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Re: ETX As a portable scope
      07/01/09 07:34 PM

Hi Shane,

Your story is similair to mine. I have a 10" Starfinder, and wanted something portable as well as something the kids can easily observe through. I rolled the dice and bought a used ETX-90. I am seriously more than pleased with it. Going from a 10" reflector to a 3" Mak, I figured I wouldn't be happy. I was wrong!

I don't worry about collimation. I now have a GOTO, which is excellent. Considering I have about $180 invested so far, I can't complain. Considering I've only been out in a fairly light-polluted area (about a half hour from the Twin Cities), the views are very nice.

Comparing them side by side, of course the Starfinder offers better views. But, for what I have in the ETX, I'm more than happy.

I don't know if a 125 would be too much for camping, but the 90 would be fine.

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* ETX As a portable scope DCStars 07/01/09 05:43 PM
. * Re: ETX As a portable scope rmollise   07/01/09 06:21 PM
. * Re: ETX As a portable scope DCStars   07/01/09 06:35 PM
. * Re: ETX As a portable scope Treehopper   07/01/09 07:01 PM
. * Re: ETX As a portable scope Duck Dodgers   07/01/09 07:34 PM
. * Re: ETX As a portable scope Joe Lalumia   07/01/09 07:37 PM
. * Re: ETX As a portable scope jgraham   07/01/09 11:59 PM
. * Re: ETX As a portable scope DCStars   07/02/09 12:09 AM
. * Re: ETX As a portable scope Treehopper   07/02/09 02:29 AM
. * Re: ETX As a portable scope jgraham   07/02/09 07:52 AM

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