A brief look at a 2 metre ScopeDome

[@zimmerartur]

7:07 my favorite part! That dome is beautiful! Maybe one day i'll have something like this.

[@siderealtrading2415]

That was the sound of me crawling out the door and underneath the camera tripod without bumping it. Eva filmed me getting out and put it at the end of the video.

[@turbogato1]

The price and size are in par with the average cost and size of a studio apartment in NYC.

[@OlliesSpace]

Very nice piece of kit Bill. Nice how it comes as a single assembled piece.

[@SKYST0RY]

Oh, I love this! I wish you sold them in Canada.

[@VK3CSJ]

I might end up getting one of these for the Celestron 800XLT in due course, although still a little expense though.

[@J.DiPietro]

What is on the front of that 8" RC @ 10:40?

[@mevansmrichard]

I hope this isnt a dumb question, but could this be configured to work with a Seestar or any other electronic telescopes?

[@LogansAstro]

I like the way is gets delivered as one fully assembled dome, electricals and all.

[@screwball90210]

its a nice bit of kit but at 12 grand in the UK its kinda pricey

[@berthendriksen2205]

I was really excited, until I saw the price!

[@nxu5107]

I'd like to know what happened next! you can't stop the story halfway like that?

[@ryanmichaelhaley]

How much?

[@berthendriksen2205]

Please look up the price on their website. It's not my place to try to sell or dissuade anyone from their well built products. I have had nothing but great service from Sidereal Trading in the past. I live in Canada. For those that can afford this product it will be great. It is in my personal opinion out of reach of the average back yard astronomer. I was hoping that it was in a competitive price range with NexDome which needs to be assembled.

[@Joshua-jx4lt]

@@ryanmichaelhaley23.999AUD

[@Sharpless2]

@@ryanmichaelhaley 24k. I hope shipping is included and free, because if it isnt then add another 3.5-5k to that.

[@hael8680]

Price?

[@gregmckay666]

Any U.S. distributors?

[@ariebakx]

I have 10Micron 1000HPS on a pier with a Lacerta 10" f4 newton on top.. That is the absolute max you can put inside.

[@castronomy]

Looks gr8. I like the design.

[@EleanorPeterson]

It provides excellent protection from those killer Aussie drop-bears 🐨 👀, but an umbrella is quite a bit cheaper.

[@siderealtrading2415]

You want a bet? A drop bear talon would penetrate that fibreglass in a second. Then you become the soft filling in a crunchy chocolate.

[@woody5109]

Very nice but really, for $25k I could build four 10x10 roll off roof observatories on concrete bases. I’m guessing their target audience in 60+ who’s building days are over.

[@tubedude54]

Obviously made for a scope on a pier but even with that a 17"CDK would fit maybe but with no room for a human occupant. At $25K for that little thing I can have a roll off roof structure built AND buy me a nice scope to put in it! I'll pass on the 'dome'!

[@Second_secures_the_first-1776]

Um the price is broken. I can add a bedroom to my house for that.

[@EleanorPeterson]

Hi, Brian! 🙂 Yep. Spending cash on a hobby you love is fine, but you have to factor-in the messy divorce settlement and who gets custody of the kids... 😁

[@Sharpless2]

@@EleanorPeterson Not having kids and not having to spend money on them means you can spend more money on Astro, which is always a win in my book!

[@DawgcityClev]

There is no room in there! Where is the space? (pun intended)

[@robmailconway]

very nice, i would love one if i could afford it.

[@davidaaaa4611]

Sure is small. But it would be ok, but expensive.

[@beatsntoons]

Gosh it's small

[@compubyte2010]

I was excited till i found out it wasn't a clam shell .. 😮😮😅😅😊😂 yeah can get a clan shell for less.. than this .. Thanks for playing

[@DanielKennedyaeos]

For 25k Australian dollars? Link me please

[@prostcj]

Where can you get a cheap clamshell? 😂

[@compubyte2010]

Cheap? No one said you could get one cheap.. cheapER than that ! No observatory is cheap lol

[@DanielKennedyaeos]

@@compubyte2010 which clamshell is cheaper than this obsy?

[@prostcj]

Please share which clamshell you are referring to. I would love to acquire one

[@oklandtinerfe6023]

Dont like design, door is so small that an adult i do not even imagine how could enter in there.

[@siderealtrading2415]

Well, I've been in and out of that door so many times now. It's meant as a remote dome that you don't normally enter, but if you're a really beefy astronomer you might have trouble.

[@woody5109]

Hahaha, $25k, good luck guys.

[@aventgps]

Well, sold out!

[@2147B]

Targeted at people who have money, and buy. They sell lots of these units

[@Sharpless2]

people buy single OTA's for twice, thrice, sometimes even quadruple that amount. Add a mount to carry an OTA in that price class and youre easily exceeding 100k. If you have that kinda money, youll have another 25k for a dome.