Re: [Utah-astronomy] in the market for a telescope
Oh, these are all great points. Siegfried is picking up on my aperture fever, and the 12" and 10" solutions have their own appeal. The 12" truss Dob loaner that I have been using takes 20 min to set up and collimate, if I am lucky on the collimation. But the 8" solid tube Dob loaner that I first got from SLAS took 5 minutes to set up and was easy to use on nights when I had insomnia and the sky was clear.... Part of me says I should get an 8" solid tube Dob for cheap somewhere and *then* think about a larger scope, and part of me says that I have been using a 12" and need to move up. I'll take a look at pricing on the 10", Daniel and Joe, that is really good feedback. ...oh, and my husband says it needs to fit in our car along with our camping gear. I priced out the 15" ultracompact Obsession with everything on it, and it was just under $11K new. That's pretty steep. So I think it is a good reference figure. I still want a 36" telescope that fits in my purse.... Marlene
Goods points. I have the 15" UC Obsession and it is great if I just wheel it outside - but it is still pretty heavy to transport because Obsession uses 2" thick mirrors. The comparable Starmaster was lighter and easier to set up but they are not made anymore. Starmaster used 1.25 inch thick mirrors with very supportive mirror cells for their compact scopes. -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Marlene Egger via Utah-Astronomy Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2016 1:37 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] in the market for a telescope Oh, these are all great points. Siegfried is picking up on my aperture fever, and the 12" and 10" solutions have their own appeal. The 12" truss Dob loaner that I have been using takes 20 min to set up and collimate, if I am lucky on the collimation. But the 8" solid tube Dob loaner that I first got from SLAS took 5 minutes to set up and was easy to use on nights when I had insomnia and the sky was clear.... Part of me says I should get an 8" solid tube Dob for cheap somewhere and *then* think about a larger scope, and part of me says that I have been using a 12" and need to move up. I'll take a look at pricing on the 10", Daniel and Joe, that is really good feedback. ...oh, and my husband says it needs to fit in our car along with our camping gear. I priced out the 15" ultracompact Obsession with everything on it, and it was just under $11K new. That's pretty steep. So I think it is a good reference figure. I still want a 36" telescope that fits in my purse.... Marlene _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
That's a good q uestion for obsession. Do they still use 2" glass. I was under the impression that it was no longer available. On Sep 4, 2016 3:02 PM, "Don J. Colton" <djcolton@piol.com> wrote:
Goods points. I have the 15" UC Obsession and it is great if I just wheel it outside - but it is still pretty heavy to transport because Obsession uses 2" thick mirrors. The comparable Starmaster was lighter and easier to set up but they are not made anymore. Starmaster used 1.25 inch thick mirrors with very supportive mirror cells for their compact scopes.
-----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Marlene Egger via Utah-Astronomy Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2016 1:37 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] in the market for a telescope
Oh, these are all great points. Siegfried is picking up on my aperture fever, and the 12" and 10" solutions have their own appeal. The 12" truss Dob loaner that I have been using takes 20 min to set up and collimate, if I am lucky on the collimation. But the 8" solid tube Dob loaner that I first got from SLAS took 5 minutes to set up and was easy to use on nights when I had insomnia and the sky was clear.... Part of me says I should get an 8" solid tube Dob for cheap somewhere and *then* think about a larger scope, and part of me says that I have been using a 12" and need to move up. I'll take a look at pricing on the 10", Daniel and Joe, that is really good feedback. ...oh, and my husband says it needs to fit in our car along with our camping gear. I priced out the 15" ultracompact Obsession with everything on it, and it was just under $11K new. That's pretty steep. So I think it is a good reference figure. I still want a 36" telescope that fits in my purse.... Marlene _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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All Obsessions use 2" glass as noted on their website. In Midway, if I continuously run the fan, I get very good images but the image deteriorates quickly when I turn off the fan. -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Siegfried Jachmann Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2016 3:13 PM To: Utah Astronomy Cc: Marlene Egger Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] in the market for a telescope That's a good q uestion for obsession. Do they still use 2" glass. I was under the impression that it was no longer available. On Sep 4, 2016 3:02 PM, "Don J. Colton" <djcolton@piol.com> wrote:
Goods points. I have the 15" UC Obsession and it is great if I just wheel it outside - but it is still pretty heavy to transport because Obsession uses 2" thick mirrors. The comparable Starmaster was lighter and easier to set up but they are not made anymore. Starmaster used 1.25 inch thick mirrors with very supportive mirror cells for their compact scopes.
-----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Marlene Egger via Utah-Astronomy Sent: Sunday, September 4, 2016 1:37 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] in the market for a telescope
Oh, these are all great points. Siegfried is picking up on my aperture fever, and the 12" and 10" solutions have their own appeal. The 12" truss Dob loaner that I have been using takes 20 min to set up and collimate, if I am lucky on the collimation. But the 8" solid tube Dob loaner that I first got from SLAS took 5 minutes to set up and was easy to use on nights when I had insomnia and the sky was clear.... Part of me says I should get an 8" solid tube Dob for cheap somewhere and *then* think about a larger scope, and part of me says that I have been using a 12" and need to move up. I'll take a look at pricing on the 10", Daniel and Joe, that is really good feedback. ...oh, and my husband says it needs to fit in our car along with our camping gear. I priced out the 15" ultracompact Obsession with everything on it, and it was just under $11K new. That's pretty steep. So I think it is a good reference figure. I still want a 36" telescope that fits in my purse.... Marlene _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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When you find a 36" that fits in a purse let me know. I'd be willing to start carrying a purse for that. On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 2:56 PM Marlene Egger via Utah-Astronomy < utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Oh, these are all great points. Siegfried is picking up on my aperture fever, and the 12" and 10" solutions have their own appeal. The 12" truss Dob loaner that I have been using takes 20 min to set up and collimate, if I am lucky on the collimation. But the 8" solid tube Dob loaner that I first got from SLAS took 5 minutes to set up and was easy to use on nights when I had insomnia and the sky was clear.... Part of me says I should get an 8" solid tube Dob for cheap somewhere and *then* think about a larger scope, and part of me says that I have been using a 12" and need to move up. I'll take a look at pricing on the 10", Daniel and Joe, that is really good feedback. ...oh, and my husband says it needs to fit in our car along with our camping gear. I priced out the 15" ultracompact Obsession with everything on it, and it was just under $11K new. That's pretty steep. So I think it is a good reference figure. I still want a 36" telescope that fits in my purse.... Marlene _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Don J. Colton -
Joel Stucki -
Marlene Egger -
Siegfried Jachmann