Skypod 110

[Guest telescope4u]

Anyone had a go with a Skypod yet ?

[radioactive]

is that a camera boom Damien?

No not me even if I am thinking of the right thing its still no

[GordonCopestake]

There was a skypod sitting on the desk when i was last at Orion Optics in Crewe. I had a good look around it and it seems a nice device. Quite small, but looks sturdy enough to be of use. Solid metal construction with a similar controller to the Sphinx mount. Apparently it will take up to a 150mm Newt, 140mm Mak or a 120mm Refractor if you mount it on a tripod rather than the table top mount. I think with a small mak or frac it would make an excellent grab n go scope, perfect for holidays etc. My only concern is it's a little over priced at £700. But then for a decent GOTO mount, you get what you pay for.

[FLO]

Anyone had a go with a Skypod yet ?

..... Oh, that Skypod 110

http://www.orionoptics.co.uk/acatalog/skypod.html

Nope, not tried it.

Can't see the point of a table-top tripod; it'd have to be a very small table to enable you to walk around it; so small in fact that it might as well be a tripod!

[Greg]

Like most of these newfangled electrickery scopes you pay priemuim for the "Starbook" for that price you could get yourself a nice Newtonian on a good stable mount.

Anyone seen my brolly........

Greg