SHOW US YOUR NEWTS........

[laser_jock99]

.....enough of these 'fracs & Dobs. Let's see some proper scopes!

My collection (so far....)

6" GSO F4 Newt

8" Cape Newise F5 Newt

8" GSO F4 Newt

10" GSO F4 Newt

12" GSO F4 Newt

[Mr Spock]

That 6" f4 is cute - I'd like one of those! Does it have a 2" focusser?

[Stu]

Is a Dob not a Newt then

[Mr Spock]

A Dob is a Newt, but not a proper scope The Dob thread excludes proper Newts

[Mr Spock]

Here's a pic of my former Newt, a 250 Skywatcher. A lovely scope but just a bit too big for my dodgy back.

[Stu]

A Dob is a Newt, but not a proper scope The Dob thread excludes proper Newts

Touché

[Scooot]

Here's my Newt, I wonder what mount to get. Oh I temember, I've already got one

[RAC]

Here's my two. Both DIY, the small one is a carbon fiber serrurier truss with a Royce 10" f4 conical mirror made for deep sky imaging and the big one is my visual/planatry imaging scope, the mirror is an 18" f3.3 that I made myself.

Two telescopes by Raymond Collecutt, on Flickr

[Scooot]

Wow they look nice!

[Stu]

Here's my two. Both DIY, the small one is a carbon fiber serrurier truss with a Royce 10" f4 conical mirror made for deep sky imaging and the big one is my visual/planatry imaging scope, the mirror is an 18" f3.3 that I made myself.

Two telescopes by Raymond Collecutt, on Flickr

Amazing stuff, they look gorgeous!!

[jabeoo1]

Dob or Newt / same thing ??

Edited May 30, 2015 by jabeoo1

[avtaram]

Here are my 6" and 12" Newts, I decided to put the 12" on a Dob mount (easier on my back).

Avtar

[moriniboy]

1970's 6" newt which cost approx £36 when new next to an OO modern version that cost considerably more.....

[faulksy]

.....enough of these 'fracs & Dobs. Let's see some proper scopes!

My collection (so far....)

6" GSO F4 Newt

8" Cape Newise F5 Newt

8" GSO F4 Newt

10" GSO F4 Newt

12" GSO F4 Newt

i see on the forth picture you have got what looks like a bucket of wood ready to burn your newt, good idea

[John]

My 1st proper scope. A late 1980's Astro Systems 6" F/6 with David Hinds mirrors on a Fullerscope Mk III eq mount:

[rikroe666]

Thought i would add my baby Vixen newt, very nice little scope with unusual but very good focuser.

Not seen one before so don't know much about it, its 100mm x 600m (F6) and gives surprisingly good views for its size. 

[John]

Lovely little Vixen newt that

I seem to recall that the secondary moves with the focuser and the action is along the tube rather than in and out.

Vixen made a number of scopes that were sold badged as Celestron and Orion (USA) in the 1908's and 1990's. Some of the Celestron badged newts had the same focuser arrangement.

[dweller25]

Here are some Newts I have owned......

Edited May 30, 2015 by dweller25

[rikroe666]

Lovely little Vixen newt that

I seem to recall that the secondary moves with the focuser and the action is along the tube rather than in and out.

Vixen made a number of scopes that were sold badged as Celestron and Orion (USA) in the 1908's and 1990's. Some of the Celestron badged newts had the same focuser arrangement.

That's right John the focuser is kind of a R&P on its side and the secondary move's with it, very odd but works great 

[harry page]

Hi

Here is my beast

Harry

[Tinker1947]

My imagine 250P-DS.........

[laser_jock99]

Hi

Here is my beast

Harry

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Awsome set up- is that a Tak Epsilon?

[laser_jock99]

That 6" f4 is cute - I'd like one of those! Does it have a 2" focusser?

Yep- nice 2" monorail focuser on these scopes.

http://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/language/en/info/p4762_GSO-6--Imaging-Newton---150mm-Oeffnung-f-4---2--MONORAIL.html

i see on the forth picture you have got what looks like a bucket of wood ready to burn your newt, good idea

Not logs- but a bucket full bricks suspended below the tripod. I thought this was standard proceedure for imagers?

[harry page]

Awsome set up- is that a Tak Epsilon?

Hi

Yup the little one on top

Harry

[niallk]

Hi

Yup the little one on top

Harry

Fantastic website!!