[AstroNet] Galileoscope discussion

[Okkie de Jager]

Dear all

Andrie van der Linde from Eridanus Optics (eridanusoptics.com) informed me this morning that
he can import Galileoscopes at a price of R370 per item (all costs included), if the telescope
is to be sent to your home address, but R345 if you pick it up in Pretoria.

We are ordering 40 for outreach purposes.

regards
Okkie de Jager
Unit for Space Physics
North-West University
Potchefstroom

>>> Kevin Govender <kg at saao.ac.za> 03/10/09 4:05 PM >>>
Hi all
Just to let you know that we're exploring the possibility of having a 
large number shipped in so as to reduce the shipment costs.
In the meantime I should bring your attention to another small 
self-assembly telescope project in Japan called You are Galileo: 
http://www-irc.mtk.nao.ac.jp/~webadm/Galileo-E/
We are also hoping to bring these in in bulk - will inform this list as 
soon as we confirm.
Regards
Kevin



Allen Versfeld wrote:
> 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
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> AstroNet mailing list
>>> AstroNet at mail.saasta.ac.za
>>> http://mail.saasta.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/astronet
>>>
>>>       
>>
>> --
>> If you have any additional queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Daniel Minnaar
>> daniel.minnaar at gmail.com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> AstroNet mailing list
>> AstroNet at mail.saasta.ac.za
>> http://mail.saasta.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/astronet
>>
>>
>>     
> _______________________________________________
> AstroNet mailing list
> AstroNet at mail.saasta.ac.za
> http://mail.saasta.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/astronet
>