EPIC Telescope Disaster!

[Ears and Eggs]

Just saw this video today, an astronomer's worst nightmare: a MASSIVE 14" cassegrain telescope tumbles right off the mount and SMASHES to smithereens!

 

[Thorsteenster]

Ouch, betting that wasn't a cheap oopsie.

 

[Ears and Eggs]

Looking at Celestron's site and their resellers, that was a $6500 telescope that fell and smashed!

Celestron C14-AF XLT 14" f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (OTA Only, CGE Dovetail)

Buy Celestron C14-AF XLT 14" f/11 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope (OTA Only, CGE Dovetail) featuring 14" Schmidt-Cassegrain OTA, 3910mm Focal Length, f/11 Focal Ratio, StarBright XLT Optical Coatings, 40mm 1.25" Eyepiece, Reducer Adapter, 2" Visual Back and 90° Diagonal, 9x50 Finderscope, CGE...

www.bhphotovideo.com

 

[Thorsteenster]

Huh, not that that's cheap by any means, for me anyway, not that bad. I was thinking like $10k plus