NEAF 2007(?)

Hello,

I've never been to an event like NEAF. Is there something like NEAF on the West Coast? Are new scopes available for purchase at NEAF, such as AP's?

-JW:

James Witt said:

Hello,

I've never been to an event like NEAF. Is there something like NEAF on the West Coast? Are new scopes available for purchase at NEAF, such as AP's?

-JW:

NEAF is a great show and worth the trip if you can do it. You can definitely purchase new scopes at NEAF. However, picking up an AP is really unlikely. AP usually has a booth with their AP900, AP1200 mounts setup and various sizes of OTAs; i.e. 130,155,160. Celestron, Meade, William Optics, Televue, Burgess, and many others are readily available. Pricing varies, but there are some decent deals. As a general rule, don't expect any huge bargains (although William Optics usually has agressive show pricing).

I don't know of anything comparable to NEAF on the West Coast although I know that Anacortes and OPT have sponsored events/workshops each year. Please check their respective website for upcoming events.

-MSF

RTMC is the closest to it I guess for the West Coast.

Thanks Michael/Floyd,

I dunno what got into me. I just thought a few new models would be presented to the public and sold for some reason (AP's mainly). Now that I've thought about it, that would be pretty stupid as some would simply take advantage of it and resale them.

Duh,
-JW: