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asimov
15-07-2005, 05:53 AM
I'm in love......AGAIN!!

For anyone that doesn't know about John Pons...This is what he makes!

Refractor's to DIE for!
Astroman
15-07-2005, 06:16 AM
WOW!!!! I am still trying to get my jaw off the ground.

:jawdrop:

New they are works of Art. :painting:
gbeal
15-07-2005, 06:33 AM
Now thats a refractor freak, for sure.
iceman
15-07-2005, 06:52 AM
lol nice, looks like the refractors of the 1700's :D
h0ughy
15-07-2005, 07:16 AM
what size are they, they are massive!!! How do you get it on your mount? Hey what mount would he use???
elusiver
15-07-2005, 09:48 AM
those are mighty long cigars!

seriously though how much would they be worth! i'm sure hey'd be worth a very very pretty penny..

el :)
slice of heaven
15-07-2005, 11:42 AM
There was one on CN for sale

9" F18 ......$18000
h0ughy
15-07-2005, 12:40 PM
did that include the mount?
elusiver
15-07-2005, 01:06 PM
$18000!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

WOW!!!

i'd be too afraid to use it if i paid that much.

el :)
slice of heaven
15-07-2005, 01:32 PM
For $18000 you wouldnt want to stop using it.

No mount houghy, and the OTA wasnt even finished at time.

For that price I'd rather a nice sized newt.
ving
15-07-2005, 02:24 PM
it'd basically be a planetary scope hey?

gosh that'd give some views!
dhumpie
15-07-2005, 07:06 PM
Is he in oz?????

Darren
asimov
16-07-2005, 01:27 AM
Lives in the States. The mount for one is in the back-ground on pic 1. It's a go-to.

Mainly planetary work, yep. 9" & 10"

Iv'e been following his work closely over the year's, these 2 are achro's but Iv'e seen some beaut APOs he's made...Not many guy's like him left.

The 10" is sold but the 9" is going for $13000
ballaratdragons
16-07-2005, 02:15 AM
They would make a nice finderscope for a 24" dob!
dhumpie
18-07-2005, 05:22 PM
Awww bugger and there I was thinking I could sell off everything to own one of them :) Postage would be a killer on those.....

Darren