Proud new owner c11

[garryblueboy]

I'm a proud new owner to this beauty C11 on NEQPRO6 thanks to Stephen

Here's hoping to clear skies next few days .

[FenlandPaul]

Very nice indeed. Pics?

Enjoy - and please share those clear skies with those of us further down the A14!

[garryblueboy]

Forgot this

[garryblueboy]

I hope so Paul

[catman161]

Congrats, get the counterweights on-you wouldn't want an accident!

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[faulksy]

Forgot this

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love the cleavage on the model in the back ground, is that weired   

[garryblueboy]

Lol yeah she looks like she's looking into the scope I have another or king Tut their dvd storage cases .

[garryblueboy]

All locked off Catman no the Boss won't have that if one of the weights falls on her expensive floor there be hell to pay

[beka]

love the cleavage on the model in the back ground, is that weired 

Not as weird as being on this forum in the first place

[ollypenrice]

Scary without weights! You never know. Do you have end stops in the dovetail? You need them urgently if not. The dovetail can slide through the clamp even due to hot-col-hot cycles letting it 'walk.'

Olly

[Gazabone]

That's a very nice set up, would you mind posting how you get on with how accurately you can get your setup to point at your chosen targets please? I struggle a bit with my C11 and that's quite a shorter focal length than you have there. I envy the views you'll get, it all looks seriously good fun :-)

[damnut]

Lovely scope and set up. Scary it lines up with the carving!

[m.tweedy]

That's a very nice set up, would you mind posting how you get on with how accurately you can get your setup to point at your chosen targets please? I struggle a bit with my C11 and that's quite a shorter focal length than you have there. I envy the views you'll get, it all looks seriously good fun :-)

I assume you meant the C8 in your signature. I have a C11 on an NEQ6 pro. the secret is accurate time, lat and Long and polar alignment and use the MAL MAZ polar alignment tool in the handset. If necessary use a Telrad (or any other RDF) on a bright target near where you are wanting to observe and do a local sync so it is accurate in that part of the sky.

[LukeSkywatcher]

Oh im sure there is a joke in here about the ancient Egyptians inventing/discovering astronomy, but for the life of me i cant think of one. Today i saw a banner outside of the local church which at a stretch was astronomy related. It said:

"Come join us and celebrate the rising of the Son". I guess it was a banner put up for Easter.

I wonder if the parish priest is a bit of a stargazer with a sense of humour or even a bit of an old hippie.

Made me chuckle and my comment is in no way meant to be offensive to anyone. 

[Grotemobile]

Like the handle on the top.

Very good idea.

Steve.

[impactcrater]

I see Isis . Is she Icy ? And what does her eye see ?

[garryblueboy]

All she surveys .

Yeah the handle makes it so easy to put on the mount very pleased so far just need someone to give me a one to one on polar alignment and I'll be set not really dabbled in eq mounts mostly altz really only pointing so want makes most of this set up .

[kirkster501]

Great scope.  Congrats.