panhard
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Yes I think they pulled goofed when they chose that name. First thing I thought of was. The scope waving in the breeze. 
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Edited by panhard (04/09/08 12:53 AM)
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Jeff-g
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I agree that looks like R2D2s tiwn brother. What a laugh..
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InkDark
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No light shroud, and none available at the moment that I know of (although it really does need one). Might be interesting fitting one, to be honest. The Meade LBs have the V section bars round the outside, so a shroud will fit around the outside of any light path, but with only three vertical struts on the Flextube, a shroud will need to fit the upper and lower ends and will need to be self supporting for its tubular shape.
I was thinking, wouldn’t be possible to make a semi-rigid shroud by placing bicycle spokes between two pieces of some sort of material (like the wood planks in an oak barrel)? What material is used to make a shroud anyway? Does it matters what is used?
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InkDark
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I went to a local dealer today (to finally get a Telrad) and I asked the vendor if he had any news about when those Sky-Watcher retractable Dobs are going to be available. He told me that he heard that the 12” is going to appear first on the market (before the 8 and the 10 inch). Without being completely sure, he’s expecting them to be available before the summer! 
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Edited by InkDark (04/08/08 06:21 PM)
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nightstalker
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looks great .. pity they couldn't of dropped the height of the base ..its just so begging to be done ..shorten the bottom tube ..lengthen the poles ..and move the bearing
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InkDark
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It’s very interesting (looks very transportable and portable for the aperture) but it seems a bit expensive though! Much more than the LB. 
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Edited by InkDark (04/09/08 05:37 PM)
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epee
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You'd think a shroud could be made like those childrens collapsible play tunnels so that it would pop open on flexible fiberglass stalks as the tube was extended.
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SteveL
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Thats odd... in the UK, the 12" Skywatcher Flextube is UK£50 (~US$100) cheaper than the 12" Meade LightBridge
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InkDark
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I must be doing something wrong. If I do a conversion (on the net) of pounds into Canadian dollars, I get 600 pounds = 1210$ CAD. The 12" LB is going for 900$ CAD. Clearly I'm wrong somewhere here. On the other hand, a 12" Sky-Watcher retractable Dob for 800$ CAD is good news. 
Steve, one more question. Does the 12” come with a fan or maybe a rig to hook up one?
The specs are available for the 12” but not for the others. Does someone know what is the F/ratio on the 10”?
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SteveL
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No, you are not doing anything wrong...
12" LB -> £700
12" FT -> £650
UK astronomers pay silly prices for kit (but lets not get into that whole shouting match right now  )
Sadly the 12" unit isnt mine, it was someone elses that we kind of "looked after" for the star party weekend.
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InkDark
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12" LB -> £700
12" FT -> £650
UK astronomers pay silly prices for kit
Well the good news is that the price went down a bit - When this thread started it was advertise at 650, as you said, but now it is at 599! - 12" SW FlextTube
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JosephR
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One advantage of the design, which I haven't heard mentioned, is that it may be ideal for binoviewers. It should be possible to vary the strut length in order to use a binoviewer without an OCA.
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Doug76
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At least they got the tube rings and trusses the right color, and dig that mirror tube cover! All these are things Meade should have done.
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panhard
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 any idea of the weigth of the 12" sccccccope?
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skyward_eyes
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Those are pretty cool. I think thats the future of Orion Dobsonian right there. I would be much more interested if they had at least a 14" model and VERY happy for a 16". Already having a 10" there would be no reason for a 12".
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TITAN
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Hmmm, I wonder when I'll be able to purchase just the shell and transfer my glass/curved vane into it...
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skyward_eyes
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Seriously if Orion and Skywatcher want to keep the dobsonian competition over Meade they need to make a 16".
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Darenwh
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I don't know, looking at the size of this scope, a 16" scope built like it would still be mighty big. I think for a 16" scope a true truss such as the light bridge is still a better option. More complexity in setup but much smaller for transport. Look at the picture from earlier in post carrying a 12" and imagine how big a 16" would be. You would be bear hugging it to pic it up and would be dealing with the additional weight of the 16" version.
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skyward_eyes
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Yeah but still the 16" LB is no small scope. The lower portion is HUGE! I do agree that a TRUE truss system is the best. Thats why if they do not relase a 16" model I will just go with the 15" Obsession as the next scope for me.
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InkDark
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The 12inch is here! It's going for 875$ CAN! Scroll down in this link. 
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