I would love to get my hands on one of these - after they have had a good problem shakeout period. I've already told my wife that we really need to replace the observatory scope with one of these. <g> Of course, I can't afford it for about 6-7 tax returns. A focal reducer should resolve the f/11 drawback. It's also fastar (f/2.1) compatible. I'm kind of curious about why they don't offer the carbon fiber tube for the 14" like they do the 11". Well, it's time to get a towel to wipe all the drool off of my keyboard.

-----Original Message----- From: Joe Bauman [mailto:bau@desnews.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:28 AM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Celestron's New CGE Series

Great, I forgot my drooling bib! Now what'll I do!

Let's have a discussion on this, everyone. If you had $6,100 (its cost including shipping to SLC) to do the best you could with astrophotography, what telescope would you invest in? The only drawback I see is that it's f/11. But what do you think?

A URL that gets you right there is: http://www.optcorp.com/cart/ProductDetail.asp?PR_ProductID=1950

Best wishes, Joe

Joe Bauman science & military reporter Deseret News bau@desnews.com (801) 237-2169

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