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Old 07-10-2009, 07:54 PM
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Re: Just a heads up.

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Originally Posted by Tringa View Post
No need for fancy optics, Vince......

.......I've found great enjoyment and mind blowing wonderment from naked eye and binocular astronomy.

Dave
That's so true Dave.
And the cost of a useful telescope is a lot lower these days than it used to be.

There was a time when you had two choices...
A cheap/nasty 60mm 'dept. store' telescope - or spend at least a month's wages.

But nowadays you can get a decent quality 150mm reflector, for £180
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