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Originally Posted by sharpiel
I already have an 18" setup and an old 12" LX200. And a Lunt solar scope. So now I want the best refractor I can get. Always wanted one. Never been able to afford a real quality one. So that is what I'm looking for. Stardrifter understands as do many others. I know other configurations can perform magnificently but I don't want them. There's a certain romance and mystique about great refractors.
And I REALLY want 6" aperture. Again, a long held dream. Searching...searching. Guess it'll have to second hand to be be remotely possible.
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Hi Les,
You will be lucky to find a 2nd hand 6", they come up rarely, and from what I have seen, when they do, they still go for big bucks anyway, well, the good ones do anyway.
Buying a big refractor has been a dilemma for me, as I could justify the cost of the OTA, but then I couldn't also justify the cost of the mount, or I get the mount, but then couldn't get the OTA to go with it. Damn! Just couldn't justify the both, due to competing priorities. Isn't that always the way? Life is full of compromises anyway.
The only astro item still on my list now is a Lunt 80mm PT Ha scope, but that may still be a couple of years away, unless I get lots of work next year
Cheers Pete