eqcradle
28-07-2007, 09:45 PM
Just noticed an ad in last month's AS&T for new Saxon 12" Dobs. AFAIK, the Saxon Dobs are made by Synta? The ad says it's f/4, but the Saxon web site says it's f/5. I'd assume it's a typo in the ad, though it actually looks fairly squat in the photo.
A bit of Googling shows this Russian page with pics of an f/5 12" Skywatcher Dob:
http://www.astroclub.kiev.ua/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=rv45mvmdjr7flu7 0jteosmvhk1&topic=3803.0
AFAIK, the Skywatchers are Synta-manufactured. I think the Dobs sold by Celestron are also made by Synta, except I'd read somewhere that the 12" one uses a GSO mirror.
Cheers,
CL
A bit of Googling shows this Russian page with pics of an f/5 12" Skywatcher Dob:
http://www.astroclub.kiev.ua/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=rv45mvmdjr7flu7 0jteosmvhk1&topic=3803.0
AFAIK, the Skywatchers are Synta-manufactured. I think the Dobs sold by Celestron are also made by Synta, except I'd read somewhere that the 12" one uses a GSO mirror.
Cheers,
CL