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Old 15-07-2005, 05:53 AM
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Arrow Refractors...anyone?
I'm in love......AGAIN!!

For anyone that doesn't know about John Pons...This is what he makes!

Refractor's to DIE for!
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Old 15-07-2005, 06:16 AM
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WOW!!!! I am still trying to get my jaw off the ground.



New they are works of Art.
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Old 15-07-2005, 06:33 AM
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Now thats a refractor freak, for sure.
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Old 15-07-2005, 06:52 AM
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lol nice, looks like the refractors of the 1700's
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Old 15-07-2005, 07:16 AM
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what size are they, they are massive!!! How do you get it on your mount? Hey what mount would he use???
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Old 15-07-2005, 09:48 AM
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those are mighty long cigars!

seriously though how much would they be worth! i'm sure hey'd be worth a very very pretty penny..

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Old 15-07-2005, 11:42 AM
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There was one on CN for sale

9" F18 ......$18000
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Old 15-07-2005, 12:40 PM
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There was one on CN for sale

9" F18 ......$18000

did that include the mount?
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Old 15-07-2005, 01:06 PM
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$18000!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

WOW!!!

i'd be too afraid to use it if i paid that much.

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Old 15-07-2005, 01:32 PM
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$18000!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

WOW!!!

i'd be too afraid to use it if i paid that much.

el
For $18000 you wouldnt want to stop using it.

No mount houghy, and the OTA wasnt even finished at time.

For that price I'd rather a nice sized newt.
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Old 15-07-2005, 02:24 PM
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it'd basically be a planetary scope hey?

gosh that'd give some views!
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Old 15-07-2005, 07:06 PM
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Is he in oz?????

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Old 16-07-2005, 01:27 AM
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Lives in the States. The mount for one is in the back-ground on pic 1. It's a go-to.

Mainly planetary work, yep. 9" & 10"

Iv'e been following his work closely over the year's, these 2 are achro's but Iv'e seen some beaut APOs he's made...Not many guy's like him left.

The 10" is sold but the 9" is going for $13000
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Old 16-07-2005, 02:15 AM
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They would make a nice finderscope for a 24" dob!
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Old 18-07-2005, 05:22 PM
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Awww bugger and there I was thinking I could sell off everything to own one of them Postage would be a killer on those.....

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