Most of the refractors sold by Sears were made by Towa of Japan. These used the Japanese standard .965" barrel diameter eyepieces. These are hardo come by today and usually not worth the hunt. Get an 1.25" to .965" "hybird" star diagonal that will permit the use of 1.25" accessories. Orion sells this item. HTH, Geo.
Hello, im up in the air with a choice of three telescopes in my price point around $500. Maybe you...
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Hello, im up in the air with a choice of three telescopes in my price point around $500. Maybe you can give your opinion on which is the biggest bang for my buck considering durability, capabilities, portability, and the quality of images from the moon to deep space.
First is the celestron nexstar 4 se(aperature 102mm focal,length 1325,focal ratio 12.99)
Second is orion skyquest xt8i intelescope (aperature 203mm, focal length 1200, focal ratio ?)
Third is mead ext-90 at (aperature 90mm, focal length 1250, focal ratio 13.8).
Thanks for your time hope to hear back!
i have a micronta electric powered zoom telescope 12x-40x-40mm cat. no. 66-203 ----- electric does...
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I HAVE A MICRONTA ELECTRIC POWERED ZOOM TELESCOPE 12X-40X-40mm CAT. NO. 66-203 ----- ELECTRIC DOES NOT WORK WOULD LIKE TO GET IT FIXED IF NOT TOO EXPENSIVE OR PROBLEM SOLVE WHY IT DOESN'T WORK