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    Es Reid checked telescopes

    in Sponsor Announcements and Offers

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    5 minutes ago, william123 said:

    I certainly did not intend to imply that either FLO or Es Reid was incompetent.  Far from it!  From what I have read, FLO is among the very best telescope dealers anywhere, and I've never had any dealings with Mr. Reid.  No doubt he is a fine person.

    My posts should be considered only as prudent inquiries, nothing more.

    To give you peace of mind I have purchased a lot of Astro gear from FLO and received excellent service. I only ever had one issue which FLO dealt with to my complete satisfaction.

    Es Reid cleaned, collimated and star tested my 5” Takahashi - I was delighted with the results and his professional approach

    HTH

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    Once bitten twice shy

    in Discussions - Mounts

    Posted · Edited by dweller25

    1 hour ago, derekf said:

    Please forgive me if i'm missing something very obvious, but isn't the mount supposed to take the weight?  and to do an exact polar alignment its best to have all the gear on and balanced beforehand

    I always thought - and I could be wrong  that the mount will disperse the weight of your scope, with some of it going to the bolts.

    If you try to adjust the altitude under load the bolts will have to adjust the full weight and will be at risk of damage.

    Thats why I never adjust my mounts loaded.

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    Photos added?. . My Astro dreams have come true?

    in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

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    11 hours ago, F15Rules said:

    Hi David

    Thanks?. I hope mine will be with me for as long as yours has been with you. I just can't wait to have a proper session with it.

    I plan to keep the original focuser but will probably get a baader helical micro focuser to give that extra precision at very high powers.. I've used one before and they are very good. How high do you go with yours on very steady nights?

    Dave

    Hello Dave,

    Just checked and my FS128 was made in 1997 - 20 years old and still going strong :icon_biggrin:

    Generally I use mine for the planets, typical observing powers are :

    Jupiter : x148 to x225

    Saturn : x173 to x235

    Mars : x238 to x297

    HTH

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    Skymax 127 Mak or SW 100ED?

    in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

    Posted · Edited by dweller25

    16 hours ago, DevonSkies said:

    Thanks,  it's good to hear from someone who has had both. In what ways was the 100ED better specifically? And do you feel it was £300 better?

    Because the ED100 was easier to cool and could keep up with dropping temperatures through the night it gave sharper and more stable images quicker than the 127 Mak.

    The clear aperture of the 127 Mak is actually 120mm, which means the 46mm secondary gives a 38% obstruction - this reduces planetary contrast to about the same as a 2.9" refractor, so a 100ED will have more contrast - vital on the planets IMO.

    I have also compared the ED100 to my Takahashi TSA102. The ED100 gave embarrassingly close planetary views to the TSA102 !!!!

    In my opinion the ED100 is superb value for money.

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