Re: Discovery vs. Starmaster

<fleemo17@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If planets aren't a high priority, then you can save yourself some money,
if you'd rather.<

Planets are high on my list of observing favorites. But, of course,
the wallet is an issue.

You'll read nothing but glowing reviews on all Starmaster scopes, and the
EL-11 has always been said to be an absolute killer.<

I'm absolutely drooling over the 11" ELT (which I'm assuming is the
same as the EL-11?). But the 12.5" Discovery is $1500 less expensive,
so I'm deliberating between satiating my desire and saving a
significant chunk o' dough. :/

if you have a very LARGE budget and can afford it, I'd go with the
Starmaster, but if your on a smaller limited budget, then you might go the
route of Discovery. <

The budget is limited. I just don't want to regret having saved some
money by going with a less expensive scope. By the way, thanks for the
URLs to the Yahoo groups, though the Dob list is apparently extinct.

-Fleemo


Or you could go with one of these for quite a bit less than a Starmaster,
and still have a Carl Zambuto mirror...

http://www.starsplitter.com/m_comtwo.html

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