Is it Possible to Buy a 125or 127mm Apo Refractor

anthony.tony · #1 10-04-2011, 01:32 PM

Hello Is it Possible to buy a 125 or 127mm APO refractor for about $2,000.00 and what optical quality do you get--Tony

DavidU (Dave) · #2 10-04-2011, 01:35 PM

You can get a good 127mm triplet APO for well under that.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ht=north+group

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #3 12-04-2011, 04:32 PM

From Gary Beal....

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=74227

gbeal · #4 12-04-2011, 05:35 PM

Ha, bless you Chris, shamelessly plugging for me, LOL. Already PM'd him, but haven't had a reply.
Gary

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #5 12-04-2011, 06:16 PM

I was going to say but Chris beat me to it

That would be a nice scope.

overlord (Charles) · #6 12-04-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony.tony

Hello Is it Possible to buy a 125 or 127mm APO refractor for about $2,000.00 and what optical quality do you get--Tony

just a question, what's the 6" refractor like for planets?

I am getting a refractor or Mak for that. I think a mak 8" saxon

gbeal · #7 12-04-2011, 06:57 PM

Hi Chucky,
not really looked at the planets through it, but might tonight if the seeing allows. Saturn is rising. Gotta be honest though, nothing beats aperture, and so an 8" will likely have the edge.
Gary

gbeal · #8 12-04-2011, 08:14 PM

OK, more to answer your question than anything, I finished a couple of shots, and slipped the eyepieces in. Saturn was lovely, but seeing didn't really allow any more than 190x, this being with an LE5mm eyepiece. A couple of doubles, and off to bed. Nice,and with a lower power eyepiece, the wow factor is there.
Gary