wow!

[firstscope]

just came across this pic.that looks like some scope

[Astralstroll]

That's a beast!! Judging from the pic, it's portable too!!!

[Daddystu]

Looks like a Lilliputian with an ST80 to me.

[Astralstroll]

Well, coffees made, so it's back outdoors for me. Not envious of his super scope at all!

[John]

Thats John Pons and one of his great creations

That one has a 10" Zeiss objective lens

[Monty]

Holy cow batman!

[estwing]

Thats John Pons and one of his great creations

That one has a 10" Zeiss objective lens

..right,who said the "Z" word..own up!

[John]

More on John Pon's scopes here. Some simply amazing stuff :

http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbarchive/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/514124/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1

[JamesF]

There are more of his refractors pictured here:

http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbarchive/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/514124/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1

James

[estwing]

stunning,thanks for the link john..

[DirkSteele]

Goodness me! And I thought I was a refractor nut. I am a rank amateur by comparison.

[JamesF]

Given that this thread is almost two days old, how come John and I managed to post the same link within two minutes of each other?

There is another picture that I can't find at the moment. I'm sure you know the one I mean, John. One of the 'fracs mounted up on a massive EQ mount, behind the house I assume.

James

[JamesF]

Aha! Ask google the right way and there it is. On some forum called Stargazer's Lounge, apparently. Here you go, Matthew; something to aspire to

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/160498-best-frac-bang-for-buck/#entry1621697

James

[DirkSteele]

Wow, just wow.

Aspiring....

[John]

The link was worth posting twice James

Heres another one for refractor nuts:

http://platypusart.c...lrefractor.html

Yes, it's been posted before but Tim Wetherell's work is just so worth looking at

[DirkSteele]

Truly a work of art, and with a TEC 200mm triplet Apo lens up front, it would be far more than a pretty face.

[astro mick]

Lovely scope,but what a pain looking at the Zenith.

Mick.

[JamesF]

Heres another one for refractor nuts:

http://platypusart.c...lrefractor.html

Yes, it's been posted before but Tim Wetherell's work is just so worth looking at

There is something that is just so pleasingly right about that design for a large 'frac. I think it's gorgeous, and were a large amount of money to fall into my lap I'd have serious thoughts about having something similar made.

James