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Vic Maris of Stellarvue will be releasing a limited edition 180mm f/7 triplet this year, price has not been announced but likely comparable to offerings such as TEC 180mm.
Refractors will be limited to 24-30.
Markus Ludes of APM Telescope/ Lunt has announced quite a few new models for this year:
we have a new triplet Airspaced Apo 8" F/7 with FPL ED and Lanthianium Glas with a retail of US $ 24,500.00 only ana delivery time of 2 to 3 month only ,. each comes with a interf. Testreport and guarantee 95 5 strehl. This scope is ready to be ordered
we will come out in 2021 with a 10" Triplet with FPL and lanthium Glas with aretail below $ 40,000.00
and for my biggest fans, we come out with a 7" Apo whith retail below $ 10,000.00
also we coming out with a 104 mm F/ 4.9 full format Flat Field Super Apochrmatic Refractor for less than $ 3,500.00..more later , this price include 3" Starlight Feather Touch Focuser :-)
Picture below show first testig samples 8" and 10" Apo on OS Direct drive fork mount
Gabrielle See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885 EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102 Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1011110) The only culture I have is from yogurt
Gabrielle See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885 EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102 Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1011110) The only culture I have is from yogurt
Hi Gabrielle. Many years ago, I was looking for a large Mak-Cass telescope. I looked on the Astro-Physics site and read where their 10" had been discontinued, but parts and accessories were still available. Now, I read about their new 14" Mak-Cass from your link. Wow, I want one, but $22K USD is a lot of money, doesn't include the massive mount, and it would have to be stationary due to it's size and weight, which calls for a permanent structure. And I thought that DSO astrophotograpy was a rabbit hole.
And, I remember many, many years ago, there was a Canadian astronomy/telescope dealer who was importing Russian 13" Maks. I may have to buy some lottery tickets this week. Thanks for finding and posting this information for us Gabrielle, and it does seem that there are a lot of new beautiful large instruments being offered lately.
Marshall
Sky-Watcher 90mm f/13.8 Maksutov-Cassegrain on motorized Multimount
Orion Astroview 120ST f/5 Refractor on EQ3 mount
Celestron Comet Catcher 140mm f/3.64 Schmidt-Newtonian on alt-az mount
Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
Orion 180mm f/15 Maksutov-Cassegrain on CG5-GT Goto mount.
Orion XT12i 12" f/4.9 Dobsonian Intelliscope.
Kamakura 7x35 Binoculars and Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars. ZWO ASI 120MC camera.
>)))))*>
Well, that just inspired me to buy two PowerBall lottery tickets. The payout before taxes is $480,000,000 US, so I could probably splurge on a nice frac.
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pakarinen wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 5:02 pm
Well, that just inspired me to buy two PowerBall lottery tickets. The payout before taxes is $480,000,000 US, so I could probably splurge on a nice frac.
Hi Olen. I hear you bro. It you or I win, or both of us split the payout, although I am happy with what I have, as a human being with emotions, I always enjoy the feeling of "anticipation". We could have multiple custom sky shed pods with a 14" Mak, a 175 StarFire or Stellervue 180 refractor in one pod, an Obsession 25" Newtonian and a Lunt 130 Ha solar scope in the other. Talk about an "Amateur Astronomer's Happy Land". Walt Disney never added this theme to his parks. The best of wishes Olen, but the fantastic odds are against us.
Marshall
Sky-Watcher 90mm f/13.8 Maksutov-Cassegrain on motorized Multimount
Orion Astroview 120ST f/5 Refractor on EQ3 mount
Celestron Comet Catcher 140mm f/3.64 Schmidt-Newtonian on alt-az mount
Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
Orion 180mm f/15 Maksutov-Cassegrain on CG5-GT Goto mount.
Orion XT12i 12" f/4.9 Dobsonian Intelliscope.
Kamakura 7x35 Binoculars and Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars. ZWO ASI 120MC camera.
>)))))*>
Well Mak I do have the small sized sky shed pod The refractors might work but anything above C11 is pushing it.
Astro-Tech AT 152EDT Ioptron GEM 45 Mount AKA FracZilla
Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber CGEM II Mount AKA Cloudzilla
Sky Watcher Mak Cas 180 Ioptron IEQ 30 AKA MoonZilla
AT 92 on IEQ 30 Pro AKA ClusterZilla
Home Made 8 inch Newtonian Reflector on Rocker Box AKA Scopezilla
Celestron 4 1/2 114 mm Newtonian Telescope 910 F/L GT Mount AKA Frankenscope.
But this scope will work in there I set it up to see once.
Astro-Tech AT 152EDT Ioptron GEM 45 Mount AKA FracZilla
Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber CGEM II Mount AKA Cloudzilla
Sky Watcher Mak Cas 180 Ioptron IEQ 30 AKA MoonZilla
AT 92 on IEQ 30 Pro AKA ClusterZilla
Home Made 8 inch Newtonian Reflector on Rocker Box AKA Scopezilla
Celestron 4 1/2 114 mm Newtonian Telescope 910 F/L GT Mount AKA Frankenscope.
Astro-Tech AT 152EDT Ioptron GEM 45 Mount AKA FracZilla
Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber CGEM II Mount AKA Cloudzilla
Sky Watcher Mak Cas 180 Ioptron IEQ 30 AKA MoonZilla
AT 92 on IEQ 30 Pro AKA ClusterZilla
Home Made 8 inch Newtonian Reflector on Rocker Box AKA Scopezilla
Celestron 4 1/2 114 mm Newtonian Telescope 910 F/L GT Mount AKA Frankenscope.