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Mickey,

Have you seen the review of both the ETX 60 & 70 in the February 2003 p.72
of Astronomy magazine? It was a good review. I think it's a really neat
scope for the money. Yes, there is chromatic aberrations because it is,
after all, a short focal length refractor.

Beware of all those deep-sky objects logged in its database. You can even
link it to a database with 10,000 objects. Believe me, you won't know they
are there even if the object is centered in the eyepiece. 60mm or 70mm is
simply too small for serious deep sky work but on the planets, moon and
brighter objects it's a pretty cool scope.

I hope you get it working. Speaking of "working in manual mode", as you say,
I highly recommend the Edmund Astroscan. The price has been reduced by 1/2.
In my opinion it's almost as useful to a beginner or advanced amateur as a
pair of binoculars. Check it out:

www.scientificsonline.com

Kent Blackwell