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waterskies
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Re: Anything about the Astro Tech 111 mm ?
02/12/08 05:02 PM
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Bob, altough 80 % of the pics I saw are yours, and yes, they are good!, I did find a few more -you are right-, looking around the members of your SS group it seems that at least 4 or 5 other people got one ..
But the impression I get from reading CN is that these two lines (SS and AT) (which seem to be different only for marketing, as in, made in the same place and with TMB label to allow for different pricing of the two), are actually rather over-hyped due to the Astronomics connection to CN... It is as clear as it can be, but it does not mean that they are not good scopes! Just that they are over hyped.. But if I want an over hyped scope I "get" a BO.. If you check on Astromart, you get a more balanced opinion (and I think better information because people like Roland are there to give advice).
I could not find any info on the 111mm on Astromart and almost nil in other forums.
The AT 111 is the one I am most interested in. I recently found out it is a TMB design, so I think it is basically the younger brother of the 130SS. There are still doubts on the Japanse origin (?) of the 130SS, but who cares, as long as it performs well.. I cannot afford it anyway! 
What do you make of this shot:
http://sky.prohosting.com/mikedodd/Rosette-SE-large.html
Is it pinched or something?
Definitely this one is better but shows that the scope does need a field flattener...
http://homepage.mac.com/jprovi57/.Public/TMB%20130SS%20ngc2244.jpg
That said, I agree that for the price it is a GOOD performer, if you only can get one eventually! As I wrote before waiting is normal for a good 5" but I am not sure I want to wait much longer for a 4" with all the offering out there off the shelf. As to the interferometer, I still think that they should at least say what is the minimum standard.
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