[APML] IDAS LPS filter

[Maurice Toet <mftoet@hetnet.nl>]

Hi,

Because I live in a very light polluted environment, I'm interested in
buying an IDAS LPS filter (58mm). The price in Germany (Vehrenberg) is
459 euros, though at Hutech Astronomical Products this filter is listed
for 239 US dollars. You pay almost twice as much in Europe. Why is this
difference so big? The same story goes for Meade and Celestron
telescopes. A Meade LX90 is listed in the US for 1695 dollars. In the
Netherlands you pay 3154 euro! Then I haven't even talked about the fuel
price for my car to drive to my observing site. I believe a liter of gas
cost somewhere between 30 and 70 (dollar)cents in the US. Currently the
gas price in the Netherlands is 110 (euro)cents/liter (Shell). Big
differences for such a tiny planet.


Kind regards,    

-- 
Maurice Toet 
http://www.amateur-sterrenkunde.nl

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