Obsession 30" f/5 clip from an circa 90's Obsession promo video

[@jamesodin8751]

Omg!!I looked through that scope when kirk had it , back in mid 90's!! I saw kirk 2 years ago, talked about it!!

[@zacharybennett3249]

Man, that's wild to look at: I'd want a boom lift to keep me centered on the eyepiece!

[@billducas]

I can't imagine what the mirror box would weigh. But I imagine it probably be pretty easy to get a couple friends together to lift it if they knew you had a 30 inch reflector.

[@eomaha]

Hi, it's over 300lbs, but only about 60lbs at the wheel barrow handles. I wear a lifting belt for safety, but otherwise it's manageable for me to move myself, including up ramp into the trailer. So yeah, it's a one person setup (I have another video on the page showing that happen).

[@eomaha]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnfOmWWrrt2qd5o

[@alpsalish]

Legend has it, no one has ever been able to reach the eyepiece. They just pretend the ladder is enough.

[@eomaha]

10 feet... and yes, anyone wanting to ascend it must sign a liability waiver.

[@alpsalish]

@@eomaha Haha, I like that. You could byol (bring your own ladder) the experience. In any case, I think this is a wonderful scope and even moreso that you are willing to share the experience with others.

[@KURTrek]

thank you david...

[@namewitheld]

I'd love to see an updated video, maybe We Ting could do a review!

[@jeffsbenningtonelkhornvall2207]

I assume that's Ed Ting you're referring to. 😃

[@anirudhnair558]

Holy shit, that scope looks so amazing!!

[@PeterSmithwoodsmith]

Lovely Telescope. Thanks for sharing this.

[@1TW1-m5i]

Huge!

[@crnocommentary]

he said I can't believe it's a 30 inch it's not even big meanwhile It took a U-Haul to get it there and he needs a ladder to look into it and the scope is dwarfing over Jeff like a skyscraper haha beautiful piece of equipment tho obsessions optics are incredible there's some real craftsmanship that goes into there products

[@jochenkraus7016]

On one hand the diameter bigger than the focal length of some scopes on the other imagine it being F8 or an F16 achromat on an equatorial mount :-o

[@crnocommentary]

@@jochenkraus7016 true but still F5 for a 30 inch is pretty much unheard-of

[@jc4evur661]

Climbing up and down a ladder all night would get old quick

[@eomaha]

@@jc4evur661 The views are worth it. Unfortunately, I didn't have another $10k to get a modern sub f/4. Most outings I use a more comfortable 'gran and go' 18" f/4.5.

[@maksimpopov7621]

The idea that the USSR once supplied highly qualified scientific equipment to the whole world makes me deeply sad.

[@StagnantMizu]

till what magnitude can be observed with this?

[@eomaha]

Theoretical 17.5, conditions of course influence that. I've observed to nearly mag 17.

[@georgecharney994]

Where is that scope now?

[@eomaha]

Still in my possession.

[@mikesmith-po8nd]

Awesome! How about an updated video? If it's not too much trouble, maybe even some astrophotography so us distant folks can get a vicarious peek through it?

[@jc4evur661]

@@mikesmith-po8nd It doesn't have a drive

[@mikesmith-po8nd]

JC 4 Evur what does that have to do with anything???

[@jc4evur661]

@@mikesmith-po8nd To take pictures thru it one has to take some pretty long exposures which requires the scope to have a drive that allows it to track the Earth's rotation so the picture isn't a blur.

[@bowrudder899]

How did you get the mirror from Russia? In a big box?

[@eomaha]

Hi, I'm not the original owner, but I do have the massive, Soviet military looking crate the mirror came in.

[@lornaz1975]

I would guess 1993.

[@jeffsbenningtonelkhornvall2207]

Good guess.

[@boris2342]

point it directly at the sun and make a death ray - LOL