Hey all,

I'll throw in my 2¢...even though I have moved back to the 'States
last week.

I ordered a Meade ETX-125 PE via Oceanside Photo and Telescope's
webpage(http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=1-600-603-571-592-
4259). I had it in little over a week via USPS Priority.

I personally liked this scope while I was on Okinawa, as it was very
easy to move around and a good size to view many objects in the sky.

I hoped this information helped out.

Regards~

Paul

--- In RACAstronomy@yahoogroups.com, "Gaglio GySgt Salvatore"
<salvatore.gaglio@...> wrote:
>
> Robert,
> I was telling Ken that Orion ships to FPO addresses, which is how I
got my
> scope. It's the first one I've ever purchased and it only took
about 2
> weeks to have it delivered. It's an XT6 Classic Dobsonian, which I
figured
> to be a good beginner scope.
>
> You may want to get some lessons on the rain dancing since it would
seem
> that you have only been able to produce a significant amount of
clouds. :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RACAstronomy@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:RACAstronomy@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of asellus.borealis
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 13:58
> To: RACAstronomy@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [RACAstronomy] Re: Hey Everyone! Looking for some friends
and
> possibly some help!
>
> Hi Ken and Salvatore,
>
> My name is Robert, the currently jobless RAC "webmaster", living in
> Nanjo-City, the Wild South of Okinawa.
>
> If you have a military address on this island then any shipment can
be
> treated as US national freight.
>
> Since I am not related to US military, I have chosen a Celestron
Nexstar 5i
> which offers a favorable combination of aperture and portability.
Celestron
> ships worldwide.
> Nowadays, the larger Nexstar SE 6 has the same price tag.
>
> My workhorse is a Watec N120 mounted with second hand camera lenses
and
> connected to a TV monitor via a composite video cable. An old
Celestron
> Nexstar GT mount upgraded with the latest handcontrol firmware
performs
> tracking and GoTo.
>
> This monochrome CCD camera is identical with the StellaCam II
> (http://www.astrovid.com/prod_details.php?pid=6
> <http://www.astrovid.com/prod_details.php?pid=6> ) The newer model,
> StellaCam III, comes with even more impressive specifications.
>
> However, this setup is not suitable for planetary observation and
> photography where USB webcams come in more handy.
> The Watec/StellaCam is best for deep sky and wide field
observations while
> you could enjoy the sky with your family in front of the TV :-)
>
> Just another equipment idea.
>
> As for the duration of clear sky intervals, I am as helpless as you
are.
> Actually, I am growing vegetables and performed rain dances since
this area
> didn't see any noteworthy rain for two months :-)
>
> Cheers
> Robert
>
> --- In RACAstronomy@yahoogroups.com <mailto:RACAstronomy%
40yahoogroups.com>
> , "Hiroshi- desu!"
> <samuraiken@> wrote:
> >
> > Salvatore,
> >
> > Nice to meet you!
> > Currently i do not have a telescope with which to use, and am
> having a bit
> > of trouble finding a company that will ship one here (Meade
> apparently has a
> > policy with all it's dealers that it will not ship to other
> countries
> > outside of the US). What kind of equipment do you have? I've been
> using my
> > digital camera on some clear nights to take some 1 minute
> exposures, and
> > while some of it looks pretty nice, it's still pretty limiting on
> what you
> > can see with it. I live near camp courtney, and while there's a
> bit of
> > light pollution there, it's not very hard to just romp off
> somewhere near a
> > farm and start gazing up at the sky. If only it would stay clear
> for more
> > than a day!
> >
> > Ken
> >
>