Do you suffer from scope envy?

[chrissara]

Not sure if this has been posted before but this is Meade's new telescope.

http://www.meade.com/maxmount/index.html

Might buy myself a couple.

Although I am new to astronomy is begs the question as to why?

[ving]

show me someone who doesnt get scope envy and i'll show you a liar ;)

man that mount looks mean!

[vespine]

Can I get a tissue to mop up the little pool of drool in front of my keyboard?

[ving]

oh, and the answer to your question of "why?" is why not? ;)

[GrampianStars]

:lol: Why is it so proffessor ;)

something to do with hormones & ... envy :rofl:

[janoskiss]

That mount looks like it's built from Lego.

[h0ughy]

I like lego mounts

[Yuzza]

lol,
looks awesome, at least they don't have a guy in a lab coat standing next to it

[cjmarsh81]

What are you talking about? It is only $30,000 American. I'll take two.;):rofl::lol::rofl:

[chrissara]

And I thought SCG were designed for portability too. That is one sit and forget telescope.

[Yuzza]

arrrr correction they do have a lab coat guy standing next to it, lol

[toetoe]

Oh boy, do i suffer from Telescope envy, if i compare anything on the market against my little Tasco i feel like having a good cry at times. The bottom line is that i am so happy with my little Tasco and having so much enjoyment with it. It will be good when the day comes to go bigger and better but till then i am just having a ball with what i have.:thumbsup:

[Starkler]

Telescope envy happens when I look through an 18" Obsession truss dob :cool:

[rmcpb]

Peter, Stick to your Tasco until it runs its course then you will get the most from your larger, shiner new scope. With your skies it probably equals a much larger scope for most of us.

As for my scope envy, I'm happy with a modest scope and scrounge looks through the monsters at star parties. That way I don't have to set them up and I am half way home at the end of the night before they are even loaded into the car. A bit cheeky but who cares, it works for me :)

[dhumpie]

Funny that ever since I got my 10" GS dob, I have not had scope envy. Guess I am just a down to earth guy and knows his limits...NOT :)

Darren

[cjmarsh81]

As much as I love my Dob. I would really like something with a goto. Every time I buy a sky and telescope I look at the mead with goto and wish I had that, but then I look at the price and see why I don't have it. Oh well.

[Starkler]

cj , spend another grand to buy a DSC and you can have push-to and see all the objects you will see in the goto meade scope.

[Adrian-H]

sure thats a nice scope lxr400 and maximount i seen both before, could someone buy me some more wood? hahaha.

[janoskiss]

Push-To is pretty amazing. A lot faster and imo a lot more convenient than Goto.

[Xeelee]

Its.... its...... HUGE

Just imagine lugging 20" of aperture outside and putting it on the top of that mount

[chrissara]

Lets be honest - it isn't portable (not at 200 pounds). Therefore I assume you will need to invest in a sky shed of some sort.

[mickoking]

My philosiphy I guess you could call it is to keep it simple. I like to be 'intimate' with the night sky so the less complexity the better. The fancy Meades and their robotic mounts are good for serious astro imagers with lotsa spare money but I am happy with my 3 basic telescopes. As for size my biggest telescope is 300mm and any bigger it starts to be a hassle to move and use so for me I don't really suffer from aperture fever either.

Boy I'm easily pleased :D

[g__day]

Scope envy - no, huge desire for financial approval of my budget item re telescope, definitely yes!

PS

If you could afford that scope, you could afford the entourage to hoist it anywhere or build yourself a lab to permanently hold it!

[GrampianStars]

:lol: just imagine the bent roof racks and dings in the car roof
from lugging the beast about :whistle:

[dhumpie]

The only time I get scope envy is when someone has a nice lil APO scope :) I am a sucker for small high quality scopes even though I don't own one yet. Big scopes are nice to look through although I know what it takes to transport and set up those beast (plus not forgetting the ladder) and that really turns me off :) My 10" GS dob hits the sweet spot. It is light and short enough for me to lift easily and fit it in my small car for those dark sky jaunts...easy....

Darren

[MiG]

I'm pretty bad with equipment envy in a few fields; astronomy, photography and cars. I know I should spend more time using and less time drooling, but it's so hard...

[cometcatcher]

Scope envy? Camera envy? Nah not me. Never. I'm completely satisified with what I've got and don't want another thing ever.

I'm also a compulsive liar. :P

[[1ponders]]

I'm reminded of a Monthy Python Movie........

"Just one more waifer thin slice....."

:lol: That's me:lol:

[dhumpie]

Ha ha that's a good one...but yeah those nice TV, Tak's, WO etc APO's give me scope envy :)

Darren