Telementor 2 on ebay ...

[Fish]

Noticed a Telementor 2 on the bay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141081976293?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

[Laurie61]

I'm sure its a lovely thing and would look great in the study/conservatory but would you use a 63mm scope if you had something else to use?  

[swamp thing]

I'm sure its a lovely thing and would look great in the study/conservatory but would you use a 63mm scope if you had something else to use?  

Estwing does and he's got an 18" Dob too

So......yes, I guess.

[RT65CB-SWL]

The winning bidder has got him/herself got a bargain!

[Pig]

I did think about it

[estwing]

Missed this and I can only say that this is a fantastic scope.... Swamp things right makes a great finder scope for my Moonshane!

[earth titan]

I thought about it for a while, but SWMBO pointed out the conservatory is already full of my bike, turbo trainer etc.

[AndyH]

WOW !!

 Only £150. Lucky person.

I regularly use my 60mm scope, over my other larger ones.

[Stu]

I regularly use my 60mm scope, over my other larger ones.

Likewise, well a 76mm anyway. Lovely views.

Having listened to Estwing talk about his Telementor over the weekend, it certainly did sound pretty special :-)

Stu

[sungazer]

One of the best 63mm scopes made, I had one for years, and with a white light filter, superb on the Sun. Someone got a great scope. John.

[estwing]

£150! Blimey!

[AndyH]

My toothpick is a great grab in go on my tiny alt/az mount. Pick both up, bung on stand, temperature stabilised in micro-seconds, 'sees through' the most awful wibbly wobbly turbulance. Sorted.

Last time Mars was close & big, I got cracking views of the polar cap and surface markings.

Pah. I speet at your beeg scopes.

In all seriousness, the more I use a smaller scope, the more I see with my bigger ones. It's a form of training for your eye and brain.

And it's just great fun !!!

Andy.

[AndyH]

£150! Blimey!

When I clicked on the flea bay link above, to see the final price, I must confess, I spoke a very sweary four letter word.

[Stu]

In all seriousness, the more I use a smaller scope, the more I see with my bigger ones. It's a form of training for your eye and brain.

And it's just great fun !!!

Andy.

Couldn't agree more Andy

Stu

[Stargazer_00]

Isn't the exit pupil absolutely tiny at high magnifications?  Never understood these small aperture scopes being much use for anything at high powers because of this issue.

[AndyH]

I usually go up to around 167x, for solar system stuff.

I ignore what theory says and just use what gives the best result for target and conditions.

There is simply NO comparrison with a 66mmED APO I had. The 60/1000 simply destroys it at higher powers.

[Stu]

It does get pretty small but to me it is still useable.

In my TV76 last night, I was using down to a 3mm ep on the moon, ie x160 with a 0.5mm exit pupil. Floaters are definitely present but you can look around them I find.

It's challenging stuff at times, but there is a reward to be had (in my eyes anyway) to seeing the max with what you have available. I've seen shadow transits and GRS with a 66mm before, certainly trains your eye/brain!

Stu

[swamp thing]

I usually go up to around 167x, for solar system stuff. I ignore what theory says and just use what gives the best result for target and conditions. There is simply NO comparrison with a 66mmED APO I had. The 60/1000 simply destroys it at higher powers.

Aha! I see you wield the mighty Тал Алькор. Another legendary performer

[estwing]

Good point being made here about training your eye with a small scope, still use mine as often as I can... Lovely with the 3-6 nag zoom...I did use stronger words AndyH just keeping the mods happy!

[Stargazer_00]

I find using a 3-6 nag zoom on a 6" F5 is training my eye enough with it's 250x @ 0.6mm. 

I can't imagine looking at things at 160-180x with exit pupils around 0.4mm.   Floater city I'd guess, and dim and grainy.  I guess it'd stilly physically work though however poor the quality of the image.

[AndyH]

Aha! I see you wield the mighty Тал Алькор. Another legendary performer

 I do indeed   In battleship grey, of course.

The views are surprisingly close to being on par with my Carton 60/1000, after I carefully adjusted the mirrors and did a side by side with the frac. I did NOT expect that to be honest, even although I've always known that the Alcor was a wee beaut.

[Stu]

I find using a 3-6 nag zoom on a 6" F5 is training my eye enough with it's 250x @ 0.6mm.

I can't imagine looking at things at 160-180x with exit pupils around 0.4mm. Floater city I'd guess, and dim and grainy. I guess it'd stilly physically work though however poor the quality of the image.

You'd be surprised. Nothing dim and grainy about the moon last night, and Jupiter gives a creditable performance too. Of course, not trying to say it compares with a large apo or newt but it's still worthwhile observing with I would say. As for widefield views, they are lovely :-), but I guess that's getting away from the Telementor

Cheers,

Stu

[Stargazer_00]

Always felt like buying a 66mm APO for backpack trips.  All it'd need is a camera tripod (got) and a Nag 3-6 zoom (got)

[AndyH]

Always felt like buying a 66mm APO for backpack trips.  All it'd need is a camera tripod (got) and a Nag 3-6 zoom (got)

It was a very well corrected for false colour, which was pleasing as I used it mainly for birding. There's nothing worse than viewing a hawk against a bright background and it being surrounded in a purple haze.

 I had an AstroTech(US) branded version. I think they are/were made by Long Perng.

This one here

http://www.longperng.com.tw/goods.php?act=view&no=2

Andy.

[Stu]

I had a William Optics SD 66mm, doublet apo, very similar. Lovely compact scope, ideal for taking around. Widefield views under a dark (African Safari) sky were like an 8" back home!!

I suppose we'd better no stray too far from Telementors though, my apologies :-)

Stu