My big 'frac ................. waiting for Saturn

[John]

Just a quick snap of my Meade AR6 6" F/8 refractor on it's alt-azimuth mount which is now fitted with a counterweight bar plus 5kg weight - the motions are very smooth now

The 16" pillar extension is such a boon on these - the eyepiece height is around 4 1/2 feet when the scope is pointing at the zenith and the CG5 tripod is only about 50% extended. Better for the old back

It's still a portable rig but it's a "grunt and go" one now

[SpookyKatt]

Nice setup, is this scope your using the chromacor with John ?

Kathhleen

[spaceboy]

Now this is what I had in mind when I wanted to join the refractor camp

[Rob]

Nice John.. very nice

[John]

Nice setup, is this scope your using the chromacor with John ?

Kathhleen

Yes Kathhleen (are there 2 "h"s in your name ?). The Chromacor fits onto the filter threads of the diagonal and fits inside the focuser tube.

It's been quite fiddly getting it fine tuned but an interesting challenge - the CA is radically reduced now but I think I can push it's performance ever further - I'm getting rather pendantic about my airey disks and diffraction rings

[mdstuart]

I bet Saturn will be awesome in that scope..

Mark

[SpookyKatt]

Yes Kathhleen (are there 2 "h"s in your name ?).

Hehe no, just my sloppy typing...

Good news that you got the chromacor fitted ok, I'm sure it must be

giving some great views.

Kathleen

[John]

I bet Saturn will be awesome in that scope..

Mark

Briefly, they were great Mark, but a bank of Welsh cloud has messed things up for now

I say Welsh, because that's the direction it came from

[GazOC]

Great looking set up John. If you are just observing in your back garden then give me "grunt and go" over "grab and go" any day. The little extra effort is worth the extra aperture...

[ollypenrice]

That is what a telescope should look like!

Olly

[southernman]

Nice setup ! Gotta love a big frac.

[G0JVK]

Now that is one serious telescope a very nice piece of kit indeed some very nice sights to be seen with that beauty i am sure, i am green with envy

[swamp thing]

Hi John

Now, if I ever wanted a frac that would be the blueprint.

Gotta be altaz, grunt n go.

Great set up.

Regards Steve