wet moth
Hello chat.
Ive been looking around for some used 16'' dobs and i found one for 1200 bucks, its a Meade Lightbridge 16''.
Ive heard mixed things, but the major thing that popped up is that it has bad optics from GSO, so the question is;
Is there truth to that?
Is it worth the 1200 EUR? (1400 USD)
Should I rather get an Ultra-Light 12'' from Explore Scientific?
scenic dagger
Idk about the optics quality but a 16" for that price is pretty good
wet moth
Idk about the optics quality but a 16" for that price is pretty good
peeps in OA are saying it suffers from astigmatism and that they cann apparently get better results with an 8 inch, thats what worries me
scenic dagger
Sounds pretty bad
My vote goes for the ES then, the 16" I tried was from the same series
wet moth
My vote goes for the ES then, the 16" I tried was from the same series
theres also a 16'' ES ultralight for 1300 but theyre literally across the country like 5 hours away
dontn even know if that long of a transport is viable for it
scenic dagger
Why not? The guy that had it simply kept it disassembled in the trunk
You could ask if he's available to meet a little closer
wet moth
Sounds pretty bad
Okay so the guy whos selling the lightbridge gave the mirrors a new 88% mirror coating in 2022
scenic dagger
but if the mirror has astigmatism that won't really help (?)
wet moth
but if the mirror has astigmatism that won't really help (?)
idfk know man i aint a telescope doctor
scenic dagger
it's the shape of the mirror itself that determines how good it is
wooden creek
it's the shape of the mirror itself that determines how good it is
Maybe he coated it in specific places to change the mirrors shape 