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Old 16-05-2016, 07:22 PM
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a 32" f3 Newt. - Dream Telescope

Wow - look at this:
http://www.dreamscopes.com/pages/pro...t-astro-32.htm

32” = 813mm Newtonian f3 - yes f3 - from Dream Astrographs.
US$ 117,500 = A$ 160975.


All sandwich construction primary & secondary.
All carbon fiber 38” diameter truss.
Weight = 104 kgs.
2440mm focal length.

That's made with all sandwich lightweight fast cool down mirrors.


Yes - at that price it is just a dream
but what a light bucket!


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Old 16-05-2016, 08:19 PM
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That is one beauty of a scope!
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Old 16-05-2016, 08:35 PM
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That is one beauty of a scope!

Gee - wouldn't you have bragging rights if you had one of those?
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Old 16-05-2016, 09:16 PM
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Gee - wouldn't you have bragging rights if you had one of those?
yeah you would, but you would be cursing the weather for years
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Old 16-05-2016, 09:25 PM
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yeah you would, but you would be cursing the weather for years

Yes - you have a point in Melbourne.

I will stick with my new 10" f4 Newt. for a long while yet.

The weather here is terrible for Astronomy -
almost every night is cloudy or has poor seeing.
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Old 17-05-2016, 09:10 AM
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Yes - you have a point in Melbourne.

The weather here is terrible for Astronomy -
almost every night is cloudy or has poor seeing.
yep, I'm seriously getting some cabin fever over here, I haven't been out since Feb. next 7 days is terrible.
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Old 17-05-2016, 04:19 PM
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yep, I'm seriously getting some cabin fever over here, I haven't been out since Feb. next 7 days is terrible.

Yes - I think Melbourne is too close to the sea.
We get turbulence in the air where the sea air meets the air from inland.
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Greg will let us know when his lands.

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Old 18-05-2016, 04:11 PM
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Greg will let us know when his lands.

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I dunno - who will be the first person in Australia to buy one?

Peter Ward?
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