Astro Retaillers in New York

[Kai]

Well a trip to NewYork for a weekend is a maybe for Swmbo and myself early next year.

Does anybody have a list of Astro Shops to visit whilst over there ????

[GazOC]

Will you be taking orders? For astro gear I mean, not from SWMBO.....

[Kai]

:laughing3: :laughing3: :laughing3:

I had it "suggested" to me yesterday that we go.

As for orders.........

BUT i cant sneak a 22 inch Obsession :nono:

[AndyH]

How about

Adorama Camera, Inc. 42 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011

Andy

[Helen]

Yep, we went to Adorama and spent a long time chatting to the guys there (you have to ask for the astronomy dept and then go out of the shop and then up in a lift to get to the astro dept!). They don't hold all the stock there though, so if you want something in particular I suggest you contact them first.

Helen

PS security did make me unpack my bag after the eyepieces looked suspicious on the x ray machine!!

[Kai]

What sort of stock did they keep Helen , eyepiece wise ??

[Helen]

Lots of ones with green writing I seem to recall! I bought a powermate, but also a Meade. They also had lots of accessories, my friend bought a telrad for £18 :shock: and some bits for her lightbridge. Some good advice from the guys there too - once they got over the 'its 2 women they can't have a clue what they're talking about' mentality . We talked imaging for quite a while, and the guy gave me his card and said any problems, questions etc just e-mail him!

Also one of the guys was experimenting with 3-d printing, which was really cool 8) standing on one of his moon pictures made us feel like we were on the moon, surreal!

Have a look at their website, or go on your first day there and they can probably get you anything you want by the time you leave (they close Sat, open Sun I seem to recall).

Helen

Helen

[Kai]

Cheers Helen

I have just done some quick comparisons , TBH the prices are not that good on Televue

[Helen]

Yes, I did some numbers today on an Ethos and it wasn't worth even thinking of importing. But last summer, with a rate of about 2:1 meant I paid less than £100 for a 2.5 powermate. Remember to add tax too if you buy in the shop. But its worth a visit, none-the-less, and there may be some small bits that you can't get here....

Helen

[barkis]

Did customs not want a cut when you got home Helen. They usually collar for VAT don't they?

Ron.

[Helen]

Believe or not Ron I managed to stay within my duty free limit (it was hard!)

Helen

[peeceeTal2M]

Smart astronomy are in NY but not sure if they are just mail order only, might be worth an email to check.

http://yhst-1469288697390.stores.yahoo.net/index.html

[centroid]

Hope the exchange rate improves by the time you go Steve, at this moment its just $1.71

We need to get back to $2+ to the pound again .

Dave

[Kai]

Yes, I did some numbers today on an Ethos and it wasn't worth even thinking of importing.

Yup i did the exact same thing last night and came to the same conclusion pretty quickly :crybaby:

Still i will take a wander over there , it will be the antidote to looking at the jewlerery in Tiffany's :shock:

[philipok]

I've used telescopes.com and had the stuff delivered to my hotel/NY office..

[RobH]

Hope the exchange rate improves by the time you go Steve, at this moment its just $1.71

We need to get back to $2+ to the pound again .

Dave

Not for me....I get paid in dollars!!!

[Rob]

Smart Astronomy!!