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IN THIS ISSUE:
- N0 REPLY TO EMAIL?
- BLANKETY BLANKS...  TOOLS AND MIRRORS
- BLACK POLYMER SOLAR OBSERVING FILM
- NEW ASTRONOMY POSTCARDS
- CURRENT SPECIALS
- WHAT CHOO WANT?
- ALUMINISING 25" MIRROR
- WANTED TO BUY
	- ELECTRONIC 12" REFLECTOR
	- 22" OR SIMILAR REFLECTOR
	- 102MM ED/FL REFRACTOR
	- 8" - 10" CASSEGRAIN TUBE ASSEMBLY
- WANTED TO SELL
	- MEADE 1000 SPOTTING SCOPE
	- DIAGONALS

NO REPLY TO EMAIL?
A number of emails containing answers to inquiries have not reached their destination.  Let us know if you expected an answer and haven't received one.  Some email protection programs are not allowing emails containing the word "Vixen" (a popular telescope brand) or the the word "glass" because it contains (a s s) to get through as these words are considered by the program as naughty!

We are now asking for email receipts, when we send an email answer, to hopefully discover wether the email has reached its destintation.

BLANKETY BLANKS...  TOOLS AND MIRRORS
A bulk shipment of completed mirrors, blanks and tools is being organised and any interested parties please let me know soon.  There are a number of reasons for this shipment:

- high demand
- recent rise in the Aussie dollar making imports cheaper
- better quality blanks and tools
- specialised blanks and tools
- cheaper prices
- larger sizes with correct thickness ratio
- pre-generated curves to the correct focal ratio
- replace current mirror with a high quality one

All interested parties let me know what they need and I will get back to them with specifications and a price quote.  People who are currently on the bulk shipment list will receive a new, lower, price quote.

BLACK POLYMER SOLAR OBSERVING FILM
I have received a letter from Dupont (makers of the brand name Mylar). Dupont no longer sell Mylar to use for solar observation as they regard it asbeing too unsafe. This has been their stance for a number of years now.  Additionally, DuPont has no data to support manufacturers' claims that solar eclipse viewers using polyester film (Mylar), even after the
film is coated, laminated, metallized or otherwise altered, is safe for such use.
So instead we have now changed to Black Poylmer which has the intended use for solar observation.  Any information or comments please email me.

Black Polymer was developed solely for safe solar observation. Unlike
metallized Mylar (used in packaging), solar image is a pleasing orange color
versus unnatural pale blue. Mylar also reflects back your eyes in the mirror
like surface making it difficult to see the sun. And contrary to claims by
some manufacturers, two layers does not guarantee no pinholes in the
coatings. Simply hold a Mylar viewer at arms length, close to a light bulb,
to see this defect. The protective properties of our Black Polymer are
throughout the substrate so there is never a concern about safety.

NEW ASTRONOMY POSTCARDS
There are 7 new postcards to select from showing the wonders of the night sky.
$0.80 each

CURRENT SPECIALS
6" Dobsonian F/8 1200mm Focal Length
$599AUS or $310US$

8" Dobsonian F/6 1200mm Focal Length
$689AUS OR $365US$

WHAT CHOO WANT?
Tell us what products or services you require from us.

ALUMINISING A 25" (635mm) MIRROR
Please contact me if you can aluminise a 25" mirror.

WANTED TO BUY 
ELECTRONIC 12" REFLECTOR
2x large reflecting telescopes with electronics. He would prefer secondhand and they need to be around 12".

22" OR SIMILAR REFLECTOR
I also have someone interested in a reflecting telescope around the 22" mark. He is in the United States of America and so would prefer the telescope to come from there to save shipping costs of one of these monsters! 
Any interested parties please send me an email.

102MM ED/FL REFRACTOR
Anybody selling a 102mm ED/FL or similar Refractor?

8" - 10" CASSEGRAIN TUBE ASSEMBLY
Meade or Celestron

WANTED TO SELL
Meade 1022 4" Spotting Scope and mount.
'T' Adaptor, Tele-extender, 1" Erecting prism, 3x Telenag amplifier 1".
$450AUS o.n.o.

DIAGONALS
There are a number of new and used diagonals and erecting diagonals currently available.
Regards,

Matthew Lovell
Telescopes and Astronomy
Cheapest Prices - Best Advice
http://www.telescopes-astronomy.com.au
PO BOX 292
OHALLORAN HILL SA 5158
AUSTRALIA
61+ 8 8381 3188
telescopes@bigpond.com