SingAstro

Any other conditions to be a member?

Richard...we will certainly involve you as well.
maybe you will have the lion share...

Hi Wu, I currently already have my hands full with the eleven incher, which I am doing some fine-tuning and will be sharing with everyone anyway. So, I need not have the lion's share or any share at all, but I will still contribute my support and help in other ways I can.

Hi Clifford, membership requirements and minimum amount etc are details that currently need to be worked out. You can contact and discuss this with Wu & Arief directly.

As what many ppl noted here, co-ownership may not work. So, I don't think I will own any part of the scope. No more fund for bigger scope for me

I will gladly help the new owner make the structure for it.

cheers,
Arief

How much will the estimate total cost?

A lot depends on whether we buy the structure (you can check the prices at Telekit or Astrosky etc) or we build the structure, and whether we use top-grade accessories or not for the secondary mirror/support, spider, focuser, mirror cell support, truss connectors etc. Probably, if we buy quality accessories and built the plywood structure ourselves, the cost (minus the mirror) can be kept within $1000 USD. From his experience, Arief would be the better person to advise us on this.

As what many ppl noted here, co-ownership may not work. So, I don't think I will own any part of the scope. No more fund for bigger scope for me

I will gladly help the new owner make the structure for it.

Sigh... It would have been good to have Arief as a key member!

Anyway, just to share this email with you guys, this is what Carl Zambuto has to say regarding this post, in his own words:

I like the atmosphere of community in your country. Outside of an astronomy club, folks don't normally share in such a project. Sole ownership seems to be more important here. Well this will be a very special mirror then, because it will belong to several people. I'm really going to enjoy doing it.

Carl

For those who want to find out the cost of buying the dob structure:

AstroSky 15" Wood Dobsonian Kit: $895 + shipping (sale Dec only - 10% off)
AstroSky 15" Complete Structure: $1575 + shipping (sale Dec only - 15% off)
http://astrosky.homestead.com/price.html

Telekit 15": $1350 + shipping
http://www.astrosystems.biz/telekits.htm

If someone wants to buy my 10" Zambuto CF newtonian: http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/ ... er/1070933 , I will have enough fund to buy this 15" mirror. I have a dobsonian mount for it.

Anyone?

If someone wants to buy my 10" Zambuto CF newtonian: http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/ ... er/1070933 , I will have enough fund to buy this 15" mirror. I have a dobsonian mount for it.

Anyone?

Thanks Arief, for sharing all your info posted on CN. I thought you had posted to sell it on Astromart? Are you selling just the mirror, the ota or the complete setup? You may like to post separately on 'Buy & Sell' and let us know your asking price.

I have admired the beauty of your 10" scope for a short while, but now that I got the eleven incher, I will have to give yours a miss. Fantastic mirror you got there! Can we see a photo of your dob mount rocker base? If that is what you meant.

Are you selling just the mirror, the ota or the complete setup?

still going back and forth whether to sell it or not. i still think a 10" is the optimum aperture for me...
definitely not just selling the mirror, must be the complete setup or the structure only.
i have two dob mount for my 10". one is from orion skyquest intelliscope series (comes with the encoders), the other one is the collapsible dob mount from Compact Precision Telescopes ( http://www.astronomy-mall.com/FirstBase/ , currently being held by vPost )

But let's go back to our topic...15" Zambuto mirror on sale!!!

~ US$4000/- is too much for a newbie who has yet to learn the night sky. I don't mind to contribute 10% to 20% to co-own the scope and help in the building process as much as I can.