my 16 inch dob

[Daniel-K]

heres my 16 inch lightbridge bought 2nd hand from a nice chap. so far loving every second at the EP

[Black Knight]

Very nice

[Beulah]

NICE! I am aiming towards a 16 incher myself...

How much do these babies go second hand normally?

[RikM]

Sweet scope Daniel. One day when we have a bit more room for storage, I'm going to get one of those

[dtr42]

look's amazing [ i thought i seen this a few month's ago on here ]

[Daniel-K]

NICE! I am aiming towards a 16 incher myself...

How much do these babies go second hand normally?

not sure but i think i got a good deal there £1800 new

[Daniel-K]

look's amazing [ i thought i seen this a few month's ago on here ]

you did but i hadnt posted it in member equipment section

[earth titan]

Aperture envy...

Look nice.

[jflowers]

Very Nice, hopefully will be getting a 12" LB in a couple of months

[Ryall]

Veerrrry niiiice, not jealous at all, im curious how much does it weigh?

[Daniel-K]

128 pound lol

[estwing]

lovely..whats that dew shield made from???

[jimmyjamjoejoe]

128 pound lol

Lol i had heard that they were nicknamed heavy-bridges

[Daniel-K]

lovely..whats that dew shield made from???

10mm camping matt from eBay tool close to a full roll

[Dan Watts]

That is the exact dob I want in the future...Looks amazing! Clear skies to you

[Tinker1947]

I figure will take the rest of this year to get my wish list sorted, then a 16" with tracking so maybe a year away..

[Daniel-K]

My aim is to finish my obs sort the garden out and get a wide field imaging set up by winter. The 16 is great but it's a handful on my own I'm only 5.6ft

[swamp thing]

Looking good Danny.

It's the pesky ground board that's the pain, it's a handfull and awkward to get through doors etc. a lot of people make their own replacements. Something with a smaller footprint like "Moonshanes" would be a huge improvement. Wheel barrow handles can be a bonus if you have French doors. These would make wheeling it in and out a breeze.

[stevetynant]

Looks amazing - I've only got an 8" Scope but to get a real wow factor increase I've read a few times this is the sort of size I need to be looking at - will never get it past the board of control back home mind :0) can always dream

[Daniel-K]

Looking good Danny.

It's the pesky ground board that's the pain, it's a handfull and awkward to get through doors etc. a lot of people make their own replacements. Something with a smaller footprint like "Moonshanes" would be a huge improvement. Wheel barrow handles can be a bonus if you have French doors. These would make wheeling it in and out a breeze.

got a mate whos a joiner so hes going to whip me up a nice base a light weight one he's the one doing the obsy in the summer yup moonshanes looks a treat doesnt it i can see its going to be a long expensive summer for me

[jonathan]

For transport how about a wheel that is pointing slightly upwards when the base is on the ground, with detachable wheel barrow handles on the opposite side as someone mentioned earlier - attach handles, lift, then use the wheel just like a wheel barrow. Assuming that you take the main part of the scope off first, it should be a snap to move in and out.

I think if I was going to have a dobsonian it would have to be one of these 16" monsters, but alas I have nowhere to keep one.