Yep....I'll take 2 Thanks

[FlashDrive]

2 Please .....:D


https://www.baader-planetarium.com/en/telescopes/tec/apo-250vt-f7.5-fluorit-apochromat.html


Col....

[strongmanmike]

Amongst other uses...t'd be an excellent public observatory scope :thumbsup:...supplemented by a 24" F3.3 Dob if in reasonably dark skies :whistle: :D

Mike

[Slawomir]

Did you mean this (https://pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/61612660)?
:lol:

[Symon]

Wow what equatorial mount would you have to use for that monster?

[speach]

If you don't want the 2nd one you can give it to me :lol:

[strongmanmike]

Ha ha ha....probably would have been better at tossing that too :P

Mike

[AstroApprentice]

[QUOTE=FlashDrive;1430720]2 Please .....:D


Binoscope Col?
Only USD $49000 each!
https://www.telescopengineering.com/

[Slawomir]

The photograph with Yuri getting ready to make the caber toss nicely shows the position of an eyepiece when looking at objects near zenith...about knee height? Surely there must be a more comfortable quality instrument for looking at stars for US$50k? :scared3:

[doppler]

you just need a bigger tripod.
https://www.cloudynights.com/gallery/image/27927-1915-9-inch-clark-refractor/

[Slawomir]

I can see a few ladders lined up as well, but no crane in sight that was used to put this long tube on such tall mount :shrug:

My point was - there surely must be an easier, quicker, less involved way to observe the night sky in detail with a budget of US$49k on the ota alone:question:

[Wavytone]

Meh.. it's still only a 10". Quite a few newtonians would slay that, starting with the 16" at Mt Bowen.

And I know of an 11" with Intes optics at strehl 0.985 that would eat its lunch on double stars, lunar & planetary, at 1/3 the cost.

if you want sheer image quality:

Under 130mm, refractors rule.
130-275mm - Maksutov Cassegrains rule - primarily those with Intes optics, and the Skywatcher ones are OK.
Above 250mm big newtonians are the only practical option for most.