Looks like an amazing new mount in development

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Another use for that kind of max-slew speed is that you will be able to automatically track Tornadoes or Eurofighters as they streak past at tree-top level. Of course, the sight of a long tube swinging round and tracking a jet fighter might get you a visit from some serious men in black suits (with curious bulges).

[nephilim]

120 deg per second! Just attach a monster frac (like this one http://www.apm-apo.c..._6500-cnc_e.htm) to something like that, and you could serious smack people around the head.

Is the price quoted for the APM 530/6500 LW CNC II really 825,000 euros or are my eyes broken (if it is, then that sort of money makes my 'head' broken )

Steve

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Is the price quoted for the APM 530/6500 LW CNC II really 825,000 euros or are my eyes broken (if it is, then that sort of money makes my 'head' broken )

Steve

No that is the correct amount (just the OTA, mind you)

[crashtestdummy]

for that £30k price tag i would rather have something with a 1m mirror but i do admit the mount looks very impressive

[upahill]

In fairness..... it does include postage!

[JamesF]

In fairness..... it does include postage!

Flick that mount around fast enough with some counterweights on and it will probably launch itself to your address.

James

[George]

And if you MUST know how much, this is the standard mount with their own servo system:

http://www.pulsar-op...EM/ntm-500.html

But the price is not for the feint hearted, so click only if sitting down!

Huw

£30k for a handful of nights usage in the UK over the year......not good value no matter how well off you are.

Lovely mount tho.

[ribuck]

A 20" inch APM refractor for a mere 825,000 euros, holy smokes............i wouldn't buy one even if i won the lottery lol

[E621Keith]

120 deg per second slew. That's going to have some interesting effects on the scope's collimation.

[SteveNickolls]

Just the sort of mount for the observatory, only needs a lottery win of course (the lottery win is also needed to be able to afford the move to dark skies and to buy the observatory!).

We can all dream. Now where did I put those 10x50 bins?

Cheers,

Steve

[Brent]

WHY would you want to slew at 120 degrees a second?!

I'd rather wait another 10 seconds and not have to retrieve my DSLR from 3 gardens down.

[themos]

When a Gamma Ray Burst is detected, you only have seconds to capture the light. That's one of the few applications that demand such high slew rates that I can think of.

[Photosbykev]

WHY would you want to slew at 120 degrees a second?!

I'd rather wait another 10 seconds and not have to retrieve my DSLR from 3 gardens down.

missile tracking

[Davey-T]

They are throwing a Celestron around in this video http://sguisard.astr...deg_per_sec.avi

Do they throw the scope in for free ?

Dave

[badgerchap]

I'm a bit worried about kit moving around that fast - could be a bit of stress on focuser tubes etc. as the acceleration / deceleration hits them, especially on longer focal lengths (non-catadioptric).

[Photosbykev]

The beauty of a mount this powerful is that for normal use you will only be using a fraction of its capability so you shouldn't have any issues with balancing

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[DaveS]

50 Kg load. Hmmm the Mesu 200 is rated at twice that for 1/6th the money. I know which one I'd have.

And do they really have to price it a such-and-such.99p? Who do they think they're fooling? Anyone who can afford that isn't fussed about 1p.

[perfrej]

120 deg/s must be a totally useless show-off number. My two better mounts do 15 and 20 respectively and I usually set them to 5 or 7. Never did find use for more than maybe 15, and that would be during model building only.

/per

[E621Keith]

120 deg/s must be a totally useless show-off number. My two better mounts do 15 and 20 respectively and I usually set them to 5 or 7. Never did find use for more than maybe 15, and that would be during model building only.

/per

I wouldn't say it's totally useless. I think it would be quite useful for plane and satellite tracking, especially if you need to do a quick meridian flip. However, it's probably not very useful for anything else.

[skir]

50 Kg load. Hmmm the Mesu 200 is rated at twice that for 1/6th the money. I know which one I'd have.

And do they really have to price it a such-and-such.99p? Who do they think they're fooling? Anyone who can afford that isn't fussed about 1p.

That 99p was the deal breaker for me.

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[perfrej]

Agreed, Keith!

/p

[Which Star is that]

There's an ex demo one for only 23.5k - bargain!

http://www.pulsar-optical.co.uk/prod/astelco/GEM/ntm-500dotd.html

[perfrej]

Oops! Clicked the "Buy Now" button by accident

Just kidding...

I'll stick with my two 10Micron babies.

/p

[Macavity]

Packing more punch than Justin Bieber... And at least more accurate.

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