[R-390] $5000.00 390A????

[rbethman]

No question that Don has the patience of Jobe!

There is no other way he would be able to ride herd over this crew.

I got snagged into Amateur Astronomy about 1998 when COSTCO was selling 
the Meade ETX series.  I picked up and ETX-60.  That didn't last very 
long as it didn't allow me to see what I wanted to.  So within about a 
year, I went and procured The original Celestron Nexstar 8" SCT.

It is a hobby very much like owning a boat.  It is a perpetual sinkhole 
that consumes $$$.

We are never satisfied.  Always on the prowl for better Eyepieces.  So 
now I have this horde of Nagler Type 4 EPs.

Bob - N0DGN



On 3/15/2012 8:38 PM, barry williams wrote:
> Don probably has the patience of Job! Glad you got to meet him. I
> haven't been to Dayton yet, but my 67 EAC came from there. We tried the
> 'on subject only' route a few years back and the list was on life
> support. We lost a lot of members.
>
> That talk about telescopes way back almost got me into it a few years
> back. A neighbor was selling off some things and his big, fat, huge
> Meade was up for less than 50% cost. I wish I had jumped on that deal
> when I had the chance. Yup, siege mortar is exactly what he had too.
>
> I know what you mean about wives. My wife accepted the full blown shop
> in the den when we met and later married. I was married before and that
> wife accepted my first R-390A in the bedroom and on top of my night
> table for a few weeks. Ah, the bliss of newlyweds.
>
> By the way, who was the list member way back who always came up with
> boat anchors when he went dumpster diving? He was always telling us
> about finding all kinds of stuff. I can't remember his name now. I
> almost hated him at times when he found something.
>
>
> the other Barry
>