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Ok folks, would owning one of these be just absolutely awesome, or what?
https://www.primalucelab.com/astronomy/ ... atory.html
They are made in Poland and sold in the EU, Canada, and Australia. At a higher price (but including shipping), they also seem to be for sale in the US:
https://www.tolgaastro.com/store/domes- ... -dome.html
There is only limited discussion on the internet, that I found. Anybody here have any more knowledge or thoughts about how these compare in quality and value to other small observatories available in the US?
They sure look impressive! Thanks.
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So, while I'm dreaming, I'm thinking that the following OTA:
https://optcorp.com/products/planewave-125-cdk-ota
on the following mount:
https://optcorp.com/products/losmandy-g ... ing-tripod
might fit nicely into that 3m ScopeDome.
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* Celestron C6 SCT on a Twilight 1 Alt-Az mount
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Or for the combined costs, but some land in the boonies and take a GnG. ;)
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pakarinen wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:53 pm Or for the combined costs, bu[y] some land in the boonies and take a GnG. ;)
Heh. Some people would probably characterize where I live now as "the boonies." Bortle scale ~4.5
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AntennaGuy wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:17 pm
pakarinen wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:53 pm Or for the combined costs, bu[y] some land in the boonies and take a GnG. ;)
Heh. Some people would probably characterize where I live now as "the boonies." Bortle scale ~4.5
:lol:

You win. I am most definitely jealous. :(
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pakarinen wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:28 pm
AntennaGuy wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:17 pm
pakarinen wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:53 pm Or for the combined costs, bu[y] some land in the boonies and take a GnG. ;)
Heh. Some people would probably characterize where I live now as "the boonies." Bortle scale ~4.5
:lol:

You win. I am most definitely jealous. :(
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* Meade 323 refractor on a manual equatorial mount.
* Celestron C6 SCT on a Twilight 1 Alt-Az mount
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AntennaGuy wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2019 6:50 pm So, while I'm dreaming, I'm thinking that the following OTA:
https://optcorp.com/products/planewave-125-cdk-ota
Just one left in stock you better hurry. :D
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