Astro Physics Apo Telescopes

[@WayneScott-w7z]

I do like the Astrophysics refractors and I was privileged to look through a 7" f9 Starfire back in 2006. One of these beautiful refractors is beyond my pay grade so I make use with what I can afford which is my Istar 150mm f8 R35 refractor and a Altair Astro 102mm f11 starwave, very very modest in comparison to an Astrophysics but they show me things in the night sky that i would not be able to see without them.

[@chrisruthford4492]

The Andromeda Galaxy is not a tiny speck in our sky, it's four times the size of the moon, if your eyes could discern something that faint.

[@entropytango5348]

I'm not selling my Astro-Physics refractor

[@pduffy421]

I still have my 1991 Astro-Physics 130 EDT Starfire. Not much chance to use it in Scotland though :(

[@Azzy_Mazzy]

1991? That so old might as well sell it to me and buy yourself a new one.

[@No_More_Wrath]

Actually that's 18 employees. Not 80.

[@davidvickers2272]

Is that Cliff from cheers?

[@pduffy421]

Yes.

[@edmajden6943]

Wish I had one!

[@WayneScott-w7z]

We all wish we had one of those very fine refractors. I known someone who can't even get onto the waiting list so he ended up purchasing an 8" Takahashi refractor instead and I have observed through that telescope and the views are superb.

[@monkeyboy4746]

Well that's great, I'll just ride by there and pick one up! Ha Ha Ha.....Ha.

[@moussaemad]

80 employees only?? wow!!

[@goldenboy06]

18

[@scottanthony4511]

What on earth is wrong with the AUDIO???

[@ziggyfrnds]

yeah sounds like something recorded in the 80's

[@DistantGlowingStar]

@6:47, no head gear, no gloves, no masks and 2 air-spaced lens placed in open room!!. Thanks but no Thanks. @7:36, what can you see in daylight !! Moon may be ?

[@Teeb2023]

You don't think this was just done for the video?

[@Dr.Pepper001]

Guru H --- As an amateur astronomer for 40 years, I can assure you that with a decent telescope such as the Astrophysics 6-inch refractor you can see several planets during daylight hours.

[@Stevie75]

The machines used for shaping the lenses are used in a slow rpm and a constant stream of water. The slow rpm is to ensure a very precise surface and the water is a coolant/lubricant for the abrasives . And to tell you this telescope is not for you whitout telling you it's not for you. If you placed an order the same moment you commented, you would still be on a waitinglist today.

[@MarkManner]

Ha, funny you would say no thanks to a telescope that anyone who knows anything about telescopes would pretty much walk on hot coals for :).

[@slmdaddy1]

And tomorrow my first AP telescope is going to arrive. Dreams really do come true.