>>I would like to get something like the "ball-and-socket" Edmund Astroscan, except in an 8" aperture, but not like the Portaballs with the nuisance of their truss poles. This is why I hated that 20" Obsession. After 3 star parties, I began to see that I made a big mistake! Who wants to assemble and disassemble 8 truss poles and connect and disconnect them with the upper and lower sections twice for each outing? Some people think this is fine, but not me!
Seems to me that you are describing a pop-up telescope:
http://www.johnsonian.com/
Pick the size right for you.
Seems to me that you are describing a pop-up telescope:
http://www.johnsonian.com/
Pick the size right for you.
