"Big Blue" 36" f6.3 at the Warren Rupp Observatory

[erick]

I'd love to visit:-

http://www.loptics.com/articles/HH2012/HH2012.html

See also:- http://www.loptics.com/intheshop/shop30.html

[Saturnine]

Thanks for sharing the link to the article, wouldn't it be nice to have an 36" in your ( big ) back yard, seriously, it would be fantastic to get an eyeball through a scope that size. Something like 47 Tuc would be quite pretty.

[pluck]

Very interesting - thanks for posting this. I love the cross axis design. They don't make them like this any more, and beautifully restored too.

Reminds me a bit of the Upsala instrument that Rob McNaught uses at Siding Springs.

Paul

[brian nordstrom]

:) Just put this on my list of " Things to do and see" , thanks Erick .
Cool scope and mount .
Brian.

[FlashDrive]

That is really something .... definitely a '' Bucket List ' item.

Flash ..!!

[dannat]

A scissor lift, it would use a fair bit of time, moving the lift out of the way, skewing the scope then driving the lift to a new viewing position

[brian nordstrom]

:shrug: yea but with 36 inches of light grasp you wont be moving often ...:lol:.
Brian.

[mental4astro]

I'll see you a 36", and raise you a 40" needing only a step ladder:

http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/4666382/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1.

What an ATM project!

:love: :love: :love:

Had to be in France...

[Satchmo]

I would lay a bet that a well ventilated 24" F4 scope outside the dome would show off the 'show' objects better and show fainter stars and be a hell of a lot more user friendly . Size aint everything :) This scope looks like a vision from the 1950's.

[erick]

Good to hear Mark, because I'm convinced that is the scope in my future - probably a little shorter fl so I can keep my feet firmly on the ground. :thumbsup:

[Satchmo]

Hi Eric - I think 24" F3 are still a work in progress commercially but when they 'get there' they will tick most boxes for portability and user friendliness.

[erick]

Yes Mark,I'm watching and waiting until all the bugs are ironed out for a 24" f3.3 dobsonian. Looking very promising to date.

[Gem]

Bucket in every sense of the word! That is one big bucket afterall!
I get mesmerised by your 'Bou blades... round and round and round... :scared2: