After many months of research and selling nearly everything that is near and dear to me, I finally drove to Sydney today to pick up a shiny new GSO RC12 inch Truss telescope. Let the steep learning curve begin! Thanks to Logan (Logieberra) for coming to help and take some unboxing/installation pics.
simply awesome ! congratulations on a fine observatory set up .
You deserve it after all the hard work you have put into ASIGN II , I have enjoyed the ride and thank you .
Now thats an Observatory, well done Baz, great to see a GSO RC Truss too, although it looks small in your hands, the scope looks quite big sitting on top of the mount. Nice work.... What are the views like then?
Ta blokes. For a scope I was not expecting to be ideal visually, I was mightily surprised when I viewed our crescent moon through it with a 28 and a 10mm eyepiece. Uncooled, the edges were swimming a little, but the detail in the ridges and cracks is astounding. It will be a while before I am imaging again, lots to work out, but I am a very happy Baz.
I saw these on special at Opt but the local price is better.
Incredible bang for your buck. No wonder RCOS went out of business. How could they offer a 12.5 RCOS for $30,000 when this is nearly 1/10th of that but not 1/10th the quality?
Are you going to replace the focuser or do you think it will be good enough? I usually read the focusers are replaced with Feathertouch or Moonlite.
I am tempted to get one for my dark site but then I need to restrain myself, hehehe.
Greg, I will be getting a feathertouch soon, but TBH it's only preempting bigger imaging gear at a later date. The stock focuser is pretty chunky, solid and smooth and will carry my current gear no probs. Of course, I've never sampled a feathertouch.
Greg, I will be getting a feathertouch soon, but TBH it's only preempting bigger imaging gear at a later date. The stock focuser is pretty chunky, solid and smooth and will carry my current gear no probs. Of course, I've never sampled a feathertouch.
I have a feather touch with motor and to suit this size scope for cheaper than buying new. It even comes with the right flange.
Was told that my truss is in the shop waiting for shipping. I will get that shipped this week I think.
That looks like it was always meant to be in your Obs.
I'll have to get around and have look some time.
It can rain all it wants to at the moment and I'll be very happy. I've been on quite a few RFS deployments out of area I could do with a rest. Probably another one coming up next week for five days. The whole south east region is a bomb waiting to go off.
I'm commissioning and de-commissioning on a nightly basis. I also commission various cameras with the authorized commissioned telescope before commissioning the imaging train on the commissioned pier. That is hard work just saying it but it sounds bloody good and tech.
I'm commissioning and de-commissioning on a nightly basis. I also commission various cameras with the authorized commissioned telescope before commissioning the imaging train on the commissioned pier. That is hard work just saying it but it sounds bloody good and tech.
Very nice addition to that awesome obs Baz! Congratulations!! I hope making it operational doesn't take you as long as my project!!
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... and your commissioning looks to be a little simpler and quicker than Davies & Haese et al
Just what are you trying say Mr Sidonio?
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Originally Posted by multiweb
I'm commissioning and de-commissioning on a nightly basis. I also commission various cameras with the authorized commissioned telescope before commissioning the imaging train on the commissioned pier. That is hard work just saying it but it sounds bloody good and tech.
and thank you .
