Thank you Jon!
mine is actually a "Celestron Firstscope 80EQ model #21072" as it
appears in the label sticked to the OTA or a Celestron 80WA as per
the user manual, so it is the very same thing you have ordered :-)
In any case is the 80mm f/5 OEM Chinese achromat sold under many
different brands (Orion Short Tube, ST80, etc). I nicknamed
it "Kakahashi", but this is a joke :-) that only spanish speaking
amateur astronomers may understand. The phonetics of Kaka is a non-
offensive way of saying "crap", so it is like saying a "crappy" Tak ;-
)
I purchased it mail order back in 1998, paid $250 for the scope with
viewfinder, diagonal, 25mm eyepiece and EQ mount. A lot of scope for
the money!
Wish I had a Tak, but I really love my Kak ;-)
cheers,
antonio
<p>--- In QCUIAG_at_yahoogroups.com, Jon Grove <JGrove_at_S...> wrote:
<em class="quotelev1">> Hi Antonio,
<em class="quotelev1">>
<em class="quotelev1">> Very impressive M51, for an 80mm scope. I've just ordered a
Celestron 80WA,
<em class="quotelev1">> so I'm interested to see what can be imaged through this kind of
scope.
<em class="quotelev1">>
<em class="quotelev1">> Clear Skies,
<em class="quotelev1">> Jon.
<em class="quotelev1">>
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