Johnboy

Hi folks, I have the following items for sale: Sky Watcher 12.5mm Illuminated Eyepiece. Boxed - £25.00 Revelation Astro 2x Barlow - £15.00 SOLD 2" Light Pollution Filter. Boxed - £10.00 SOLD 1.25" Optics UHC Filter. Boxed - 10.00 SOLD Revelation Astro 1.25" Focal Reducer. In a plastic case - £8.00 SOLD Baader1.25" UV/IR - Cut/L Filter. In a plastic case - £20.00 2 x Vixen NPL 30mm Eyepieces. Boxed - £22.00 each or £40.00 the pair if bought together. SOLD BST Explorer ED 25mm, 60 degree eyepieces. Boxed. £22.00 Brightstar Mammut L429 colour camera. Boxed with leads, instructions and software. It's fair to mention that this was bought new by myself about five years ago but hasn't been used for about four years so I don't know if the supplied software is current or even works with today's computers so is sold as such. - £50.00 SOLD All items in good condition. All prices include postage. UK buyers only please. Paypal only and buyer to pay Paypal fee please. Thanks for looking, John

Removed from sale due to unexpected circumstances. Thank you.

Now sold. Thank you.

Sold. Thank you.

Skywatcher 2" O-111 filter for asronomy. Boxed and in excellent condition. Leaving astronomy hence sale. £30.00 includes postage. UK only please. Payment by Paypal please.

Skywatcher 12.5mm 1.25" illuminated astronomy eyepiece. Boxed and in fully working condition. Leaving astronomy hence sale. £27.00 includes postage. UK only please. Payment via Paypal please.

Skywatcher Nirvana 16mm 1.25" eyepiece. Boxed and in good condition. Leaving astronomy hence sale. £55.00 includes postage. UK only please. Payment via Paypal please.

Barely used Brightstar Mammut colour camera for astronomy. Superb condition complete with cables and box. Stopping astronomy hence sale. £110.00 Price includes signed for postage. Payment by Paypal please.

Now sold. Thank you.

Hi all, I will be advertising all my gear over the next few days. This is a William Optics 7.5 - 22mm zoom eyepiece. Hardly used. Lovely condition. £80.00 including signed for postage within the UK. Thanks for looking. John

Thanks for the replies folks. I'll get onto Celestron and see what they have to say. Cheers, John

Hi folks, A couple of years ago I bought the above camera to have a go at imaging the moon and planets. I have used it a few times with good results but last night I found I couldn't get Jupiter anywhere near focussed. So I tried the moon which was OK but not as clear as I'd had it in the past. I inspected the camera and found the plastic body next to the sensor had melted. A very small part of the plastic had gone onto the glass in front of the sensor. (Not sure if this is just glass or a filter.) I was wondering if anyone else has had (or heard) of this problem with similar cameras. I didn't think the sensors in these cameras got so hot as to melt the surrounding plastic. Is it a common fault or could it be something else? Thanks John

Hi all, The main additon to my CPC 1100 is an Earthwin Power/Filter switch. This attaches to the diagonal and has a Barlow and Reducer fitted which can be slid into the light path as needed. It also has holders for two filters which can also be slipped into place. This makes power and filter changes so much easier as they can be done in a second at the touch of a button rather than unscrewing and fiddling around in the dark. Regards, John

Sometimes when there is a nice clear sky during the day I think 'Yes! A nice clear sky for stargazing tonight'. Then when it clouds over I'm quite relieved and think 'Yes a nice bottle of wine instead'. That way I don't feel so guilty not going out.

I met her a few weeks ago when I was lucky enough to be in the audience on 'Stargazing Live - Back To Earth'. After the show she took time to chat to me, asking what equipment I had and what my astronomy related interests are. She was genuinely interested and was excited and looking forward to presenting 'The Sky At Night'. Good luck to her. Regards, John