new sm 90 $2499
new sm 90 $2499
I see "Astronomics" is running a sale Solarmax 90 with b15 for $2499
www.astronomics.com/coronado-solarmax-t ... s_c21.aspx
www.astronomics.com/coronado-solarmax-t ... s_c21.aspx
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I wish they would have sales like that in the UK
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Re: new sm 90 $2499
Mark,
I was tempted to sell the last of the kids into slavery to raise funds....
Caution - look at the illustrations in the Ad for the "new" SolarMaxII - it doesn't have the original full sized front etalon...just a PST etalon half way down the tube.
Geee we do that everyday for less than $2,500!!!
I was tempted to sell the last of the kids into slavery to raise funds....
Caution - look at the illustrations in the Ad for the "new" SolarMaxII - it doesn't have the original full sized front etalon...just a PST etalon half way down the tube.
Geee we do that everyday for less than $2,500!!!
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They have 60 mm etalons internally and this is a SolarMaxII not the real deal. Nothing special in my opinion. They were 1999 a couple years ago on sale for the original SolarMax until they ran out, weren't they?
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Hi Bill
thank you very much. The prices in EUROPE are so rediculous high
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To me the SM90 II is just an oversize PST with a 60mm etalon... Imagine all the modding fun I would have with it It's the best value and largest sized internal etalon as far as I can tell, even if it does use primitive tilt tune technology. Like Walter says they cost a small fortune over here in Europe, unfortunately
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Stephen,
Have you had the opportunity to pull one of these apart? I honestly didn't think the internal etalon would be so large....
S&T mention the "Meade Sale"
Interesting description of the PST:
Coronado PST (Personal Solar Telescope)
40mm Objective; Portable yet large enough to present detailed study of the Sun and its features
H-a (hydrogen-alpha) Viewing; Delivers excellent views of sunspots, prominences, flares, filaments, plagues and surface granulation
RichView Tuning System; Wider etalon tuning range delivers high contrast viewing of surface features and prominences on the limb.
Since when did the PST have the "RichView Tuning system"?????
(EDIT: the latest Ad doesn't seem to show a knurled tuning ring...
http://www.meade.com/product_pages/coro ... es/pst.php )
Have you had the opportunity to pull one of these apart? I honestly didn't think the internal etalon would be so large....
S&T mention the "Meade Sale"
Interesting description of the PST:
Coronado PST (Personal Solar Telescope)
40mm Objective; Portable yet large enough to present detailed study of the Sun and its features
H-a (hydrogen-alpha) Viewing; Delivers excellent views of sunspots, prominences, flares, filaments, plagues and surface granulation
RichView Tuning System; Wider etalon tuning range delivers high contrast viewing of surface features and prominences on the limb.
Since when did the PST have the "RichView Tuning system"?????
(EDIT: the latest Ad doesn't seem to show a knurled tuning ring...
http://www.meade.com/product_pages/coro ... es/pst.php )
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It also says the PST has a 30mm internal etalon... We need more pictures of this latest incarnation of the PST
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Hi Stephen, Can you explain what you mean by "not the real deal"? I thought the SMII90 with internal etalon was the SS version and with the external etalon added was the DS version? Or are there different sized internal etalons?
Thanks.
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Re: new sm 90 $2499
the "real deal" being the pre-Meade Solarmax systems which had an untunable internal etalon and SM90 external. The difference in the mechanics and tube itself are significant also.
I have taken one of these apart and studied it. It has an internal either 50 or 60mm etalon which uses compressive tuning exactly like the PST.
Not a bad deal at $2499 but in my opinion a much better scope can be had for less money with an LS60 Pressure tuned scope.
I have taken one of these apart and studied it. It has an internal either 50 or 60mm etalon which uses compressive tuning exactly like the PST.
Not a bad deal at $2499 but in my opinion a much better scope can be had for less money with an LS60 Pressure tuned scope.
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