Show Us Your Dob.....

[mapstar]

That thing makes the Moonlite focuser look like an Ant!

It does rather, and cheers guys.

Like a few of the other scopes (swamp things, SimonfromSussex) above, the build thread is still about (Mapstar scope build) and the pic with me puts it into perspective. Quite funny

Hope to get the next build thread on later

Damian

[SteveB72]

My SW400P GOTO, with my son, we were looking at Venus while the scope cooled and it was getting dark.

[LukeSkywatcher]

My 18" Plettstone .....    20" Ultralight  .....     and 28" Webster with puddy for scale. Also an iphone 6 snap of Saturn through the 28 from the other night ( the seeing was really good ). I think I have a thing for dobs

Uh Oh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The 28" scope just ate the cat.

[swamp thing]

Hope to get the next build thread on later

Damian

Looking forward to that Damian

Great to see so many home and amateur built scopes on this thread. The others all have their owners home grown personal touches too. Dobs are just great huh

Not forgetting quaoar's mighty webster. Thanks for the pic mate.

[faulksy]

me to steve be nice to see it. lets get the dobs back on top were they belong

[swamp thing]

lets get the dobs back on top were they belong

On top of where mate?

[faulksy]

On top of where mate?

on top of the leader board

[Dom1961]

My pretty boring and tiny 8", you are all show offs! The sticker on the side is just while I'm in the phase of getting eyepieces and trying other's out. t justt has the magnifications of each

[Stu]

My pretty boring and tiny 8", you are all show offs! The sticker on the side is just while I'm in the phase of getting eyepieces and trying other's out. t justt has the magnifications of each

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Nowt wrong with that lad [emoji6][emoji3]

[jabeoo1]

[niallk]

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Very nice & neat! - btw is that a Lukehurst dob?

[L8-Nite]

I need to downsize, and keep telling myself.....  I don't need a dob,  I don't need a dob; and reading these threads don't help.

Do I really need a dob ?  

[jabeoo1]

Very nice & neat! - btw is that a Lukehurst dob?

It is mate.  It still performs the same as day 1 & after 15 months use I still have not found the need to check the collimation.  i guess thats testament to the design.  Note the truss rods on the sides are attached to the outer and inner parts of the corner hooking points, the front and rear trusses are attached on the same side of the hooking points. 

[jabeoo1]

Do I really need a dob ?  

YES!

[L8-Nite]

Please don't tell me it "has" to be an 18" Mag 1 Portaball.

[estwing]

10" is plenty to be lugging around Mike and should fit through your camper door

[faulksy]

I need to downsize, and keep telling myself.....  I don't need a dob,  I don't need a dob; and reading these threads don't help.

Do I really need a dob ?  

of course you do

[deepspacehunter]

[Stu]

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Now I'm really confused??

[deepspacehunter]

BigSumorian

I wasn't happy with the blue paint job.....

Mark

[Stu]

BigSumorian

I wasn't happy with the blue paint job.....

Mark

Is that a wrap of some sort rather than painted?

Might not cost too much to get the whole thing stripped and sprayed or powder coated professionally?

[Stu]

Somehow I think we are all just playing at it over in Europe.....

[Pig]

I think all these big Dobs are compensating for something    

[mapstar]

Somehow I think we are all just playing at it over in Europe.....

That's just darn right dangerous, fancy missing out the red beacon so planes don't hit it!

[Pig]

I believe It comes complete with a 1.25" 10mm Plossl