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Post by Ales - iStar Optical on Jan 30, 2012 14:31:10 GMT -5
Dear ISTAR Friends, just wanted to share some photos of the newly designed and produced Phoenix WFT 204-6 wide field refractor. This beast is best for a low power (0,25D by the book) wide field and truly incredible views of Milky Way, wide variety of DSO and comet hunting. This first piece will soon go to Denmark and two more are available (40 day waiting time to finish the lens). So if you are ready for a huge, truly excellent custom made Comet Hunter, talk to us now. The price is way below competition producing similar quality instruments. We have just added new super flat black inner powder coating and transparent opal effect blue powder coating. Enjoy!! Ales ISTAR Optical Attachments:
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Post by Ales - iStar Optical on Jan 30, 2012 14:32:33 GMT -5
Another pic of the huge but still comact Phoenix WFT 204-6 Attachments:
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Post by Ales - iStar Optical on Jan 30, 2012 14:33:22 GMT -5
pic no. 3 Attachments:
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Post by Watcher3 on Jan 30, 2012 15:15:51 GMT -5
VERY NICE Ales! I think these will sell very well. An easily mounted 8" refractor will be very desirable. Once you add the Raycorr, everyone with a Losmandy G 11 will have to have one. Very sweet scope. Congratulations on your new baby.
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Post by frt on Apr 6, 2012 1:49:34 GMT -5
Yes, I am the lucky one Recieved my telescope yesterday, unfortunately I am waiting for the mount to use this monster Attachments:
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Post by Watcher3 on Apr 6, 2012 8:17:01 GMT -5
Sweet ride! Come on though. Really? I'd have that puppy leaned up on a fence and pointed up if I were waiting on a mount. Man, you have GOT TO first light that little bigun' soon! Congrats on a great "solution" scope.
Joe
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Post by borispider on Apr 6, 2012 10:44:12 GMT -5
Nice scope frt. I really like the blue.
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Post by frt on Jun 15, 2012 4:41:03 GMT -5
OK, the mount has finally arrived and I have had first light ! I will soon write something more on the first impressions but to wet the appetite some pictures of the 200 mm, mounted with it's "little" 150 mm brother on the AOK mount. The quality of the pictures is not fantastic because they were taken at dusk a few hours before observing at my dark site, so I had to stretch them a little. Attachments:
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Post by frt on Jun 15, 2012 4:41:39 GMT -5
And another... Attachments:
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Post by Mike on Jun 17, 2012 21:37:50 GMT -5
Very nice setup. Can't wait to try one of those big boys out on the Milky Way. Looking forward to hearing your impressions of the scope.
BTW beautiful flowering tree.
Mike
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Post by frt on Nov 7, 2012 8:47:10 GMT -5
Hello, It has been a while since I reported on my 200mm F6. That is because in order to observe more comfortably I had to first finish my astronomical summerproject at my dark(ish) site (apart from renovating the rest of the house ): a nice wooden decking more or less protected against the prevailing winds and with a central concrete pillar. Some pictures to show the result : Attachments:
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Post by frt on Nov 7, 2012 8:49:16 GMT -5
And offcourse WITH the telescope Attachments:
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Post by frt on Nov 7, 2012 8:54:49 GMT -5
And another A small observing report will follow, unfortunately a lamppost which I hadn't considered does interfere somewhat with observing (duuuuh....stupid), I will have to do something about that Attachments:
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Post by criverside on Nov 8, 2012 22:00:58 GMT -5
Just don't get caught! Let me know how you do it as I have a few nearby I would like to see removed.
Looking forward to your reports, Craig
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Post by leon on Dec 4, 2012 22:33:16 GMT -5
how you liking your scope?
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