if you had the cash what scope would you buy

[shirva]

Can tell I'm bored again. ......for me nothing fancy or flashy...I allways fancied a sw 12" or 14" goto truss dob..think its just the simplicity of the set up and a big aperture that does it for me....Davy

[brantuk]

Absolutely anything from this supplier would be fine if I had the cash. That 24" CDK700 quite appeals to me.

[DrRobin]

The Officina Stellare look really nice, that coupled with a nice camera and of course a big obs to put it in. Of course we then need the weather, so perhaps remote controlled, and situated somewhere sunny, like the Atacama desert.

Hmm we can dream.

Robin

Northumberland, near to the Atacama, but not quite close enough.

[shirva]

24" now that's worth a big smile.lol..Davy

[Qualia]

If I had the money now, I'd like to get myself a dedicated solar scope. Before that, mind you, I'd make sure I got myself a decent 10" portable truss dob

[emadmoussa]

If I had the money I would wait a little bit and buy all the scopes you just mentioned second hand...best of both worlds

[Andy_E]

If I had the money now, I'd like to get myself a dedicated solar scope. Before that, mind you, I'd make sure I got myself a decent 10" portable truss dob

+1 for the solar scope. As for the latter I'm already there

[Tinker1947]

Hubble......

[Naemeth]

A solar scope. At the moment I can't really store or use a larger scope, and I've already got 5 .

[Dragon Man]

The Riccardi-Honders Veloce 200 f3 Astrograph. 

A good friend of mine has one and he says I can shove my Astrovideo camera in it if I want to try it out. I'll be taking him up on it,

just have to find a good time to drive the 2 hours to see him.

I usually go down and see him once a month, but never been able to stay for night time.

He has done the math (he is an Optical expert and famous Scientist) and he says the Mallincam and Samsung would work nicely in it.

Worth a try. Saves me from having to buy one to find out  

It is the same focal length as an ED80 so would still benefit from Focal reduction, but is 8" of aperture    Yum! except the price - $11,000 (6580 pounds)

http://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/language/en/info/p4615_Officina-Stellare-Veloce-RH200---200mm-f-3-Flat-Field-Astrograph.html

or: http://www.optcorp.com/of-vrh200-fp-veloce-rh-200-telescope-full-package.html

[johnno]

The Riccardi-Honders Veloce 200 f3 Astrograph. 

A good friend of mine has one and he says I can shove my Astrovideo camera in it if I want to try it out. I'll be taking him up on it,

just have to find a good time to drive the 2 hours to see him.

I usually go down and see him once a month, but never been able to stay for night time.

He has done the math (he is an Optical expert and famous Scientist) and he says the Mallincam and Samsung would work nicely in it.

Worth a try. Saves me from having to buy one to find out  

It is the same focal length as an ED80 so would still benefit from Focal reduction, but is 8" of aperture    Yum! except the price - $11,000 (6580 pounds)

http://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/language/en/info/p4615_Officina-Stellare-Veloce-RH200---200mm-f-3-Flat-Field-Astrograph.html

or: http://www.optcorp.com/of-vrh200-fp-veloce-rh-200-telescope-full-package.html

wow, the accessories don't come cheap, but its a nice bit of kit

[Macavity]

Nothing too greedy? A cool-looking F10 MAK. Simple, robust, "certified" optics...

https://www.widescreen-centre.co.uk/Catalogue/STF_Maksutov-Cassegrain_.html

Fairly used to dealing with f ~ 1800 - 2000mm (focal reducer for small video chips).

HEQ6? Pah! But wouldn't be overly concerned by cool-down. It'd live outside anyway...

[Moonshane]

I am lucky enough to have my three ideal scopes so for me it would have to be a solar scope. if money were no object it would be a 60-100mm objective PST type mod or one of the Lunt solar scopes.

[Peter Drew]

I quite honestly can't think of any telescope that I would really like to add that I haven't already got in my collection, visual only.

[shirva]

Aye right peter, ,, we, ll gie you another shot at it ,,,you don't get out it that easy.lol....Davy

[AstroEd]

I can not decide on the Scopes I can almost afford let alone money no object   I would want to travel in time and see what Amateur scopes are like 100 years from now though.

[jturner9]

I want the optics and computer of the " ON SCREEN "  system of the USS ENTERPRIZE if anything , but for real ,

I think a Chronos HD 50 mount and CDK24 would be a really nice start.

Just saying. he he :<)

[Dragon Man]

I want the optics and computer of the " ON SCREEN "  system of the USS ENTERPRIZE if anything , 

Make it so! 

[shirva]

,mmmmmm the enterprise full stop...sgl va treckies...davy

[jnb]

Something from this http://www.alluna-optics.com/Ritchey-Chretien-Telescope.html range would do. Of course the observatory, spectrograph, control room and time to use it all go without saying.

More realistically something like this http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/ODK/odk16package.html but again the observatory would be a given. In fact realistically a well placed observatory would make far more difference than the kit inside it.

[Alien 13]

The scope i want doesnt exist perfect ca etc 100mm objective 100mm focal length with matched eyepiece giving 4x magnification

[Chris]

I think my NEQ6 would just about manage this:

http://www.officinastellare.com/products_scheda.php?idProd=22

Either that or a Seben big boss

[RikM]

OOUK AG10 for me please.

[AstroEd]

Well what do you know I had the money a few days ago and the scope I got was.....

I have purchased my Astro Imaging gear which includes a CGEM DX 11" EdgeHD, ADM "D" Series C11 Dovetail Plate, Used Celestron 80mm Guide Scope, Starlight Express Loadstar Autoguider, AC Adapter, Farpoint Bahtinov Mask, Astronomik 1.25" CLS-CCD (no IR) filter, UV filter, Astrozap Dew heater with flexi heat, Canon EOS T-Adapter, Telrad Finder, A used Mallincam Hyper Plus (Will upgrade to Extreme x2 class 0 later after I learn on this one and am ready to improve), Celestron SkySync GPS Accessory, a Scope buggy, and a ipad Air. I want a LUNT solar Scope  but that will have to wait. I also need to order a MFR-5 focal reducer. Have I forgotten anything? LOL

Should all arrive on Friday WOOHOO.

[DrRobin]

Nice scope (you will see I have one), very nice set up and I can recommend the Lunt when funds are available.

Robin