Jerry C., 15" UC owner in Rumson, New Jersey - January 4, 2010

Hi Dave..... Received my 15" U.C. on New Years eve day. Let me say this... YOU OUGHT TO BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU MAKE! What a work of art.... EVEN my wife is impressed! It's a HOME RUN! Thanks.... JERRY C.

Scott M., 15" UC owner in Sunnyvale, California - July 22, 2009

Dave, Just a followup email to say thank you very much for an excellent instrument, I've taken it out a couple times for its shakedown, and it performs very well.  I look forward in re-discovering the sky with this much larger aperture.  The easy setup and break down of the 15" UC is surprisingly simple and quick. My other scopes seem like a chore to deal with compared to the UC -- and they are smaller!

Happy observer, Scott M.

Phil C., 15" UC owner in Toronto, Canada - May 4, 2009

I wanted to tell you that my new 15" UC saw first light last night from my back yard near Toronto.  WOW!  I only had it pointed at Saturn and the Moon (the skies around home are not conducive to DSOs) but had the power cranked up to 263x with a 7mm Nagler and Paracorr.  During moments of good seeing (it was a bit windy last night), the views were amazing and sharp.

Cheryl Blum, 15" UC owner - March 24, 2009

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Hi Dave, Just want to let you know that I am having a blast observing with the 15 inch ultra compact. What a beautiful scope it is. Thanks for all the wonderful features you designed into it! I have hauled it around with me to quite a few places (far, far away from my suburban Chicago skies) but I will forever be grateful for the beauty of the first views that I enjoyed with it under those beautiful Oklahoma skies at Okie-Tex. Cheryl Blum