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I have just purchased a cellestron C14 from TMK trading in bangkok... its still on order and should be here in december. you would need to speak to Mr Thamrong, he has great english and is very helpful. [email protected]
for Meade, takahashi, WO, skywatcher, et al, talk to Mr Sukit at his online shop darasartcenter
Both of these guys are great, if you buy from Sukit he will come and set you up,,, he also arranges star parties and has a great site to browse... just added a nice 14 inch truss dobsonian. I bought a orion eon and a meade lsx 75 from him with all the photography gear.
It would be nice to meet some expats that are interested in astronomy,,, maybe form a small club????
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Not sure about thai observatories but below are some of my observations whilst trying to buy a scope in thailand which may help... Sukit at Darasartcentre would know all the observational venues...
In my experience telescopes in Thailand are expensive, however something to consider when importing is the duty and interaction with the customs department which can be more expense... That’s why I have left delivery of my Cellestron C14 to Thamrong at TMK trading.
If you want a good branded telescope you will have to use the in country distributor anyway, I have tried from Europe and the states but always get reverted back to the in country distributors,,, TMK for Cellestron and Darasartcentre for Meade, WO, Takahashi, Orion and all the others, Sukit of Darasartcenter also has second hand scopes for sale from time to time.
Meade has moved their production to Mexico recently and the quality and service have reportedly dropped dramatically which is one reason that I have opted for Cellestron. Another reason is that the bigger Meade telescopes are all fork mounted and due to the low latitude in Thailand astrophotography equipment mounted to the scope will tend to be in or around the fork crutch and will invariably not pass through or foul the fork. Also the fitting of an equatorial wedge at 11 degrees north puts a lot of strain on the tracking mechanism.
Cellestron also had problems with their mount. For the 14 inch scope, it was borderline capable with the extras fitted to the scope, they have now upgraded their mount which can now handle anything you can fit to it with ease...