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Something Larger then the 1200?
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Glendale Pediatrics <gpeds@...>
John:
There are expensive high capacity mounts at: http://www.parallaxinstruments.com/mount.htm (see the 300 with AP GTO) and outrageously expensive mounts at: http://www.company7.com/ogs/pricing.html Derek |
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Marj <astrophy@...>
John,
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There are no plans for a larger mount. We have our hands full with our current production (as many of you know). Public observatories are more common in Japan which probably encouraged development of the larger mounts. The prices are astronomical. Marjorie Christen Astro-Physics -----Original Message-----
From: John Gleason [mailto:dvj@...] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 7:55 PM To: ap-gto@... Subject: [ap-gto] Something Larger then the 1200? I guess I should send this directly to AstroPhysics, but I wonder if they are considering something larger then the current 1200 goto mount. When considering the availability of large Ritchie and classical cassegrain instruments, it would be nice to see something larger that could be installed in a permanent observatory. Maybe 200 lb. load capacity. There appears to be a gap of US made commercially made "BIG" mounts. If however you look at the Japanese telescope catalogues, you will see a plethora of large systems for permanent installation. John Gleason, dvj@... http://www.celestialimage.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FREE Post-it(r) Notes! Get 10 4"x3" note pads (with your own personal message and graphics) FREE at iPrint.com. Pay just $3.20 for shipping to U.S. addresses. http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/1801 -- Easily schedule meetings and events using the group calendar! -- http://www.egroups.com/cal?listname=ap-gto&m=1 |
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John Gleason
I guess I should send this directly to AstroPhysics, but I wonder if they
are considering something larger then the current 1200 goto mount. When considering the availability of large Ritchie and classical cassegrain instruments, it would be nice to see something larger that could be installed in a permanent observatory. Maybe 200 lb. load capacity. There appears to be a gap of US made commercially made "BIG" mounts. If however you look at the Japanese telescope catalogues, you will see a plethora of large systems for permanent installation. John Gleason, dvj@... http://www.celestialimage.com |
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