8" inch Istar Refractor.....

[Stardrifter_WA]

Originally Posted by FlashDrive

Quite right Kevin .... the 8" inch Istar is primarily a Deep Sky ' Wide Field ' Instrument..... not a Planet Killer.
I'd love to have a look thru' one .... would most likely have me wanting one if I could .... Wide Field views are my ' thing ' and of course DSO's
My NA140 does that for me using ' low power ' eyepieces.

Flash.....

Right Flash! But, this is a planet killer.....

http://www.apm-apo.com/apo530_6500-cnc.htm

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by Stardrifter_WA

Right Flash! But, this is a planet killer.....

http://www.apm-apo.com/apo530_6500-cnc.htm

Now that's big! If that's a 20" F 12.2 then the "little" finder scope on the side is probably that Istar 8".

[AG Hybrid (Adrian)]

I've been looking at this bad boy for a long time. I was thinking of getting it as a 30th birthday present to myself. But, that's 11 months away though. Who knows what might be brought to the market by then that will peak my interest.

[Steffen]

Originally Posted by AG Hybrid

I've been looking at this bad boy for a long time. I was thinking of getting it as a 30th birthday present to myself.

Seriously?? That's a seven metre long scope, where would you keep it? Must be sarcasm...

Cheers
Steffen.

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Originally Posted by Kunama

Go on Flash, get one you know you want to !!!!!

I just might ..... you never know what's around the corner .... we'll see ... we'll see .

Flash.......

[glend (Glen)]

Originally Posted by Steffen

Seriously?? That's a seven metre long scope, where would you keep it? Must be sarcasm...

Cheers
Steffen.

You would need a boat trailer to move it around, but it would draw a serious crowd at IISAC. Imagine the field tripod required, where is that structural engneer that had worked on the Big Dish?

[AG Hybrid (Adrian)]

Not that one. My bad. The Comet Hunter 8". 1220mm.