Re: Need Advice

Yup, did a Google search and it looks like Hardin bought the Astrola name, not
the Coulter brand. Murnaghan are the ones who bought the Coulter name.

Cheers,
Paul Sterngold

--- "snorkler@No-Spam" <snorkler@No-Spam> wrote:

> No, the last generation of Hardin solid tube Dobs were made by Guan
> Sheng Optics. They were optically a considerable improvement over the
> average Coulter, from what I hear.
>
> Darrell Lee
>
> -- Paul Sterngold <psterngold@No-Spam> wrote:
> I think Hardin may have bought or morphed from the remains of Coulter.
> From
> what I have read, they seem to be equivalent to the solid tube dobs
> from Orion,
> Celestron, Meade, etc. According to those reports, it's a respectable
> instrument, but keep in mind that a solid-tube 12" dob will be quite
> long and
> bulky. Make sure it will fit in your vehicle and also find out how
> heavy is
> the tube. Good luck.
>
> (Be sure that there are no hidden surprises- ask lots of questions before
> buying something remotely.)
>
> Cheers,
> Paul Sterngold
>
> --- Denis Lefebvre <dlefebvre@No-Spam> wrote:
>
> > I have been long considering moving up to a mid-sized dob. I am
> looking at
> > something in the 10-12" range.
> > I found a "Hardin Optical Deep Space Hunter 12" Dob" on AstroMart. Does
> > anyone know anything about Hardin Optical? Is this a respectable
> instrument?
> > I don't want to buy a piece of ****.
> >
> > TY
> > Denis
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