List your scopes through the years

[DRT]

I can almost claim the same, Shane

Out:

• Skywatcher ED100 Pro
• Helios 150 F8
• Bresser Messier 127L
• Starwave 102 F11

In:

• Skywatcher Skyliner Flextube 400P
• Skywatcher ED120 Pro
• Skylight 60mm F16.7

In & Out:

• Skywatcher StarTravel 120

As you can see, my telescope reduction strategy is going to plan

[bish]

1983 Prinz Astral varipower 60mm.

Most people would say it was rubbish, but looking at the moon when I was a kid was as big a buzz as anything since.

2007  SW 150 on EQ3

i couldn't believe the views of Saturn compared to what I saw as a kid in the 60mm

2010 SW 200p EQ5

moved from my flat to a house with garden so I wasn't restricted to a small balcony

2012  250px dob

sold the 200p. The ease of setting up  means the dob gets out more.

 

2014 127 mak AZ GoTo

Bought as grab n go but after buying a solar filter gets loads of use observing and imaging the sun

[Mr Fiery Jack]

Tal 100RS

ED100

ED120

SW 150 Newtonian

Celestron 4 inch short tube refractor, can't remember the name

OO Europa 10 inch dob

OO VL 8 inch Newtonian

OO 10 inch dob, last model built in Crewe 

Vixen 102mm SP

 

I am sure I am missing one somewhere.

[AtmosFearIC]

2007 - Sky Watcher 254/1200 Newt + HEQ6 (non Synscan)

2008 - Meade LX200 10" GPS ACF

2008 - Meade P.S.T

2009- Sky Watcher 100ED F/9 + HEQ5 (non Synscan)

2010 - Meade Lightbridge 16"

2010 - Meade LX200 8" GPS ACF

2015 - 130mm F/7 Triplet Refractor

2016 - Orion XX12GT Dobsonian

2016 - 130mm F/5 Sextuplet (in about 6 weeks from now).

[RobertI]

Fascinating to see what people have bought, sold and kept and the reasons why.  

My meagre selection is below, I'm not a prolific purchaser and I still have them all, except the first one:

1979 - 6" Fullerscopes F8 reflector on Charles Frank EQ mount. Bought by my wonderful parents to support my passion for Astronomy. Sadly sold when I went to Uni to study that very subject.

1999 - Celestron C8. The scope I always wanted as a boy, a dream come true. Used for casual visual and sharing views with friends and family.

2012 - Orange William Optics Zenithstar 66SD. Bought because it was orange and I thougt it would look nice sitting atop my C8! Turned out to be a great scope to start off widefield imaging so I lucked in there.

2013 - Megrez 72ED. Bought as it had a better focusser for imaging and a bit more aperture. Turned out to be a superb grab and go scope for visual.

2014 - Altair Astro RC6. I got this for Electronically Assisted Observing and is my most used scope at present.

My next scope will probably be a 120ED frac of some sort.

Rob

 

[DRT]

On 27/01/2016 at 19:54, DRT said:

I can almost claim the same, Shane

Out:

• Skywatcher ED100 Pro
• Helios 150 F8
• Bresser Messier 127L
• Starwave 102 F11

In:

• Skywatcher Skyliner Flextube 400P
• Skywatcher ED120 Pro
• Skylight 60mm F16.7

In & Out:

• Skywatcher StarTravel 120

As you can see, my telescope reduction strategy is going to plan

My Explorer 200P went today. My current list is...

• Polarex-Unitron 60mm
• Skylight 60mm
• Tele Vue Pronto
• SW ED120
• SW Flextube 400P Dob
• Celestron CPC1100

I had eleven scopes a few months ago and I am not feeling the need for any more changes. If I didn't know myself better I would be tempted to say I'm done!

[CHASLX200]

No way i could list them all. Well over 200 since 1976.

[DRT]

48 minutes ago, CHASLX200 said:

No way i could list them all. Well over 200 since 1976.

Go on - give it a go!!

[alexbb]

And I was thinking that 7 were too many in just one year since I began.

Currently having a SW ST102, SW SkyMax 127 and a SW 200 dob. I gave my old Celestron 60 travelscope, a SW 130p heritage and a SW 90 Mak to my brother and a SW ST70 was sold because I just had too many of them.

Today it happens to be exactly one year since I got the Celestron 60 travelscope, but the acquisitions seem that won't stop since I just received 2 days ago an AZ-EQ5 and a SW 80 ED is on the list.

Alex

[DRT]

You seem to have caught the bug, Alex!

Beware of green and black eyepieces - they have a tendency to empty your bank account!!!!

[alexbb]

I recently saw one that... nevermind 

However, I would be off topic if I would say anything about it and I'd really better not think and talk too much about it. I just said that a 80ED is on the list, right?

[AndyH]

PZO Maksutov 70mm FL700?? - 70's Soviet era. Polands version of the Zeiss Telementor 'school telescope', I believe. My 1st ever scope.

Dark Star Dobsonian Newt 6.25" F7.7 - Bought as a combined xmas/birthday/pass tests scope.

Tal 2M 150mm F8 Newtonian- Yeah. Awesome. That is all.

Tal 100RS 100mm F10  Frac - earliest of the RS's with 2" R&P focuser. Reluctantly sold to fund another astro purchase.

William Optics Megrez 110mm F5.95 - Beautiful scope, well made as expected, but a tad too 'colourful' for me at the time. Perhaps guilty of not giving it enough time? Swapped for the MK72.

Tal 1 110mm F7.3 Newt- Superb scope, esp at 2nd hand prices.

Tal M 80mm F6.58 Newt - Ingenious, over-built, great optics.

Tal Alcor 65mm f7.7 Newt - Just amazing.

Lomo Astele Maksutov 70mm F12.5 - Super  Russian Mak. Again, only sold to gather astro funds.

Ylena Maksutov 85mm F14 - A Lomo built scope. Utterly awesome in ever way. This was a sad day when sold.

Tal Klevtsov '200K' 200mm F10 - Easily my best scope ever bought. Will never ever sell.

Intes MK72 Maksutov 180mm F10 - Super scope, but it was either the Klev or this. Sold to a good home.

Intes-Micro M500 Maksutov 127mm F10 - Another Russian stunner. Typing this makes physically ill. Cannot believe I sold it. Gross decision.

Burgess 90mm F7.7 Apo - CaF2/Lanthanum Doublet. Exceptional wee Apo. Another that I will not sell.

Carton Optical 60mm F16.7 Frac - Utterly stonkingly sharp, tiny frac. Bought as Lens cell & tube, added Crawmach crayford. Grab-n-go-tastic.

Astro-Tech 66mm FL400 - bought as a birder/travel scope. Virtually colour free. Sold to help fund car repair bill !! Screw you Renault

 

I think that's me? They're not in order I'm afraid.

 

Andy

 

 

[estwing]

telementor 2

meade 12.5" dob

18" moonshane 

 

[Daniel-K]

what ever FLO has sold on their website  a few big dobs

[AndyWB]

Hmm.

• Feb 2013 - Heritage 130p
• Oct 2013 - Skywatcher 250px
• Jan 2014 - Lunt 35
• April 2105 - Equinox 80

And I still have all of them. Suddenly I feel hard done by.