... even if it isn't a true apochromatic refractor by Takahashi or Astrophysics standards. I don't have a bank account to match, either.
My birthday present to myself arrived today. An ED127 triplet APO.
Pretty impressive. Payment cleared last Tuesday. Scope sent on Friday. In my hot little hands today.
My God, this thing is huge. I can only imagine how big and heavy Greg's TEC180 or RB's pair of TOA's are.
I have managed to hook it all up to my G-11 on a mini plate which is secured inside a clone of the Losmandy side-by-side plate. I will get my father to drill and tap the relevant holes in my Losmandy DUP clone (bought from Telescopes & Astronomy) and it will be a lot more secure, then. Or, might just even purchase the Losmandy originals.
I have lucked out, big time, too; the finish on the dew shield matches, pretty closely, my ZenithStar FD80.
I am so happy. I can now do this telescope some justice.
The whole setup looks pretty damn spiffy.
Regards,
Humayun