Orion Optics ODK20

[johninderby]

Came across this link on the OO Yahoo group about a customers visit to OO to see their ODK20 being built. Some great photos of the scope as well as the optics being made. I'm not sure weather to admire this 20" scope or just feel very, very jealous.

Click on "Toutes les News" on the left of the page and then on the first news item.

http://www.felopaul.com/

John

[irishbloke]

That is very cool!!! 18" you say. WHat sort of focal length and f ratio is it?

brian

[johninderby]

It's 20" and the regular version will be f/6.8. I believe that they're special order at the moment but will be added to OO's website early next year. The ODK16 is the biggest listed on OO's website at the moment. OO is also building two of the ODK20s of a slightly different spec optimised for infrared for the ESO and they'll be used at the Paranal Observatory in Chile.

I don't know what they'll sell for, but I'm sure it'll be way put of my price range.

John

[irishbloke]

The fella does seem to have the site for it though!!! Looks like quite a view. It will need to be quite the mount to carry and move it though!

Maybe when I win the quadruble roll over!

[A McEwan]

That is really interesting! I think we tend to forget how much engineering and technological know-how goes into these "simple" telescopes!

Ant

[Beyond_Vision]

Wow that is some obsy, what an amazing setup

Regards

Kevin

[johninderby]

Just heard that OO is now considering making an ODK24. I'll be interested to see if they go ahead with it but a bit academic really as there's no way I could afford the 20" version let alone a 24" one.

Still there's always the lottery I suppose.

John

[russ]

His equipment page is huge! Some really nice stuff he has to play with. Nice website too. And that ODK20 looks the business.

[m.tweedy]

I see David Lukehurst already makes a 24 inch under £10k.

That would be more my price range if my economy was not in recession