Dob with a difference

[asimov]

http://www.johnsonian.com/My_Homepage_Files/Page14.html

Sorry if you've all seen this before. :D

[[1ponders]]

Now that's a portable light bucket.

[janoskiss]

Seen them before. I think they look like a horrible mess; in photos anyway. Superficially, the design looks like a total gimmick; something you'd expect to see sold on late night infomercials. A simple truss dob looks so much more elegant and sturdy, and with a lot less parts.

[slice of heaven]

Looks nifty.
Very lightweight too.

[gaa_ian]

I would like to see one for real !
Does anyone on this forum have one ?
Maybe Starkler could get one ... keep it for a few months ... then we could buy it cheap from him :poke: :rofl:

[ving]

:LOL:
that was funny watching the movie!
looks good tho :)

[janoskiss]

Don't you want one David?

[elusiver]

i'm sure david will want one if someone buys it for him :P


el :)

[Starkler]

Dont you mean Striker?
Since when did I ever sell anything cheap :lol:

[Astroman]

The idea is there, but something that is foldable should or will have weaknesses somewhere in the design, I would say the weakness is in the truss design and the Alt wheels. I think you would spend a good 5-10mins setting up, another 10 to collimate then as long as there is NO wind around, observe.

But if I was given a chance to own one, I wouldn't pass it up.