Somewhat ironic that Chas's last purchase was my first purchase around 1960. The venerable RV6. That $200 telescope provided me with wonderful joy for over 50 years. I'm glad I didn't have some virus to buy and sell buy and sell, trying to find the perfect optic, rather, I'm glad...
The weakest part on the Orion refractor is undoubtedly the cheap plastic cell that holds the objective lens, which I was shocked to discover when I first examined the optical tube upon arrival; but to be fair I cannot ask more for the money, and in practice the cell h...