Looking for a 200mm telescope

[Z3JohnLB]

Why is there a shortage of new telescopes this size? I have been looking for several months now.

 

John

Southampton

[bottletopburly]

Lockdown has caused an intrest in astronomy basically 

[Tiny Clanger]

27 minutes ago, Z3JohnLB said:

Why is there a shortage of new telescopes this size? I have been looking for several months now.

 

John

Southampton

There is a shortage of telescopes of every size

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/telescopes-in-stock.html

 

[Barry-W-Fenner]

37 minutes ago, Z3JohnLB said:

Why is there a shortage of new telescopes this size? I have been looking for several months now.

 

John

Southampton

Hi John

What type of 200mm scope are you looking for? I have a sky watcher 200p currently for sale in the classifieds if that's of interest.

Regards

Baz

Edited March 13, 2021 by Barry-W-Fenner

[Z3JohnLB]

Hi, thanks for the information. You are a bit far for me to travel, especially in the short term with covid.

[faulksy]

orion optics uk could have one. they often stock small ones

Edited March 13, 2021 by faulksy

[Barry-W-Fenner]

4 minutes ago, Z3JohnLB said:

Hi, thanks for the information. You are a bit far for me to travel, especially in the short term with covid.

No problem I understand. I can look into possibility posting if we came to an Agreement. PM me if interested.

Regards

Baz

[MathewRimmington]

I had this problem in the summer when I ordered a SkyWatcher 200p. I just had to be patient, placed the order in August, it arrived in October. It was worth the wait though.

On a related note, it looks like prices have gone up. I don’t remember my scope being £400!?

[Louis D]

Yes, Skywatcher prices, along with most astronomy gear prices, have gone up quite a bit.  Those of us in the US are now getting hit with a special 25% tariff on Chinese made items on top of those price increases, so consider yourself fortunate you're not having to deal with it as well.

[iapa]

On 13/03/2021 at 12:52, Z3JohnLB said:

Why is there a shortage of new telescopes this size? I have been looking for several months now.

 

John

Southampton

I assume you are looking for a reflector?

FLO are showing 2 x 200P OTAs in stock just now

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/reflectors/skywatcher-explorer-200p-ota.html

You would need a mount as well though. Generally I have seen mount/OTA combines for sale but the OTA is very near the mounts payload maximum.

 

 

Edited March 15, 2021 by iapa

[Z3JohnLB]

Thank you for your help, wondering what mount it will fit on safely.

[barbulo]

I'm looking to buy a SW 200PDS and the mount I'm aiming at is the EQ6-R Pro. It is supposed to support up to 20Kg (recommended 12Kg for AP).

[iapa]

55 minutes ago, Z3JohnLB said:

Thank you for your help, wondering what mount it will fit on safely.

I’ve tried it with ASI1600mm cooled, 7 position EFW and 0.9 Coma corrector

Celestron AVX - balanced and guided well. Use Skywatcher StarTravel 80 as guidescope. 81%of payload, much better using Orion 50mm guidescope (75%

CGEM-DX at 49% and 45% of load.