Those Pretty Telescopes

[tomato]

That red cord isn’t just a bungee holding them  together?😉

Edited November 23, 2022 by tomato

[Mandy D]

1 hour ago, Philip R said:

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

Could be an insect's worst nightmare too!

Yeah, engineers assign those jobs to technicians!

It could also confuse insects.

[F15Rules]

8 hours ago, tomato said:

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:

 

That looks like something found under the bonnet of an HGV Truck!😋😂

Dave

[tomato]

5 minutes ago, F15Rules said:

That looks like something found under the bonnet of an HGV Truck!😋😂

Dave

Exactly, it’s a celebration of complex engineering.

I’m sorry but when I see a white refractor it always reminds of these:😊

[Peter Drew]

At one point those were the only telescopes I had access to, most of my seaside pocket money was spent on them.     🙂

[F15Rules]

51 minutes ago, tomato said:

Exactly, it’s a celebration of complex engineering.

I’m sorry but when I see a white refractor it always reminds of these:😊

Exactly, it's a celebration of simple Galileo type optics..where our great hobby first started..

I’m sorry but when I see a big reflector it always reminds of one of these..😊

[Tomatobro]

Big Dobo?

[DaveL59]

18 minutes ago, F15Rules said:

Exactly, it's a celebration of simple Galileo type optics..where our great hobby first started..

I’m sorry but when I see a big reflector it always reminds of one of these..😊

they even put a ladder up the side on that one so you could reach the eyepiece 😉 

[tomato]

2 hours ago, F15Rules said:

Exactly, it's a celebration of simple Galileo type optics..where our great hobby first started..

I’m sorry but when I see a big reflector it always reminds of one of these..😊

Nice, and it comes already flocked.😉

[F15Rules]

2 minutes ago, tomato said:

Nice, and it comes already flocked.😉

Brilliant!!..

You're cooking on gas now..(well, perhaps coal?😂😂

Joking apart, I'm sure the views through these huge Dobs are stunning👍👏

Dave

[tomato]

I’m primarily an imager, but I do have a 16” SW flextube Dobsonian for the rare occasions when the imaging kit looks after itself, and yes, the views from under a dark sky are worth the hassle of setting it up.

But a truss tube Dob wouldn’t make much of a ship’s funnel.

[RobertI]

15 hours ago, Mr Spock said:

Black telescopes can look good when properly dressed...

Is this the “John Player Special” edition of the Moonraker? 🙂

[RobertI]

On 22/11/2022 at 19:52, Franklin said:

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Edmund Scientific "Astroscan"

 

Actually this reminded me, I think the Portaball is a very attractive looking scope:

[Sunshine]

12 hours ago, RobertI said:

Actually this reminded me, I think the Portaball is a very attractive looking scope:

Those portaball telescopes are certainly unique.

[CCD-Freak]

Here is another one of my scope that I think looks nice.   Orion Premium 110ED on a CI-700 mount.

Imaging at Fort Griffin State Historic Site near Albany, TX back in 2015

[Highburymark]

On 23/11/2022 at 18:41, F15Rules said:

Exactly, it's a celebration of simple Galileo type optics..where our great hobby first started..

I’m sorry but when I see a big reflector it always reminds of one of these..😊

I’ve got one of those Dave! 
Banana is a much underrated colour for telescopes in my opinion.

[tooth_dr]

16 minutes ago, Highburymark said:

I’ve got one of those Dave! 
Banana is a much underrated colour for telescopes in my opinion.

I love the hardware on that telescope, stunning.

Yellow is the best colour

[Mandy D]

46 minutes ago, Highburymark said:

I’ve got one of those Dave! 
Banana is a much underrated colour for telescopes in my opinion.

Now, if they did it in pink or purple, I could definitely go for one, purely on the aesthetics. It really looks the business: Would you mind telling us all a bit more about it, make, model, etc? Please.

[tooth_dr]

12 minutes ago, Mandy D said:

Now, if they did it in pink or purple, I could definitely go for one, purely on the aesthetics. It really looks the business: Would you mind telling us all a bit more about it, make, model, etc? Please.

Well I fitted a purple Moonlite focuser to mine 😉

[JeremyS]

5 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

I love the hardware on that telescope, stunning.

Yellow is the best colour

In your other photo and Mark’s it looks orange 🤔

Edited November 25, 2022 by JeremyS

[tooth_dr]

1 minute ago, JeremyS said:

I your other photo and Mark’s it looks orange 🤔

You say potato I say potato 

[Highburymark]

5 hours ago, Mandy D said:

Now, if they did it in pink or purple, I could definitely go for one, purely on the aesthetics. It really looks the business: Would you mind telling us all a bit more about it, make, model, etc? Please.

It’s a Takahashi Epsilon 130d, a very fast (F/3.3) Newtonian with an added corrector to tighten up stars. What inspired Takahashi to colour it yellow in the first place I’m not sure. Maybe imagers have more flamboyant tastes than observers, who seem happy with black and white?

[Highburymark]

3 hours ago, JeremyS said:

I your other photo and Mark’s it looks orange 🤔

It is borderline orange Jeremy. It’s like the colour of an egg yolk with your breakfast bacon at the poshest B&B in the Cotswolds. 

[Ratlet]

9 minutes ago, Highburymark said:

It’s a Takahashi Epsilon 130d, a very fast (F/3.3) Newtonian with an added corrector to tighten up stars. What inspired Takahashi to colour it yellow in the first place I’m not sure. Maybe imagers have more flamboyant tastes than observers, who seem happy with black and white?

I like the epsilon colour scheme.  Love the purple focuser. Would go well with an Altair Hypercam

 

[gorann]

On 23/11/2022 at 13:42, Mandy D said:

Yeah, engineers assign those jobs to technicians!

It could also confuse insects.

Fun! But why did you put in a fly instead of a bee?

Says confused entomologist😉

Cheers, Göran

Edited November 25, 2022 by gorann