Revelation 12" Dobsonian Telescope

Would the following telescope be any good for deep space and planet viewing?

http://www.greenwich-observatory.co....her_Makes.html and scroll
to the bottom of the page.

If you had £450 would you buy one?

Roger

Hi Roger,

I've got the 10" version, they're amazing value for monry IMHO. Just
make sure you know just how big a 12" f5 scope is....:O)

Gaz

Would the following telescope be any good for deep space and planet
viewing?
I looked at one some weeks ago and as the other poster says, they're good
value for money. Even if the mirror's a bit dodgy you could wait until it's
time to re-aluminise then re-figure it. You can't lose.
jc

Originally Posted by Roger Hembury

Would the following telescope be any good for deep space and planet viewing?

http://www.greenwich-observatory.co....her_Makes.html and scroll
to the bottom of the page.

If you had £450 would you buy one?

Roger

The pic is from Telescope House at http://www.telescopehouse.co.uk/page...d8xXbHBDHGbzge

Nytecam

* Roger Hembury :

Would the following telescope be any good for deep space and planet viewing?

URL:http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.scagell/reviews/Revelation12.html
might be worth a read. There's a longer version of that review in the
current issue of /Popular Astronomy/.

--
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http://www.davep.org/ Near Grantham, Lincolnshire
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Would the following telescope be any good for deep space and planet
viewing?

http://www.greenwich-observatory.co....her_Makes.html and
scroll
to the bottom of the page.

Hi!

I have a 12" GSO dobsonian which is made in Taiwan. It looks pretty much
like the revelation dobsonian. Does anyone know if the mirrors
come from the same manufacturer? what is the difference between these
telescopes? The revelation 12" seems to be made in China. I bought
my telescope from: http://www.telescope-service.de/ . I haven't had any
problems with it and I think the quality of the optics is very good.
Mirror test: http://www.eclipseoptics.com/mirrors.html . To make it easier
to move the telescope I built a round plate of 20mm plywood with wheels and
put it
under the rocker box.

Tommi