Aperture Fever

Hi ALL,
I'm getting a real sense of aperture fever here, after looking at the obsesson website.
www.globaldialog.com/~obsessiontscp/OBHP.html
I need to STOP looking at astromart !!!!!

I was wondering does anyone out there have an obsession dob scope.
I was wondering how do you find it ??
What size aperture do you have and how does it compare to other scopes you've used.

Thanks,

One time I looked at the Obsession website and it had comments from a guy in Galway. I think he got an 18". I forget his name though. He must be lying low for fear we all suddenly become his best friend!

Did you see the F5 25 inch scope!
The focuser in 10 feet in the air, and a cost of over $10500, this is the ultimate scope !!!

AND, did you see the differing images of M13 through each of the scopes,
amazing.
Seems like to me that the 18inch scope is the most practical in terms of use and cost.
Before, I had a passing interest in these scopes, but I must say that my appetite has been seriously wetted.
I will own a big dob someday (this is all your fault Michael BTW) :lol: :lol:

10feet in the air - not exactly practical is it! ALthough it'd be nice to have one, you'd need to get a cherry picker also!
The comparitive images of M13 are indeeed interesting. Once my SSIA matures I'll be buying a large dob. Ideally though I'd like to have one where I can sit down while observing. I find that I can stay observing alot longer and see alot more detail when in comfort at the scope. A 15-16inch f/4 scope perhaps?

The way I see it , if I want to be sitting, then I'll need to be on the garage roof to reach the eyepiece :lol:
I concur about the SSIA, dob here we come

Talking of large scopes a friend of mine often visits a chap in Roscommon with a 30+ inch scope.

Is he a member of this site, I wonder?

I forget his name, I'm hopeless at remembering them.