Orion XT12i

My new Orion catalog has a new Item! An XT12 Intelliscope. Yikes, am I dreaming!!!

Vitals:

305mm Pyrex Primary
1500mm Focal Lenght f4.9
4'10" Tube @ 50lbs
9-point floatation aluminum primary cell
base is 33lbs
Price $949
Controller $149

Doug

Here is a link to the Orion web site about the XT-12 -- does not list a
price.
http://www.telescope.com/jump.jsp?it...rID=398&KICKER

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Joe S.


"Doug Matulis" wrote in message
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My new Orion catalog has a new Item! An XT12 Intelliscope. Yikes, am I
dreaming!!!

Vitals:

305mm Pyrex Primary
1500mm Focal Lenght f4.9
4'10" Tube @ 50lbs
9-point floatation aluminum primary cell
base is 33lbs
Price $949
Controller $149

Doug

Says " It's prodigious 305mm (12.0"), Pyrex® parabolic primary mirror
pulls down 42% more light than 10" optics and 126% more than 8" optics".

And I thought light radiated on its own, without any need for "pulling".

Phil

Joe S. wrote:

Here is a link to the Orion web site about the XT-12 -- does not list a
price.
http://www.telescope.com/jump.jsp?it...rID=398&KICKER

Says " It's prodigious 305mm (12.0"), Pyrex® parabolic primary mirror
pulls down 42% more light than 10" optics and 126% more than 8" optics".

And I thought light radiated on its own, without any need for "pulling".

Phil

Joe S. wrote:

Here is a link to the Orion web site about the XT-12 -- does not list a
price.
http://www.telescope.com/jump.jsp?it...rID=398&KICKER

Here is a link to the Orion web site about the XT-12 -- does not list a
price.


Hi:

I've been told that the price (without the DSC compuer) is 995 US$. Say
"buh-bye" to the Meade 12.5 inch. ;-)


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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I think you can start showing the 12.5" PDHQ from Discovery the door
as well. $1299 for .5" additional aperature , no encoders, and no
finder....CYA! BTW, I am 15 hours from completly rebuilding my
Discovery 13.1" web special. Its purrty....(thats for you Rod ;-))

I've been told that the price (without the DSC compuer) is 995 US$. Say
"buh-bye" to the Meade 12.5 inch. ;-)


Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
Like SCTs and MCTs?
Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers!
Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html

I think you can start showing the 12.5" PDHQ from Discovery the door
as well. $1299 for .5" additional aperature , no encoders, and no
finder....CYA! BTW, I am 15 hours from completly rebuilding my
Discovery 13.1" web special. Its purrty....(thats for you Rod ;-))

Discovery makes some nice scopes. I think the advantage that the Asians have
is that the 12 inch OTA's are more manageable, 56 inches or so in length
instead of 64inches and 48-50 lbs for the OTA instead of 60+ lbs.

jon

As a bonus it includes those nicely figured mirrors that turn a lot of people
into refractor fans.

Clear Skies
Richard

As a bonus it includes those nicely figured mirrors that turn a lot of people
into refractor fans.

Clear Skies
Richard

I think you can start showing the 12.5" PDHQ from Discovery the door
as well. $1299 for .5" additional aperature , no encoders, and no
finder....CYA! BTW, I am 15 hours from completly rebuilding my
Discovery 13.1" web special. Its purrty....(thats for you Rod ;-))

Discovery makes some nice scopes. I think the advantage that the Asians have
is that the 12 inch OTA's are more manageable, 56 inches or so in length
instead of 64inches and 48-50 lbs for the OTA instead of 60+ lbs.

jon