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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (3999)2/16/2000 6:55:00 PM
From: lurqer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 35685
 
I am in the market for a nice reflector telescope for hobby purposes... the kind with a mirror not long tube... can you recommend a nice one in the $150-300 range?

Well in new 'scopes that price rules out brand names like Celestron and Meade. You might check out Orion at

telescope.com

The best "deals" come from looking in the classifieds. A lot of people get telescopes as gifts (Christmas presents etc.) and never take them out of the box. Thus 75% off is not unusual. Pick up a copy of Astronomy or Sky and Telescope magazine, decide what you want, and then watch those adds.

Good luck!

lurking...

lurqer



To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (3999)2/16/2000 8:18:00 PM
From: elpolvo  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 35685
 
4000th Porch Post Award!!

the winnah... jimtankerous!!

this is NOT a hint dude it was selected LONG ago for whosoever posteth thee 4000th message on Voltaire's Porch. Honest!

<polvie hides his crossed leben-herbed fingers behind his back>

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yer fren,

-polvie