Jones-Bird newtonian telescopes

[sherlew99]

May 3, 2017 6:00:32 GMT -6 pickinduck said:

The Polaris 130 we currently sell is an f/5 and has no relay lens in the focuser as is sometimes done to provide a longer focal ratio in a compact tube.

www.meade.com/polaris-130mm-german-equatorial-reflector.html

This is a wide field design with a fully parabolic primary mirror and no such lens.

That is the reply that I got from Meade customer service.
You should see the relies that I have been getting from Amazon.

They're not quite as informative, I imagine.

[pickinduck]

People reply even when it is clear they don't know what they are talking about.

[pickinduck]

I can keep that telescope on my wish list.

[sherlew99]

May 3, 2017 7:21:34 GMT -6 pickinduck said:

People reply even when it is clear they don't know what they are talking about.

lol Of course, they just have to get their two cents in.

[sherlew99]

May 3, 2017 7:23:10 GMT -6 pickinduck said:

I can keep that telescope on my wish list.

It does look like a nice scope.

[pickinduck]

This looks like an example of a Jones-Bird telescope.

www.amazon.com/Konus-Konusmotor-130-Telescope-Electric-Focuser/dp/B000ZBW4MG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1493820785&sr=8-3&keywords=electric+focuser

[sherlew99]

Oh yeah, definitely.