36 inch dob review

[mikeyggg]

Here's some entertaining reading, Ed Ting describing looking through a 36" dob!

http://www.scopereviews.com/page1q.html

[ngc2403]

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i want one

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[mikeyggg]

think i'd get it in the back of my volvo saloon?

[Aaron]

You need at least a 12 foot ladder, and a 14 foot would be even

better. I had some safety concerns.

Very entertaining, what a beast :shock: .

[barkis]

I was dribbling all over my keyboard reading the guys descriptions of the globs and galaxies.

They must have been awesome to the eye. I enjoyed his comment, the galaxy sailed into view like the Titanic.

Ron.

[Talitha]

"The most stunning view, though was seeing those Pillars of Creation on M16, something I never thought I'd see with the naked eye."

I'd have fallen off the ladder and died with a HUGE grin on my face.

[stefski]

Looks like a great grab and go set up!

Seriously though, does anyone have one of these in their backyard. If so, can I invite myself over?

[part timer]

Interesting that he says the 36" put him off observing for a while. He didn't even want use a 20" :shock:

I suppose nothing really looks as good when you seen it in that aperture!

Mind you, his next review is a 60mm refractor. Now that must have been a bit of a come down

[Astroman]

Interesting that he says the 36" put him off observing for a while. He didn't even want use a 20" :shock:

I always found the opposite to be true. The more I could see with a big scope, the more it made me want to push the limits of my observing skills, just to see how much I could see with a smaller scope. I'd look for some of the details I'd seen in a big scope, and sometimes, I'd suprise myself and see some.

[Roy]

Seriously though, does anyone have one of these in their backyard. If so, can I invite myself over?

You'd need a fairly big garden to swing that around m8, believe me

[Sfarndell]

"You'd need a fairly big garden to swing that around m8, believe me"

It looks like your yard is big enough AND has a huge dob in it - can we gatecrash your place? :occasion5:

[Roy]

It looks like your yard is big enough AND has a huge dob in it - can we gatecrash your place? :occasion5:

If only you could see the bit that's not in shot , there's a big hole where my fish pond used to be and I've only managed to fill half of it in at the moment so placing the scope is vital as viewing anything in the east could be a bit tricky..... well almost impossible actually. There's nothing worse than stepping off of the last rung of the ladder only to realise that your to near the edge of the hole and there's another two feet to go. :?

[Astroman]

Plenty of room for me, my 20" and several cars and buses at Stone Haven Observatory! You're welcome to visit, anytime.

[Sam]

What a great read! I would love to have one of those scopes - maybe my 16" Lightbridge could be used as the finder scope!