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jgraham
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Re: Waiting on my ETX-80 AT BB
06/29/09 10:59 PM
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Cool! I have the little ETX-60BB and it's a fun little scope. I like the V-block idea, I'll have to get one myself. Once suggestion I'dhave is to get a stand-alone Barlow or Televue PowerMate; the built-in Barlow works, but you have to turn the focus knob about 20 times to refocus when you use it. It's much faster when I use my 2x shorty Barlow (I haven't ried it with my 5x PowerMate yet).
As far as a carry-on case, I'd just use the backpak, it's a really nice package that's well made and very comfortable to wear. Beware you need to draw the focuser down to get it to fit into the backpack.
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-John
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Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5"
Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130
Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST
Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC
Tasco 60mm Refractors
Edited by jgraham (06/29/09 11:02 PM)
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