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Outstanding new large scope review

Started by Alancygnusx1, 04/14/2011 05:08PM
Posted 04/14/2011 05:08PM Opening Post
http://www.astromart.com/articles/article.asp?article_id=816

In case you haven't seen it, Joe Wambo has posted a superb review of his 32" telescope right here on the A-mart. Its a very detailed and informative piece, I would highly recommend it to anyone thinking about getting a big scope.
Posted 04/15/2011 06:00PM #1
I attended the WSP for my first time this year and was fortunate enough to run into Joe there with his 32" dob and spent several nights observing with him and others. Since I flew and couldn't bring any equipment it was a welcome treat! I saw Centaurus A and Omega Centauri for the first time, among loads of other objects through his scope. Al Nagler was a big fan of this scope, also. WOW is about all I can say. On one night the seeing was so good that he was pumping up the power to bizarre levels on Saturn. Moons were discs and you could see many divisions in the rings, as well as the often talked about spokes. The fact that this scope has a drive system made it about as good as it could get. The optical performance is now quite astounding! 8)