Those Pretty Telescopes

[Stu1smartcookie]

38 minutes ago, markse68 said:

 

Ah- I guess pretty is in the eye of the beholder. Here's one for you 2- flowers are pretty so this must be too

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/flower-power-starshade-unfurls-in-space

Mark

OMG , Is that a Thargoid? ... if it is , stay well clear 

[DaveS]

No idea what a "thargoid" is, but that rings a bell, I think I remember seeing something like that in another YT video, but can't remember where>

[Stu1smartcookie]

1 minute ago, DaveS said:

No idea what a "thargoid" is, but that rings a bell, I think I remember seeing something like that in another YT video, but can't remember where>

They are the Alien race in the Computer saga , Elite .. 

[jacko61]

On 20/11/2022 at 13:14, glafnazur said:

I must admit I've got a soft spot for William Optics scopes, well made and great to look at. 

 

 

I couldn't agree more. They're great looking scopes, especially when matched up with their own guidescopes. very pretty...

Graeme

 

[CCD-Freak]

Here is another scope I have always thought to be a "good looker".   My Ultima 8 with all the bells and whistles I could find.

 

 

[Mandy D]

1 hour ago, jacko61 said:

 

I couldn't agree more. They're great looking scopes, especially when matched up with their own guidescopes. very pretty...

Graeme

 

I was hoping that was a dial guage on the focusser, but it looks like it might a thermometer.

[Stu1smartcookie]

Thought my little frac deserved to be on here ... its great to look at , but even better to look through

[Elp]

4 hours ago, jacko61 said:

 

I couldn't agree more. They're great looking scopes, especially when matched up with their own guidescopes. very pretty...

Graeme

 

I wish my Z61 was all gold or even a blue one, they'd look almost too good to use. Think they've caught on with the thought with the Redcat and Spacecat all painted livery.

[F15Rules]

22 hours ago, Swoop1 said:

A classic James Bond Aston Martin is a droolingly stunning machine but, pretty it ain't. 

No?..I've always thought that Aston is pretty stunning..

Dave

[Stu]

21 hours ago, DaveS said:

Having looked through this thread I see plenty of elegant or beautifully engineered telelscopes (The Great Weatherall being the best), but no telescope that I would call "pretty", apart, possibly, from the Porter Garden telescope.

And a lot of posts showing off all the telescopes people own, which isn't the point.

Each to their own. I’ve seen plenty of good looking scopes on the thread, and whilst some (including me) have posted up a number of different ones, it hasn’t been showing off or all that have been owned, just sharing and joining in the thread. Sorry you feel that way.

[F15Rules]

30 minutes ago, Elp said:

I wish my Z61 was all gold or even a blue one, they'd look almost too good to use. Think they've caught on with the thought with the Redcat and Spacecat all painted livery.

Of course it's each to their own, and there's no denying some of these are well put together, but for me white is the best colour for astronomical scopes whatever the type, and anything else (with the possible exception of black) is just "bling"🤦🥴..

Dave

 

Edited November 22, 2022 by F15Rules

[Mr Spock]

I like these blue ones. Though they are listed as unavailable 

[Franklin]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Edmund Scientific "Astroscan"

 

[F15Rules]

12 minutes ago, Franklin said:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Edmund Scientific "Astroscan"

 

i

Related to R2D2 perhaps, Tim?

Dave

Edited November 22, 2022 by F15Rules
Photo added

[glafnazur]

2 hours ago, Mr Spock said:

I like these blue ones. Though they are listed as unavailable 

I've got the blue zs61 and it's a beautiful little scope

[Sunshine]

12 hours ago, DaveS said:

And a lot of posts showing off all the telescopes people own, which isn't the point.

Well I wouldn't say anyone is showing off their scopes, this entire forum is a place where we all post pictures of our scopes to begin with.

[RT65CB-SWL]

Though I do not own either, it has got to be the Questar 3.5 or the original LOMO Astelle 60 'Mini-Mak'.

As a compromise I have my 're-modded' Meade ETX105...

Edited January 15, 2023 by Philip R

[JeremyS]

12 hours ago, F15Rules said:

i

Related to R2D2 perhaps, Tim?

Dave

I thing there’s Something missing on your R2D2, Dave 🤔

I prefer mine

[Mr Spock]

Black telescopes can look good when properly dressed...

[tomato]

I think all white refractors look just plain and ordinary (and I’ve got three of them).  If I wanted a scope for the visual wow factor it would be one of these:

 

[gorann]

This is my prettiest scope, almost sexy, when it first arrived and waiting to get into the obsy, and when it finally took its place there, weighing in at around 35 kg with the Homeyer scope cradle and extra Losmandy bar.

Cheers, Göran

 

Edited November 23, 2022 by gorann

[badhex]

On 20/11/2022 at 20:43, Alan White said:

Thank goodness I am not alone in that thought, always thought it was just one of my random thoughts….
clearly not 😀

Have to put my hand up to not personally enjoying the questar design so much, but can totally understand why I'm in the minority here! Slightly off topic but I'm also not really a fan of Berlebach (aesthetically). May my head be struck from my shoulders for such treachery! 😱😅

As mentioned above though beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder, and I'm not sure if it matters whether we describe things as pretty, well-designed or elegant - reading between the lines, aesthetics is the topic here. 

I for one am thoroughly enjoying all the various shapes, sizes and designs of scopes people are posting, whether they confirm to my ideas of beauty or not, or whether posts contain multiple telescopes.

The more the merrier as far as I'm concerned! 

[Mandy D]

Does this count as a telescope? The Dragonfly Telephoto Array:

[RT65CB-SWL]

Pity poor engineer that has to clean and polish those lens elements.

Could be an insect's worst nightmare too!

Edited November 23, 2022 by Philip R

[Sunshine]

19 minutes ago, Mandy D said:

Does this count as a telescope? The Dragonfly Telephoto Array:

Amazing, I’m puzzled by how they managed to keep such a large cluster of lenses steady and aligned together when anchored at just one point being the mount head, looks so cool!