Fancy a really big refractor ?

[John]

Well here is how to put an 8" F/12 on it's mount:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkfBEv20L70

Not sure that I'm ready for that !

 

[Alien 13]

I am a fifties child so a 3 inch frac is big enough, utter madness to go bigger 

Alan

[DaveS]

Looks a bit under mounted to me and I'm not sure about the wheels.

Wouldn't want to do that in the dark.

[Alfian]

Bit of a faff needing a ladder to remove the front cap - in the dark.

[Cosmic Geoff]

If you think that one's big, you should see the Thorrowgood telescope at Cambridge.  A C8 SCT is more practical. 

[Timebandit]

 

Not exactly a grab and go is it.?

And I dread to think of the cool down time on that. If you had one of those in the uk I would think by the time you set it up and it had cooled down then the clouds would of rolled in . Think a scope like this deserves its own dedicated obs , that way it is set up and cooled, already to enjoy that massive aperture of a lovely big refractor ☺

 

[Alan White]

Goodness me, what a faff.

As others have said, would be suited to an observatory.

Looks most precarious an arrangement and an accident waiting to happen.

[Knighty2112]

And I thought setting up my Skytee II mount to use on a night was a polava! Sheesh, this takes the biscuit! Health and safety would have a field day with this! Yikes!  

[Chris]

Agree that it isn't very practical...still, I bet it gets the mother of all queues behind it at out reach events! 

[DaveS]

Deserves its own obsy and a serious mount, an ASA DDM160 would be just about OK.

TBH a TEC or CFF 180 / 185 f/7 or 6.9 would be as big as I'd want to go. A DDM85 would carry it just fine.

[Tim]

A lesson in how NOT to do it John I reckon!

To be honest, I wasn't even aware that Dolce & Gabana even made telescopes..........................

[Ruud]

Two and a half minutes! I guess that is what you call a real man.

[nightfisher]

Okay, its official, i am going to shut up about the 120ED being a bit to big for what i need 

That F12 puts things into a perspective

[dobbie]

Me too..jules I could sell him my 120  to use as a finder ?

[Paul73]

Shoud've bought a Dob.......

[niallk]

Wow - he must have a great insurance policy 

[Mr Spock]

It's easier to move a 24" Dob

I know which I'd rather have.

[bejay1957]

And I thought my struggles setting up my 150mm were bad, and painful, enough...

[D Wright]

He's going to get a fantastic view of that tree.

[Grotemobile]

Well that was different . Great planetary scope.

Just setting it all up.

[DirkSteele]

That will be my new astronomy definition of madness! One day that exercise will result in tears and possibly blood and bruises.

 

It is easy to forget how big large refractors get. Happen to have my 3" FC-76 set up next to my APM LZOS 180mm triplet today. Please excuse the mess in the background.

[AKB]

17 hours ago, Tim said:

A lesson in how NOT to do it John I reckon!

Definitely!  He won't be doing that for much longer unless he lifts with a straighter back (see 57 seconds in.)

 

[Tim]

21 minutes ago, AKB said:

Definitely!  He won't be doing that for much longer unless he lifts with a straighter back (see 57 seconds in.)

 

I reckon his steps will fall off the planks of wood too........

[triton1]

I remember seeing a picture of your Istar and I thought that was gargantuan but this is..............⚡️

[Peter Drew]

I've had a 8.5" F12.5 refractor for some years now, no way would I want to do that on a regular basis. I ended up building a permanent pier mount and observatory to house it.