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Has anyone seen, or been given an estimated time of arrival (or delivery date) for a Heliostar 100mm H-a scope for the US market? Please exclude information about special display units, etc. I am just wondering about general availability for consumers. Each site I've found is showing "pre-order only" or "coming soon" etc., but no indication for the wait time if someone places an...

Caught a bit of sunshine this afternoon when the clouds broke up a bit good enough for a couple of disks. Ha - Heliostar 76/Uranus-M and native f8 CaK - Orion ED80T masked to 40mm/Uranus-M at f14 Ha CaK

Looking on ebay, I saw various size mirrors from China being sold, from 115 to 400mm diameter, some with different choices of focal length. They mainly seem to be the usual, though there are a few non-standard. They are just primaries, secondaries can be bought separately. Its nice that mirrors alone can be bought, for ATM or replacing an OE one from a scope.

I recently added Rouz Astro rings , dovetail , and carry handle to the Vixen 103. They are lighter than metal rings. The dovetail is lighter. The lock knobs are easy to grip. The customer service is fast and very responsive. So far very pleased with the results. I was lucky to find this refactor in the classifieds earlier this year. L...

For those on a quest for a fairly fast (F5.9) 4” achro, here’s a richish field scope for under $300 clams. https://www.ebay.com/itm/146249020363 Too good to be true? Anyone game to find out?