something to proper drool over, forget your huge fracs

[nightfisher]

I really need to win the lotto...............................

http://www.astro-physics.com/index.htm?products/telescopes/12mak/12f125mak

[ronin]

The mount is to light, needs something more robust and soild.

[greglloyd]

Wow, that's a Big Mac! (sorry, couldn't help it)

Only thing going through my mind is the inherent high power of the system. Even with a 25mm eyepiece you are talking 150x. 119x at 32mm.

[nightfisher]

Wow, that's a Big Mac! (sorry, couldn't help it)

Only thing going through my mind is the inherent high power of the system. Even with a 25mm eyepiece you are talking 150x. 119x at 32mm.

Good point about the focal length, might not be any use here in murky blighty, but would be superb in the Arizona out back

[r3i]

That looks like a nice grab & go setup, do you think it will be OK to take onto a plane as hand baggage?

[wheresthetorch?]

Looks like my spare 'back up' scope...

[SnakeyJ]

C'mon, it's a tad under mounted I feel. Can't seem to stop drooling ;-)

[Chris]

Jeez, I haven't seen owt quite like that before.

[RobertI]

The 'dewcap' weighs more than my refractor!

[Peter Drew]

I made three 12" F13.5 Maks in the 1980's I still have parts of one, now being rebuilt into a F20 Dall-Kirkham, don't know where the other two are now. 

[kev]

! Oggle.

Sent from my iPhone so excuse the typos!

[Dave Lloyd]

Is that mount like an eq10 or something?

[Telescope40]

Think " The Hulk" has one as his Grab and Go  option.   LOL

[symesie04]

Im more impressed with the mount to be honest  Ill take the wooden one at the back for my astrotrac as well.

[nicks90]

wow, that would be a killer planetary / lunar scope!

x220 - 17mm TV ethos

x170 - 22mm Nagler

x120 - 31mm Nagler

Mega! Now where can I find that scope and mount with the above ep's for £2.50 and half a snickers bar?

[michaelmorris]

That looks like it should be a superb planetary scope.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Not just planetary. I use 119x for much of my galaxy hunting with the 17T4 Nagler. Add a 3" diagonal at the rear, and get somebody to build you a 40mm UWA to fit that and away you go. After all, if you can afford that scope, a poxy EP redesign is small change to you

[Gazabone]

Couldn't see a price tag....... That usually means I can't afford it !

[r3i]

The link indicates the scope was introduced at NEAF in 2008, so looks like it has been around for a while.  If only I had known it existed before I bought my SkyWatcher MAK, I might have made a different choice.  Then again...