[geeks] GEEK OUT

[Dave McGuire]

On January 19, Mike Nicewonger wrote:
> > > <homer>
> > > I widh *I* had a 4" reflector telescope...
> > > </homer>
> > 
> >   It's not like they're that expensive.  The one Big Mike has is a
> > 1st-gen Meade ETX 90mm Maksutov-Cassegrain scope, and is very cool.
> > Very compact for the aperture, nice optics, all standard eyepiece
> > mounts so there are no compatibility issues with the rest of the
> > world.  You can find them used, and they're pretty inexpensive.
> 
> Yepper not bad pricing, I have seen them as low as $200 on eBay.

  Jeeezus, that low?  With eyepieces?  Even without, that's a lot of
bang for the buck.  The dealers are still paying out about $300-325
for a 1st-gen ETX...they buy them, upgrade them to the "go-to" drive
system and resell them.

    -Dave

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Dave McGuire
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