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Old 13-June-2008, 11:58 PM
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At less than $200, I do recommend the Astromaster 130. It has a nice big aperture and a decent mount. The 114AZ is great for less than $100, but I don't recommend Bird-Jones design particularly. I also would consider an Orion XT4.5, if an equatorial mount isn't a necessity.

But by all means, keep your FirstScope 80EQ. It's okay if you lost a few eyepieces, the eyepieces standard with that scope probably weren't that great to begin with. Eyepieces aren't like replacement parts, there are thousands to chose from in no short supply.
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