Rather large observatory and 42" dob

[Viking]

http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/ff77/tclark3642/dome%20and%20beast%20movie/?action=view&current=DomeandBeastMovie.flv

John

[supernova]

OK it ain't bad but :crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby: I don't :crybaby: care :crybaby:

I am not jealous :shock: :crybaby:

[Viking]

Of course you are. You want one.

Only trouble is that we don't have the clear skies that they do in Chiefland, Florida.

John

[Eddie]

That aint no Beast, its a MONSTER!!!

Very impressive, especially how small the people look!!!

Eddie

[thing]

Crikey, wouldn't mind a gander through that.

[Astro_Baby]

The secondary looks larger than my primary

[gary1968]

That is a monster!! I think it would be very difficult to use and therefor not practical...... I'm not in the least jelous though....lol

Gary

[Doc]

Americans never do things by half

I wonder what objects you would see with that.

[Cloudwatcher]

That's bigger than my entire garden!

[ChrisEdu]

Ah, but are they 'really' happy?

[thing]

Ah, but are they 'really' happy?

I would say so...........:-)

[ChrisEdu]

Well then, just wait 'til the termites find all that wood!

[darditti]

Yes, they certainly believe in making things out of wood.

I wonder if that is the largest wooden telescope in the world, or the largest Dob? How big is it?

It seems to be driven and possibly has GOTO. I wonder how well it is going to work. :?

David

[ChrisEdu]

What do you mean by 'How big is it?' It's a 42" scope according to the title of this thread! If you watch the show, carefully, you'd see the design drawing for it, saying that it's a 42 F/4. The mount would appear to be over 54" high and, I think, it's 155" long!

[steppenwolf]

Nah, I much prefer my seven foot version .....

........... not!

[kniclander]

:shock: can you guess what Mr Big Dob man is thinking now...............?

[Doc]

Something along the lines of.....

I need a bigger scope this little thing is just not showing enough.

[Viking]

Just imagine the cost that a proper filter would be to view the Sun!!!

Could I have a 42" filter please, yes special order will be OK. How much, £100,000!!!

John

[kniclander]

.... d**n, I wish I'd built a 48" scope....

(Doc, I think you read my mind :shock: )

[Doc]

Just imagine the cost that a proper filter would be to view the Sun!!!

Could I have a 42" filter please, yes special order will be OK. How much, £100,000!!!

John

But think what view you would get of the sun.

You would be so close you would get burnt LOL

[NickH]

Just imagine the cost that a proper filter would be to view the Sun!!!

Could I have a 42" filter please, yes special order will be OK. How much, £100,000!!!

John

I'm thinking full aperture etalon here...

lol...

I think you'd need a "root 200" design on that one..

His secondary had a scratch, and I would not want to collimate it...specially as it doesn't track..

:crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby: :crybaby:

(I'll get me coat!)

[supernova]

I wonder if he intends using a barlow :shock:

[kev 102 42]

ive given birth to bigger

[Tom Czernik]

How much you have to pay for the whole?