16" LB in Meade Catalogue

[spudrick]

Lee Andrews just confirmed he will have the GSO 16" Received email today to let me know he is now taking orders no further details yet. hopefully i am now 1st cab off the rank.

[iceman (Mike)]

Wow! Brave man placing an order sight unseen!

Will be interesting to see how the GSO's differ from the Meade LB.

[CoombellKid]

Arrrrrhh! this is good news!!! the LB will have something to complete with
price-wise....

I wonder if GSO will be selling the 16" mirrors to ATM'ers

regards,CS

Rob

PS: Have confirmed the missus wants one!!! either the LB or GSO version,
But I am working on the possibility of a 18" or 20" homemade option.

[spudrick]

UPDATE
Received email this morning from Lee
"Hi Terry, Yes, it is $2399. It will be a kind of truss tube design - using three curved vertical metal slats, like fence palings."

So looks like GSO are going in hard on price.
The design sounds like a solid tube with some sections missing.
No ETA yet

[JimmyH155]

Yes rmcpb, its a battle alright with SWMBO, I just have to turn on the persuasion and fortunately I'm bigger than her! Last trip up the mountain we took enough food for a week, (for 2 nights) and yes, clothes clothes clothes "NO, I can only wear one anorak at a time....."

[ving (David)]

Originally Posted by spudrick

UPDATE
Received email this morning from Lee
"Hi Terry, Yes, it is $2399. It will be a kind of truss tube design - using three curved vertical metal slats, like fence palings."

So looks like GSO are going in hard on price.
The design sounds like a solid tube with some sections missing.
No ETA yet

sounds a bit weird to me... i'd love to see a pic of it.

and to the person who months ago said the 16" would never happen legally, i have this for you ---->

[h0ughy (David)]

Originally Posted by ving

sounds a bit weird to me... i'd love to see a pic of it.

and to the person who months ago said the 16" would never happen legally, i have this for you ---->

to think that thread I started over 1 1/2 years ago finally almost a result..................might have to find it and identify the culprit

[Starkler (Geoff)]

Originally Posted by ving

and to the person who months ago said the 16" would never happen legally, i have this for you ---->

That person wasnt me, but still i wont count chickens before they hatch.

[ving (David)]

Originally Posted by Starkler

That person wasnt me, but still i wont count chickens before they hatch.

hmm... you certaimly have a guilty look on your face

[Starkler (Geoff)]

Lol nope, im taking a punt and paying over 2x as much for a premium scope, and hoping that its 2x as good

[CoombellKid]

Hmmmm, yes Ving the GSO version sounds a lil tacky. But hey if they work
alright then who cares. However that being said the LB does have a nice
look about it.

Anyways lets hope they will sell the mirrors! I may just get that twin 16"
bino's after all! : ))))))

regards,CS sunny days

Rob

[mick pinner]

l was the person who said it will not happen, what l said was that GSO would not be releasing their truss tubes in the Meade Lightbridge configuration and this would now seem to be the case as they have said it will be an alternative design.
they were never going to release the copy of the Lightbridge due to copyright issues.
they never even got a smaller version off the 16" of the ground as they announced several times.

[astronut (John)]

Anacortes Telescope supplies in the U.S. have the price of the 16" set at $1999US. that converts at .75centsAUS to about $2665AUD.
With some of the critical mods that were made to the 12" the extras on the 16" should be approx $80 for the new springs and (both sec & prim) collimation knobs. The only other needed extra is a shroud.
If you can handle the extra weight 60kg for the 16" and 35-40kg for the 12" you will receive as a bonus 77% more light.