If you feel attracted towards the purchase of one of those “promissing” department store telescopes, think twice! Usually they are low quality instruments, even if their brand is a recognized one. These scopes feature large and brightly colored printed boxes with false claims like “400x”, “600x”, etc. This is totally misleading and, if you see […]
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PARABOLIC MIRRORS…which manufacturer?
There are lots of excellent opticians that make telescope mirrors, however I like the prices and good comments that I’ve read about HUBBLEOPTICS.COM.
There are several companies selling telescope mirrors at Ebay. However one must be careful! Some of them advertise SPHERICAL mirrors as “PARABOLIC”, with a low and enticing price. These mirrors may […]
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I’ve always been interested in telescopes and owned a few ones. However, the real good scopes are very expensive. That’s why I decided to construct my own Truss tube telescope. My woodworking experience is zero, but I’ve managed to build the primary and secondary cages, the rocker box and base out of cheap plywood. I still need to buy […]
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