Refractor
60mm TASCO 7TE-5 1000mm f/16.7 Refractor 60mm TASCO 9TE 700mm f/l refractor
60mm TASCO 9TE-0 710mm f/l Refractor 50mm-TASCO 6TE-5 600mm f/l Refractor
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Astrosetz
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Reged: 10/05/03
Posts: 338
Loc: Wisconsin
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I've have some experience now with my own Galileoscope. In terms of a scope for kids and the public in general, it's an awesome tool. Put it on a tripod and show them the Moon or Jupiter and tell them all about how this $20 scope is similar (but actually better) than what Galileo had. It blows them away.
Personally, it's a capable little scope. I'm actually contemplating it as my scope for next spring's Messier Marathon. Under a dark sky it'll show M33 and M81/82 readily. I think it would be a good challenge, a la Jay Reynolds Freeman.
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-Astrosetz
www.astrosetz.com
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nugget
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Reged: 07/30/09
Posts: 51
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I've got one although I've only got about 15 minutes of messing with it under a sky before it got cloudy... Cool little scope, hope that by the end of this week the weather starts clearing up.
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Current Gear:
-10x50 Alpen binoculars (Wal-Mart clearance $15) and Tripod adapter
-50mm GalileoScope Kicks and giggles
-76mm Celestron FirstScope IYA 2009 Kicks and giggles too
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senske
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Reged: 01/10/09
Posts: 360
Loc: Spokane, WA
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It's an awesome little telescope. I've been using mine for the last week-and-a-half every night (we've had a couple of weeks of very cooperative weather). Sometimes alongside one of my other telescopes, and sometimes by itself. My boys - especially my 10-year-old - think it's really neat.
I showed one of my neighbors the moon and Jupiter at 50x a couple of nights ago. The moon was so magnified taking up the entire FOV (although it was a first quarter moon so half was dark) that she didn't even know what she was looking at. She kept saying, "I don't see it." And I was thinking, "What, are you blind?" She said she could just see condensation on the lens. 
I told her she was looking at the moon, just really magnified. She finally realized what she was looking at and was blown away. She didn't expect the moon to be so big, so I guess she thought the entire bright part was just the sky/background and the craters were water droplets on the lens. Then she was really surprised when I told her it was a $15 telescope.
We could both see two bands on Jupiter.
Focusing can be a bit tricky especially at 50x, but for the price and considering it's designed to be taken apart for learning, the focuser design is understandable.
The Galilean eyepiece gives you a view similar to what Galileo would have seen through his telescope. It's a very narrow field of view, it's a correct image, and the magnification is 18x. It's like looking through a straw. Makes you appreciate wider fields of view. The 25x and 50x configurations show an upside down, reversed image.
So, even though the scope is now $20 ($15 when you donate) and it takes months to get, it's well worth it.
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Andrew
Orion SkyQuest XT10 Intelliscope with Orion 9x50 and Telrad Finders
Orion WorldView 10x50 Binoculars
Celestron NexStar 8 SE with GSO 8x50 and Red Dot Finders
Galileoscope
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Zoeff
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Reged: 06/10/09
Posts: 256
Loc: Haarlem, Netherlands
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I agree completely with senske. The objective lens is actually a high quality glass doublet. Under normal conditions, this scope would cost around 75 dollars.
Here is my result of using this little scope for astro-photography:
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Telescopes: NexStar 8SE, 90ED f/5.5 doublet, Galileoscope
Accessories: Hyperion 36mm, GSO 32mm, E-lux 25mm, Hyperion 8mm,
DBK 41AU02.AS, 2x Barlow, 0.63x Focal Reducer, Solar Filter, UHC Filter
My (astro-)photos can be found on flickr.
Edited by Zoeff (09/29/09 12:18 AM)
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nugget
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Reged: 07/30/09
Posts: 51
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I'm jealous senske, all these clouds when I have free time to be able to observe is getting me down. There is only so much I can do online before I go crazy. So I hope it clears up soon.
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Current Gear:
-10x50 Alpen binoculars (Wal-Mart clearance $15) and Tripod adapter
-50mm GalileoScope Kicks and giggles
-76mm Celestron FirstScope IYA 2009 Kicks and giggles too
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bsim
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Reged: 01/04/08
Posts: 1056
Loc: New York City
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It's a very nice scope. I too have seen M33 at a dark site with it. I've been using it inside my apartment. I have a nice bay window which has a great view of the northern and eastern portion of the sky. It's great to view Jupiter, Venus, the Moon, and even the Orion nebula. Even through a pane-glass window I can see the two bands (NEB & SEB) of Jupiter.
I've modded mine with a diagonal, Stellarvue finder, a Sterling 20mm Plossl, mounted on a Bogen 3011 and a 128RC fluid head. It's overkill for sure, but the objective is really, really nice.
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senske
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Reged: 01/10/09
Posts: 360
Loc: Spokane, WA
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I'm jealous senske
Nugget, since I mentioned the good weather, it's been cloudy. (Of course.)
However, even last night I took the Galileoscope out and observed the moon and Jupiter through the clouds. I never would have taken the time to setup one of my other scopes under such conditions, so I've discovered it's nice to have a true grab-n-go that's capable and easy to use. Maybe you should try it unless the cloud cover completely blocks out everything.
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Andrew
Orion SkyQuest XT10 Intelliscope with Orion 9x50 and Telrad Finders
Orion WorldView 10x50 Binoculars
Celestron NexStar 8 SE with GSO 8x50 and Red Dot Finders
Galileoscope
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