Re: Help me pick my Birthday Present?

Julien Lecomte wrote:
> I hate advertising for a specific company/individual, but isn't
> dobstuff doing just that?
>

for some values of 'inexpensive'. a 12" dobstuff is advertised at
$1700, and they are made to order, so there's lead time.

otoh, those chinese 'truss' scopes, like both the Orion(1) one and the
Skywatcher(2) , don't seem very well sorted out to me. the lower part
is half a full telescope

The trusses on the orion seem like they are somewhat clunky. and the
Skywatcher seems like it would be vibration prone. The Skywatcher's
telescoping OTA seems like it might go from its full 60" to perhaps 36"
folded.

(1)
http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=dobsonians/~pcategory=telescopes/~product_id=09793
<http://www.telescope.com/control/product/%7Ecategory_id=dobsonians/%7Epcategory=telescopes/%7Eproduct_id=09793>

(2) http://www.skywatcherusa.com/12-dobsonian-telescope-s11740.html

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