由 David » 2012-04-14, 13:50
Regarding the weight of the 16" GOTO, I know that it is manageable for one person. And if I don't take the box of 18"UC and just put the separate parts in the car just like what you do with 16", 18"UC is also manageable for one person as I did it once in the lab. (But of course, you will argue that 18"UC is not GOTO blah blah blah.)
But manageable doesn't mean it is an easy task. It is okay for you to consider that it is a 'easy task' to set up 16" as it is your own feeling, but I think it is also important to voice out another opinion or some readers may be seriously misled into thinking that this is easy for most people. I have praised the performance of 16" GOTO elsewhere (Great GOTO big dobs at reasonable cost) but I personally still have reservation regarding its weight and storage (and a bit on photography, although I don't really expect much for a Dobs on this front). If potential buyers are ok about storage and handling such weight, then it is a great scope to have.
APM 80/480, SW 120mm Equinox, C8, Obsession 18"UC with Argo Navis & StellarCat
Lunt LS60T/CaK, LS152T with DSII
DMK31AF03, DMK21AF04, DBK21AF04
Mark V Binoviewer, Ethos (3.7mm, 6mm, 13mm), 19mm Panoptic, 5mm TMB mono
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