Rob

Great report Stu, thanks for posting. I'm hoping to get out to see Mars soon. Its been a challenging 7 months for me, but its reports like yours that keep me close to the action. Many thanks Rob

Well done. Nice work!

In fairness the SVbony 2" I have is optically very good, just quite heavy. I got it on Amazon in 2018 .. I think I paid £38 in a flash sale!. so cost to performance I cant fault it really...

All, I have a 2" dielectric diagonal generic svbony 99%, not entirely sure 99%, but good quality all the same in fairness!. I want a 1.25" Diagonal of quality to sit in the grab n go setup for the ed80, but to also use with the Bresser 127L tbh. I have my eye on the Tak prism 1.25". Now I hope this would sit well in the ED80 at F6.8?.. no question I'm sure with the 127L at F9.5. Any opinions or comments from those that have one or similar would be good, or even opinions on another considerations. Thanks in advanced Stay Safe.... Rob

Looks the biz mounted on the GP I have to say!... super looking OTA ...humm so tempted. happy observing Sir!

Really nice!.. thanks for posting

Fabulous scope. The CA is almost negligible. I miss mine lots... it only got sold for finance reasons 15 odd years ago! grrrr Enjoy it.. I know you will.

Viewing planets during the day / twilight can be very rewarding indeed, and should never be pushed aside. Glad you enjoyed! Rob

Sorry to hear you were mostly clouded out!.. my Bortle 2 visit was North Cornwall last year in October. Deffo another visit post Covid that's for sure.

I experienced Bortle 2 skies last year for 5 days ..... amazing!. Only issue is it tarnished my B5 skies back home. Took a while to adjust back TBH

2003 was amazing. I had a 114mm Newt and managed a crazy amount of detail.. will stay with me forever!

F8 100... A visual observers dream. Congrats, and enjoy! Rob

Great post @John could not have said it better. Thanks

Thanks for this. Just need to get out there now!. Rob

Much to my pain. I've not been able to observe Mars yet due to a leg & arm injury for the past 7 weeks. I'm now in the position to start again, the weather has been awful down here but shows promise for the weekend (small window) so I'm keeping everything crossed. I had info showing the 13th to be maximum, but we have the whole month & beyond of course... just so desperate to get out now.

Very nice.... well done

To be fair I don't think I have that grub screw?!!.. I will check later. I just don't recall seeing it in the kit from Telescope house back in 2018. I had no instructions sent with it either!!. I had to call them and they claimed "push on and tighten the grub!. I'm always the one that questions why I have something left over.

Thanks @johninderby I must admit I didn't look at that, just the worn rounded grub that holds the 1:10 on the shaft. Guess I've just been concentrating on full removal!. Rob

@Dean HaleGlad you have this fixed. I had (and still have an issue). I bought the 1:10 upgrade and it kinda works when it wants too. I now have that stuck on there due to the grub looking similar to yours.. I know what needs to be done, which is further grease needs to be applied in the 1:10 knob itself, but it also has a rounded grub in the black 1:10 knob, so I can't remove it!.. needless to say I've just ordered some allen drivers. I have had the focuser out expose the shaft (like you had done). Did you note the bearings that hold the shaft?.. I'm wondering if they will tap out?.. I want to remove the shaft fully to work with it on the bench. did you notice if this so?. Thanks Rob

love the Baader #2458125 focusing adapter.... such a valuable piece of kit!. awesome. and would not be without it

@F15Rules Hoping for clear skies soon for you Dave!. I should be good to lift the HEQ5 by the weekend (well going to try it!) hope the skies down here come back too. \nice upgrade on your scope there, will serve you well. Best Rob

That's fantastic!... great work there

I have not managed Mars yet due to injury and illness this past month. I'm now finally on the mend, and hope to be out by the weekend. Those that know me and how passionate I am about Mars will appreciate I've been going nuts that I can't get out there. Some really nice pictures and reports coming in mind.. thanks all Rob

Top advice here!..this would be the very first approach I'd go with, then if need be steps to separate the lens and fully clean with baader liquid (which contains anti fungus protection)... by the way I have done this before. good luck. Rob

its a 'one size does not fit all' situation - yes. but that's a nice mix of OTA's in my book