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<blockquote data-quote="BF Hammer" data-source="post: 749825" data-attributes="member: 48483">Since I already own a portable goto telescope mount and have modified it for equatorial mode, I have been looking more to the small refractor telescopes. I got caught up in the promotional hype for the <a href="https://optcorp.com/collections/astrograph-telescopes/products/radian-raptor-61" target="_blank">Radian Raptor 61</a> for a while, then found out it is a repackaged version of the <a href="https://optcorp.com/products/sharpstar-61mm-triplet-apo-refractor-telescope" target="_blank">Sharpstar 61</a> with a bunch of astrophotography goodies added in. But for the extra $350, you can assemble a Sharpstar-based telescope solution with no unneeded hardware and still be in for considerably cheaper. It is about 300mm lens range equivalent, but not many nebula and galaxy targets need more than that. Insufficient for planetary photos. I'll keep considering more, and see if I feel an itch in my pants pocket after taxes are filed. [ATTACH]350304[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BF Hammer, post: 749825, member: 48483"] Since I already own a portable goto telescope mount and have modified it for equatorial mode, I have been looking more to the small refractor telescopes. I got caught up in the promotional hype for the [URL="https://optcorp.com/collections/astrograph-telescopes/products/radian-raptor-61"]Radian Raptor 61[/URL] for a while, then found out it is a repackaged version of the [URL="https://optcorp.com/products/sharpstar-61mm-triplet-apo-refractor-telescope"]Sharpstar 61[/URL] with a bunch of astrophotography goodies added in. But for the extra $350, you can assemble a Sharpstar-based telescope solution with no unneeded hardware and still be in for considerably cheaper. It is about 300mm lens range equivalent, but not many nebula and galaxy targets need more than that. Insufficient for planetary photos. I'll keep considering more, and see if I feel an itch in my pants pocket after taxes are filed. [ATTACH=CONFIG]350304._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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