Astro-Physics Mounts

Seems like I read someplace that Astro-Physics mounts may soon be available with little wait. Is that right or way off base?

Thank you.

Bill

I hear the same. I suspect that the level-of-effort for making a mount isn't as great as making a scope. I also that it might be possible to get an AP900 by the end of year. I contacted Company 7 in Laurel a whiel back, and they said that they'd put me on the list.

Frank

William Green said:

Seems like I read someplace that Astro-Physics mounts may soon be available with little wait. Is that right or way off base?

Thank you.

Bill

Bill,

In my specific case, I added my name to the 1200 notification list on Aug 29. I was notified on Oct 12. Delivery is anticipated "in January." Overall, not a long wait ... certainly much less than in the past.

Its pretty much True. The wait for the 1200 mount is almost nonexistant down to 6 months or less. The 900 list goes back to 2004 and from what I understand AP is planning a really big production run of the 900 goto starting delivery in 2007 probably clearing out that list of names as they did with the 1200 mount. I also hear that there is a huge production run of Mach 1's to start delivery in early 2007.

This is all due to the additional prod space AP did in 2004 completing that work of there factory in 2005 and now we are seeing the results of this expansion.

Telescopes are a different problem Roland is only one person and is the only person at AP making the optics. Its hard to predict what he is going to do next for a scope.

But then again you have scopes available from TEC TMB Stellarvue Takahashi and even Televue to mention So its not like a hish end scope is not available. The TEC 140 works great on a Mach 1 and a 900 goto. The TEC 10 or 12 inch Mak would look good on a 1200 mount. TEC even has a 7 inch F7 Apo while not cheap is available and would work out nicely with a 900 or 1200 mount.

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Dwight L Bogan