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The Telescope has been simply wonderful to use, it is without a doubt the most efficient design for a small telescope, and its beautifully engineered.  It has been the subject of much interest and admiration amoung our local amateur astronomers.  As an engineer, I particularly appreciate the simplicity of collimation... and expert finish.

-Peter Docker, Professional Engineer; Australia

 

That first night...NEVER had I successfully found so many objects in a telescope before.  And finding objects near the zenith was EXACTLY at eye level.  Could this be true?  I was in heaven... The MAXIMUM Aperature on a telescope that didn't require a ladder, and I didn't have to wrestle with it!  You need to put a warning sign up to people at star parties, that even a casual trail of the scope will likely lead to unsightly bulges being removed from their pocket books!

-Tom Schultz, Software Developer; IL

 

After being frustrated by more than one eight inch Schmidt-Cassegrain Scope, more recently, wrestling with a high quality 20" telescope, I finally found my dream telescope - a PortaBall.  I now have a scope that performs outstandingly on the moon, planets, globular clusters, double stars and nebula, and quite decently on the fainter objects like galaxies.  My PortaBall truly can be setup and taken down in only five minutes, and you do not have to purchase a new vehicle just because you've taken up astronomy - if you buy a PortaBall.  You can easily store it in the house since the entire telescope fits in an area about the size of a two droor file cabinet.  With a PortaBall, you'll know that you'll have the finest views that can be obtained with a 12.5" reflector.  In short, buying a PortaBall is like getting a Rolex at a Seiko price.  In a McDonalds world, there is still a place for a chef-dioeuvre like Peter SMitka at Mag 1.

Gene Townsend, Retired USAF; TX

 

All in all, the PortaBall is just one teriffic peice of high quality, thoroughly designed equipment - one which I would not hesitate to reccomend to anyone interested in a high performance viewing machine.

-Tom Muench, Commercial Artist; WI

 

In the words of a friend, "This telescope is a keeper!" ...The mirror size is an excellent compromise between good light gathering ability and portability.  Dobsonian telescopes are often difficult at high power because of the need to move the scope in two directions simultaneously.  The PortaBall doesn't have that problem.  I've gotten exquisite views of Jupiter...even at 250X I had no difficulty moving the scope to keep the planet centered.

-Mike Frasca, Physician; IL

 

I GET GOOSE BUMPS EVERY TIME I LOOK INTO THE EYEPIECE!  Its so exciting to use this telescope - every time it feels like I am flying.  Somehow the movement of the PortaBall releases me from an earthbound state of mind and allows me the sensation of being right there amoung the stars.  I love this telescope!  I have several 'scopes, and give star parties for a living, so I think I know what I am talking about.  The PortaBall the star of our last Polomar star party... it was easily the favorite scope on the field.  Next week two or three thousand people will get to look through it - there the lucky folks.

-Sheryl Johnson, Planetarium Lecturer; CA

 

As a teaching astronomer, I have plenty of chances to use my PortaBall with the public, and its easily a croud favorite because it is "ageless." It can be easily manipulated by even the youngest to let them see what "that star over there" looks like.  The fact that the telescope gets out of the way, and is so easy to transport makes it ideal for my own personal use as well as in my professional lectures for the public.

-Mark Bridges, Astronomer; TX

 
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