I had my eye on the Mak-Newt in the clearance center...but I think I'll stay married for a bit longer... ;o) I troll their Clearance Center often. That's where I found my 100mm ED refractor, at a $100 savings. Sometimes their daily Web specials are worth it, too. On 5/25/10, JayLEads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:
Not related to anyone at Orion nor do I get a kick back or anything but I saw that Orion has a XX12i for $974.96 for sale which is a savings of around $325. Here is the link:
http://www.telescope.com/control/clearance-center/telescopes-on-sale/ refurbished-orion-skyquest-xx12i-intelliscope-truss-dobsonian
So if someone wants a mid size dob with intelliscope this XX12i is discounted. I was talking to someone at the star party last Saturday (a newer member) who wanted one so this may be the right price.