RASA 36 on an under 18-kg mount

[Slawomir]

Hi all,

For those who have not seen it yet, I was quite impressed to see (https://m.facebook.com/AstroPhysicsCorp/videos) a 75-pound scope riding rather swiftly on a 39-pound mount. Rolando wrote on yahoo group that the mount did exceedingly well with a 180mm f/9 refractor for imaging, reporting a well under 0.2rms for a few hour session.

Could it be an ultimate portable mount capable for catering for pretty much all possible amateur telescopes that can be handled in a field by one person?

[LewisM]

Never knew a RASA 36 existed. Looks small for a 36” scope...:lol:

[Slawomir]

Ignorance certainly is not a bliss ;)

[gregbradley]

Looks like a wonderful mount.

Greg.

[h0ughy]

Ohhhh I had a moment there, very nice

[ChrisV]

Kind of scary watching that rasa being flung around so fast

[LewisM]

Since when have yanks ever done anything metric? Oh yeah since the Chinese bought Celestron ....d’oh!

[AnakChan]

Anyone knows why the RASA 36 is heavier than the C14EdgeHD? I would have thought the C14EdgeHD would have more components for 2ndary & eyepiece support, etc.

[Slawomir]

NASA uses metric :P

[LewisM]

Have to be seeing everything in space is metric...

[billdan]

Martin Pugh just recently received a RASA 36. and has some sample images here:-

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=175827