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- Apertura AD16! Yes, they have a 16-inch telescope now.
Outstanding news!!! I discovered this morning that Apertura is now making a 16-inch truss telescope It is an f4 5 and it is listed at $2400 I currently have an AD10 and love it but wanted something to hit up galaxies with a little more pop (looking at you, whirlpool galaxy) and had my mind on a
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Review of the Apertura AD10 10” Dobsonian By Jamie Proffitt Figure 1 I ordered the AD10 on Tuesday and it was delivered via FedEx two days later on Thursday, in two boxes: the OTA and accessories in one and the base and its components in the second The OTA box was heavy and huge and the box con
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I am planning to invest a light weight portable tripier to my AM5 (version 1) and around 10-11 kgs of load I will mostly use an 8 inch reflector for deepsky imaging I have a TC40, but don't think it will be good enough for stability and performance I am looking at TS-Optics Tripier or Starfiel
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In the last two articles I talked about getting back into astrophotography, easing into widefield imaging Well, as usual, GAS TAS (gear acquisition syndrome target acquisition syndrome) has taken over I wanted to shoot one of my favorite targets, The Coathanger but it’s pretty faint and pretty small, so I would need a 300mm lens to nicely frame Brocchi’s Cluster
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New Apertura refractor? 102ED F 11 1 2 3 4 5 By CrazyPanda, November 14, 2025 116 replies 8 3k views Oldfracguy 13 hours ago
- Replacing a Damaged Dobsonian Mount - Articles - Cloudy Nights
Summary Considering the choices available for replacing my damaged Sky Watcher Dobsonian mount, I found the same size Apertura mount the easiest and most cost effective solution In addition to the ease of modifying the Apertura mount, the superior construction and improved azimuth bearings noticeably improved overall satisfaction with this
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