Re: Orion Skyview Pro 127, Meade 7" Mak, or ETX 125?

On 01 Dec 2003 15:11:07 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jon Isaacs) wrote:

>>I want
>>something easy to take out to the back yard and sneak peeks at the
>>planets and moon between the trees.  W
>
>Have you considered a small refractor?   If you are having tree problems (I
>have a few myself) a wide field scope without GOTO is nice because you can more
>it around without having to realign it.
>
>Small refractors also make nice daytime scopes.
>
>jon isaacs

Yes, I have.  The reasons I'm avoiding them: They are more difficult
to store; need an APO to get the views I want ($$$'s).   I did order
an ST-80 for an entirely different reason.