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[Parus major]

I'm ashamed to say, this is not the geekiest thread on a forum I've been on.

[Vicky]

I love the flea-bay threads

Made me giggle anyhow!

<notice absence of comment re men and size>

Best wishes,

Vicky

[John]

It's a 200 on an EQ3. Her's a 114 on an EQ2...

Different beast.

Just to be really geeky, it's an EQ1 I think

[Parus major]

I'm only going by the description and the fact that it looks just like the skywatcher one with the only difference being a square shape on the Dec puck

[Parus major]

Digging around and you're right, John!

Oddly enough, this relates my point from earlier, folk generally only know about the scope they have and those models larger since you don't generally look back.

[John]

Digging around and you're right, John!

Evidence of too much miss-spent time looking at scope pictures I'm afraid

Being able to identify chinese equatorial mounts at 20 paces is not a skill that impresses my wife for some reason

[Parus major]

I know the feeling.

[spaceboy]

Either way I feel this scope will never get the appreciation it deserves due to the puny mount it's sat on. Did anyone ask what the reserve was ??

[barkis]

His email reply to my questioning the size.

Dear ********

I've checked the plaque on the side and I really do apologise it says 200mm D. I guess this is the value I should quote? I don't know a lot about it, I was told it was a 12 inch when I was given it - my fault I should have checked carefully. I have amended the item.

Bit late with this, as it was established earlier the size was misquoted, it's just to close the matter as far as my bit is concerned.

Ron.

[yeti monster]

I thought the size debate would probably attract more females?

Like that ever happened?