Favourite Scope Colour -Poll

[johninderby]

Following on from another thread about "that pink eBay scope" it made me curious about just what colour you'd want your scope to be if you had more of a choice.

• White
  
• Grey or Silver
  
• Light Blue
  
• Medium Blue
  
• Red
  
• Yellow
  
• Green
  
• Black
  

And before you ask NO pink isn't an option in this poll.

John

[nicnac]

ive always liked forrest green (dark green)

dont like skywatcher blue very much, might have to consider a paint job for the little pup

[brianb]

If the tube is aluminimum alloy, polished & clear varnish is best .... failing that, gloss white. A carbon / fibreglass / wood tube has to be painted, gloss white. The idea is to prevent differential radiation which can cause tube currents.

What the thing looks like is very much a secondary matter. It's for looking through, not at.

[Psychobilly]

Well if there's no pink I'm not voting....

Billy....

[Mark at Beaufort]

John

I have always thought that white looks best with astro telescopes. My APO frac is white and I also have the original white flextube.

My William Optics SD 66 is a bright orange and I have often thought about spraying the scope white.

However, I do like the gold of the PST.

I also agree with nicnac that I disliked the Skywatcher blue and I am glad that they have changed to black or black/white.

It will be interesting to see the final count.

Mark

[Astro_Baby]

I like white - it seems suitably scientific. SkyWatcher Blue is ok and the Champagne colored 180 looks rather flash I think - would look flasher on a white mount.

I am experimenting with paint jobs at the moment on an old TAL 1 and if it works out I might repaint the Sky-Watcher tube as well.

[Kit-Fox]

I qiute like the blue of my Celestron Omni scope

Its a decent colour that doesnt reflect too much ambient light from the surroundings & it seems to cool quickly enough. So i'm going with medium blue but based on the images its probably not that

[nitram100]

Black, but if i had to change it would definitely be White.

[LukeSkywatcher]

I like my scopes in white and black (just like the shuttle).

So i keep asking myself why i only have black scopes(my Dob base is white though)

[Glider]

If I tick both red and white can we agree that counts as pink?

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

No pink I can live with, but no orange? Does nobody love the old Celestrons (I also have a Konus 4.5" F/4.4 in typical wannabe Celestron orange).

[LukeSkywatcher]

That Celestron orange is one ugly colour. I have it emblazed upon my black 90EQ scope. It looks like my scope is dressed up for Halloween (orange and black).

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

That Celestron orange is one ugly colour. I have it emblazed upon my black 90EQ scope. It looks like my scope is dressed up for Halloween (orange and black).

I agree I much prefer my black C8, but I have some nostalgia: as a kid I got a Celestron catalogue, and drooled over all these pictures of great scopes I never thought I'd own myself. Settled for building my own 6" F/8 Newtonian instead.

[Robert Watson]

It's Got to be my Black Diamond John,when it's polished up it's ooooooooh.

[Peter Drew]

Any colour (except pink) rather than yukky Tak green.

[brantuk]

That new diamond black with white trim is great on my flextube - dead classy!!

[simon84]

All black here, I love my Equinox Apo apart from the two chrome rings on it, just managed to get my hands on a WO66 Petzval which is all black apart from the focuser knobs, they will be getting replaced....lol.

All I need now is the bottle to strip my NEQ6 Pro down and respray that aswell.

[Ibbo!]

White with a bit of understate light green around the edges :D

[Moonshane]

I really like white scopes but agree the Celestron metalic blue looks cool. Funny how we all like the colours of the scopes we have currently

[cdd2455]

Brass, requires a bit of elbow grease and brasso to keep it looking good, but it does look good.

Best Regards

Carl

[Deneb]

I love the Skywatcher Black metallic spray job, with the silver/gold Skywatcher logo.

Nadeem..

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Brass, requires a bit of elbow grease and brasso to keep it looking good, but it does look good.

Best Regards

Carl

This jogged my memory, I have a brass telescope, a 19th century achromat (used at sea, Jack Sparrow type thing ), about 2", with mahogany veneer where you grip it. It does indeed look classy. I will post a photo shortly.

[Brendan of Borg]

My choice would be 'gun-metal'!

Or maybe camouflage??!!

[johninderby]

Some interesting comments so far, and although 1st and 2nd place will go to white or black what will come in 3rd?

Why not save this scope pic and fill in the white tube with your choice of colour and post it. The edges of the tube have already been outlined in black so it'll only take a few seconds to fill in with your colour.

John

[Bigwings]

:confused: Now what colour is this

Some would say classic Celestron Orange but I cant find it on the list:D

AND IT AINT UGLY its beeeeeuuuuutifull