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By The Lazy Astronomer · Posted
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Your budget would buy a brand new 8” Dobsonian with enough left over for a couple of better eyepieces. Having said that, you will have to learn the sky, manually find and hand track objects. But Jupiter is very easy to spot. Details on Mars much more tricky. -
You can’t turn the focuser with the motor still attached. That’s why you say it’s stiff and needs force and feels like grit. You would need to remove the motor completely to turn the focuser by hand. I would return it if I were you and consider buying a complete new one that comes with the mount for just over an additional £100. It’s been way overpriced at £245. I agree with John at around £100 for someone with experience to fix up and refurbish. Good luck whichever way you decide. -
WoW, you certainly do some mind blowing imaging with that scope! They seem to be a bit out of fashion now. There is a Youtuber in your part of the world "Northern Panorama" who was using one, with great results, for a while. He's since gone onto reflactors, or some such.; telescopes without mirrors, apparently. That's another stunning image of an object I've never heard of and I'm sure there is no point in my wasting electricity trying to find it myself! The threat title caused me some consternation initially, I imaged IC342 last week, so got confused with your image. I had to go back and read what you'd actually written! -
Thanks, Göran. Not imaged by amateurs at least. There are just a handful of images ftom scientific publications and sky surveys.
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Hi Grant,· 1 reply
You recently re-instated my ad"Celestron CPC 9.25 XLT GPS set up £1300" . Can the block on this topic be lifted so replies can be posted or indeed I can amend the ad if Iwish?
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My birthday today. Yay!· 0 replies
Spent the day making arty farty metal stuff in the backyard under a very blue sky. Mrs H made lobster linguine and caramel panna cotta (served sequentially and separately) for tea and I watched a fullish Moon rise through the window as we ate.
All in all a very fine day for an old bloke in Lowestoft next the sea.
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