Telescope Reviews: Radial Spikes Around Bright Stars

Thanks for the welcome MikeG.

I am really impressed with the obie 100mm, the build looks and feels very high quality. I have been researching this buy for about 6 months and it was the information I gained here that sealed the deal. A lot of good posts and people here. Some of you should get a cut of sells.
I did get slightly embarrassed and amused at EdZ irratation, " real or imagined" at my quikness to ponder a possible problem. But I understood it. But EdZ posts and others here were a big factor in my purchase. EdZ posts and others I have read here are very detailed look pro and non biased, very trustworthy. So I sought help here.
Even though stargazing has been a life time dream for me I have never looked thru a telescope or a pair of quality binoculars. So I have been trying to learn what to look for in defects and how binoculars with no defects perform so that I would not mistake one for the other. I plan on taking a lot of trips stargazing this summer the main place is cherry springs that is a 6 hour drive so I want to make sure everything is in working order so that I get the best and proper views and not look like an idiot for driving 6 hours with a defective pair of binoculars when someone in the know looks thru them.
Any company even with a good rep can let a defective product slip by it can be rare with the best companies. I work in a factory so I knows this happens no matter how hard people try.
When I saw the radial spikes the first night out I was concerned. This thread kinda got me worried

but I knew that if I did have a problem that Kevin from Oberwerk has a good reputation for taking care of his customers, another selling point. But I did think it was a good idea to take them out again and the comments here helped me confirm that but I would have takin them out regardless.
The reason I only looked thru them for 15 mins was because my wife and daughter were spooked by the location we were at. I wanted this to be a pleasant family affair when we go out star gazing so I didnt get mad and I packed up and left. It was the best location for viewing within 25 miles of my house, the moon wasnt out and the skies were clear but it did look like the location of chain saw massacre was filmed there.

I should have explained in more detail but my time was short and I was being a little shy. My fault.
So thanks for the replies and help, I plan on lurking here for years and learning as much as possible.

I also plan on keeping my Obie 100mm forever and it will look good next to my dob I want to get in a year or two.
shiv

Edited by shiv (05/09/06 03:48 AM)