Comments on: Explore Scientific AR127 review https://allans-stuff.com/2012/08/05/explore-scientific-ar127-review/ Tue, 29 May 2018 20:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Allan Hall https://allans-stuff.com/2012/08/05/explore-scientific-ar127-review/#comment-469 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:18:07 +0000 http://blog.allans-stuff.com/2012/08/04/new-scope-for-visual-explore-scientific-ar127-first-light-and-review/#comment-469 It depends on what you want. Both seem like good scopes. The Meade gives you a bit more magnification and a better finder mount, the ES gives you a wider view and a dual speed crayford focuser. The Meade is also cheaper.

If I planned on using this as my only visual scope and to use it frequently I would probably pick the ES. If however this was one of many visual telescope and I did not use it constantly, I might go for the less expensive Meade.

One more step down from these and you could look at the Celestron XLT 120 which is cheaper than either one of these as a tube only, and about the same price as the ES if you buy the Celestron with their mount as a kit. Or even add a little and get their 150mm!

]]> By: kim reynolds https://allans-stuff.com/2012/08/05/explore-scientific-ar127-review/#comment-468 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 21:45:57 +0000 http://blog.allans-stuff.com/2012/08/04/new-scope-for-visual-explore-scientific-ar127-first-light-and-review/#comment-468 hi allan, i just watched your video review of the ar127 f/6.5.
i’m trying to decide between this and a meade r5 120 f/8.3. please advise. kim in st helens OR

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