[AstroNet] Galileoscope - not cheap

[Allen Versfeld]

As I accidentally replied to Maciej (instead of the list), you'll also
need to buy tripods, since the scopes don't come with any sort of
mount.


2009/3/10 Daniel Minnaar <daniel.minnaar at gmail.com>:
> I just added 20 of these for friends and family to my basket, and once I
> filled in 'South Africa', the shipping came up to $300, making my order of
> 20 scopes @ R160 each = R6,000. Incredible.
>
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Maciej Soltynski <Maciej at telkomsa.net>
> wrote:
>>
>> Galileoscopes now available
>> The Galileoscope — a high quality, easy-to-assemble and easy-to-use
>> telescope at an unprecedentedly low price — is now available to order.
>> https://www.galileoscope.org/
>> R500 is not exactly an unprecedentedly low price for a 50mm 'telescope'
>> (Cost = $15, shipping to SA =$24) And you will probably have to add VAT and
>> other Customs charges as well.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Maciej Soltynski
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> Kind Regards,
>
> Daniel Minnaar
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