I have, in the last 6 years gained more and more experience with telescopes and all fields of astronomy. Although i am hardly a professional i do have a very good working knowledge of telescope types and use as well as observing practices. I have been using all the equipment mentioned on this site along with other equipment at star parties. Read on for the first section of my review.
Aperture = 100mm
Focal Length = 1000mm
Focal Ration = f/10
Aluminum baffled tube assembly
9X30 Finder(replaced with 9X50)
The TAL 100R will be purchased second have from an advert placed in astrobuysell.com. I say will because the guy I'm buying it off of has gone on holiday for 2 weeks and cant deal with the sale util his return! I will continue this review then....