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AstroMaster 76 EQ????

  • 18-02-2011 07:29PM
    #1
    Clare Corbally
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭


    I've been looking for a cheap AstroMaster 70 EQ but can't find one. does anyone know if the AstroMaster 76 EQ is any good?

    Thanks! :D
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  • #2
    dublin_daveyboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭dublin_daveyboy


    Clare Corbally wrote: »
    I've been looking for a cheap AstroMaster 70 EQ but can't find one. does anyone know if the AstroMaster 76 EQ is any good?

    Thanks! :D
    theres a couple of astromasters for sale on adverts.ie in the telescope section,i dont know anything about astromasters i just saw them earlier on it when i was browsing,its a 90 az and a 130eq.


  • #3
    Thargor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,254 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Stay away from those Astromasters is my advice, I know they're cheap but you'll suffer for it, God knows what the 76 is like, I had the 130 and it was useless for anything except the moon, and the mount was a nightmare. Keep an eye on Adverts.ie, donedeal etc for something big and secondhand, these cheap little scopes are just toys.


  • #4
    peterako
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 720 ✭✭✭peterako


    I wouldn't say the 130 is useless :)

    I got great views of Saturn, Orion, The Whirlpool Galaxy and yes...the Moon!... with mine. Also it is a decent land/terrestrial telescope.

    But....golden rule...ish....is -

    Get the most apperture you can afford.

    (The down side of this rule is that the scope tends to get bigger = heavier = harder to move about)


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