Wahoo,
Most of my insurance money has come through with only a few odds and ends still waiting on payment.
Mount has been decided AP900
Scope I have narrowed down to 3 I think.
I totally agree the Taks hold there value much more then other scopes.
So they are at the top of my list.
TOA150 $14,100
TOA130 $9,100
ASA 10" F3.8 with accessories approx $10,000
For those who are not familiar with the ASA scopes it's the smaller version of StrongmanMike 12" he has been waiting for the last 6 months.
http://www.astrosysteme.at/ikreator/...tent_7-en.html
And the TOA's
http://www.bttechnologies.com/telesc...ahashi_toa.htm
I am leaning towards the TOA130/150 for simplicity not having to worry about cooling and collimation on a daily basis even though the ASA would be a terrific performer if everything is working right.
The WO132 did get a mention but even though it looks great value for money I would prefer to stick with a true performer.
I would like to make a decission which way in the next few days because all these scopes come with a waiting period of 4 to 12 weeks.
What do you guys think.