Rich, Right now I'm in the market for a 76-80mm scope so I can take widefield photos. I really like the image size of my TeleVue 102. A TV-76 f/6.3 or a WO 80mm f/6.25 would fit nicely on my dual-scope platform. Also, for around $3100, I could buy that Takahashi 160 Epsilon. The focal length is about 500mm with a fast f/3.3 ratio. I've seen stunning astrophotos with this scope. Like I said before, my interests have changed in four years. Here is a photo of the Double Cluster I shot last night. I still have to work on my polar alignment. I haven't done any processing yet. http://www.utahastronomy.com/astrodeb/RZ_IMG_6821 Debbie
From: Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> Date: 2005/11/01 Tue PM 01:53:44 MST To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Re: AP refractors
Deb,
What I got from skimming their (AP's) website is that they temporarily halted production of the 4 and 5-inch AP's while they make some design mods/improvements. They apparently started with the 6" (155mm) and are planning on making similar changes on down. So if you are still on their list, you might still be able to pick one up without having to wait *too* much longer! ;o)
--- astrodeb@charter.net wrote:
I waited 4 years for a Traveler and they stopped making them. I'm not going to get on waiting lists any more. Life is too short.
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