Cure for aperture fever?

[Starkler]

Check this baby out :eyepop:

http://www.stathis-firstlight.de/atm/erhard_1meter_dob_itv2003.htm

[h0ughy]

you wouldn't want to fall off that ladder! wow, even with a garbage for the diagonal for those photons not wanted!!

[rmcpb]

I just think I will crawl under the nearest insignificant rock and hide after seeing that beast :)

[xstream]

Now that's MY kind of telescope.

[davidpretorius]

boy, thats impressive, wow!

[Mikezoom]

Niiiiice...I've ordered mine from Bintel already. LOL

Mike.B.

[hogly52]

Obviously doesn't drive a small vehicle......:P

[avandonk]

I just did a quick calculation and a one second exposure on this monster would be the equivalent of one minute on a typical 200mm F10! Who needs tracking?
I also would suggest somewhere there is somebody planning/building a bigger one. It is not a cure it only encourages ....

Bert

[janoskiss]

That is just insane! :eyepop:

Can be set up and packed up by one person! Yeah right. :lol: The rocker box is 300kg. :scared:

You would would need at least 180x magnification before you would get to use the full aperture visually (to get <= 6mm exit pupil). Galaxies would be awesome in this beast.

[astronut]

This isn't a cure, just more fuel for the fire.;)
BTW it's 32" aperture.

[Starkler]

I think at such sizes instead of having a ladder you implement full motorised drives and a seat suspended from the UTA ;)

When not observing it could double as a ride for the kids :lol:

Other tricks to try, point it at the moon and hold a piece of paper to the focuser and watch it ignite :lol:

[cjmarsh81]

You could always drive it to the circus at night and park it next to the ferris wheel and adjust it to the right height.

[mickoking]

WOW, its a FREAK :P But seriously if that was my scope I would have it set up perminantly in an observatory. Lugging that baby around must be a royal pain.

[cometcatcher]

You get it all setup... and it becomes overcast.

Nope, I couldn't handle the frustration.

[Lee]

I have a hard enough time setting up my 8" Dob in the back yard half the time!... He just uses the scope to pull chicks anyway..... :)

[rmcpb]

Reckon it should come with a cherry picker for the observer :)

[ving]

you should know by now, there IS no cure ;)

[mickoking]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I wish I thought of that reply ;)

[DRCORTEX]

amazing, to think that scopes of this size are so readily available

From the "John Dobson Wikpedia"

"Having cheaply constructed several telescopes that were easy to use, including a 24-inch telescope that was built for approximately US$300"

wow

ciao

Lance