Jay, I'd go with one of the William Optics refractors. It has a nice fit and finish. It would be nice to piggy-back it on my 120 Megrez. http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=743778 One thing to remember with these scopes, if you buy new from the manufacturer, be prepared to pay an 8% duty tax when it arrives at your door. And they do not accept cash; only a check. Debbie On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
One final note on refractive objectives.
Our large astro-binos almost all use doublet objectives, albeit at relatively low powers, yet no-one ever seems to complain about uncorrected color in bino views. We're too busy enjoying the view!
The short refractor can be a top-notch RFT. With this in mind, I may build my 6" f/5 Jaegers refractor first, out of all the lenses I recently purchased from Surplus Shed.
As for long-focus refractors, I have a home-made 50mm f/20 refractor, built around a 50-year-old military surplus cemented doublet. This is one of the most fun telescopes I have ever used, having seen every Messier object and countless NGC/IC objects with it, from my light-polluted back yard. All with less than 2" of aperture.
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