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13-09-2007, 02:14 PM
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GS 16" Dobsonian
just interested to see if anyone is going to seriously look at purchasing one of these baby's when they're released on the local market?
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13-09-2007, 02:31 PM
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Let's see the final design, price and delivery before we get too carried away. It will be interesting against the Lightbridge though.
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13-09-2007, 02:39 PM
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My last understanding was that tailwag has one on order? But I haven't heard from him lately.
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13-09-2007, 04:02 PM
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16" solid tube?
that would be nice 
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14-09-2007, 08:29 AM
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Still like to see the final design before ordering......
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15-09-2007, 07:01 PM
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im still pretty happy with my 12" though, thats around the maximum i can see myself lugging around the back yard
however if i had an observatory out in the sticks id be very interested
be interesting to know how much the tube weighs
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16-09-2007, 06:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by monoxide
im still pretty happy with my 12" though, thats around the maximum i can see myself lugging around the back yard
however if i had an observatory out in the sticks id be very interested
be interesting to know how much the tube weighs |
Now that is sensible. In the world where we want the biggest and best often we get brainwashed into wanting the latest and "best". If a 12" does it for your then forget the larger one with its attached problems. However, it your are into deep sky objects heavily then the 16" will blow away the 12".
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16-09-2007, 07:52 PM
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Anyone found pics of this toy?
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16-09-2007, 08:31 PM
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its easy to get caught up in aperture fever but for the price of the 16" you could get a 12" + the almighty argo navis
love the idea of the 16" solid tube though!
whos going to be the first to put one on a gem? lol
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16-09-2007, 08:53 PM
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Professor Chaos
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Geelong
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sejanus
Anyone found pics of this toy?
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i found this site when i did an image search on google, but im not sure it is really a 16". by measuring the 50mm finder scope in the picture the tube is about 45cm in diameter, but then agian thats about the same size as the tube on the 12".
http://www.astroshop.com.br/produto.asp?CodProd=SKD16
jarrod
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16-09-2007, 08:54 PM
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Good ideas, sometimes portability is not the best solution You may want ease of use and stablility!!
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17-09-2007, 09:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarrod
i found this site when i did an image search on google, but im not sure it is really a 16". by measuring the 50mm finder scope in the picture the tube is about 45cm in diameter, but then agian thats about the same size as the tube on the 12".
http://www.astroshop.com.br/produto.asp?CodProd=SKD16
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My 8" on steroids!
Doesn't seem to be any more substantial support for the 16" mirror. Everything looks just like my 8" expanded. I look forward to hearing firstlight reports.
Edit: Yes, Greg and Jarrod make sense - they've thrown in closeups of an 8" GSO dob.
Last edited by erick; 20-09-2007 at 10:19 AM.
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17-09-2007, 06:11 PM
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Check the scale in relation to the cooling fan? and the focuser does not appear to be 10:1, maybe they are starved for photos'.
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17-09-2007, 06:59 PM
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Professor Chaos
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the mount/base in one of the pictures is of an 8" GSO dob, and apart from the main picture (white tube) all the telescope tubes are the shiny brown/silver colour used on the 6, 8, 10 and 12" GSO scopes. it looks like GSO has emailed that one picture to all the distributers that have ordered a few 16"ers, and this particullar store is also using pictures of other GSO dobs just to display the main features.
jarrod
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17-09-2007, 07:05 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Originally Posted by glenc
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OK, which is it? Early ot late? This is copy/pasted straight from the site 
"NEW! 16" Super deluxe version Dobsonian shipment due late early Oct.
Only...A$2399.00"
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17-09-2007, 07:13 PM
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Professor Chaos
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mmm, easier then writing "shipment due mid Oct."? 
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17-09-2007, 07:15 PM
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imagine mounting that on like a titan mount or similar?
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18-09-2007, 05:50 AM
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It used to say late Sept, early Oct.
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