Starlight 1

I put a tray over the top so the rain run in the tray and drip out over the unit.

My is Kemo , it do have gold plated strips. 

I do have one  , It do not like clean water  so off the roof good, and you have to off set the unit , not flat .

See how it go with the parts you have on the way to you , Look at new pics the only part I can not do is the baynet to camera as I can not cut that on a lathe.

I do have them 2 parts . So what size have the long  one got to be after cut down.  I look in the shed later and I send and pm on parts with pic if any help.

I can cut down on the lathe if its to big , I give up astro but have lots of  bits something that may do the job  But i can not  work out what you are looking for.

I put a fuse on + &- battery in dark  easy to get the wrong way round.

I done the same today, wife is allway saying where is that good look man , I reply where was you looking. so looking at some old photo.

If I started all over again ,I be looking at a 10x10ft any thing under that I go shed on wheels to move the shed and make it a warm room .

I done a roof run off front and back ,  anyone that may have a light on the top of the roof will stop some of it and as the sky move round the roof will not be in the way.

You have to take something for them to put it in.

Go to a shop that sell marine fish about 20p a lt. 

You can use Sugru its a mouldable glue.

All ways rember the sky is not black . Well  from Norwich it not.

My dad said to me do not ask me for money , I never did and my 2 have to do the same as I did . go and work for it.

After going up and down the page 10 times (with) 

clear here in Norwich as well I look at the Moon before the Moon and me go to bed.

If you made the two parts to look like a L it will have a wall on the inside and outside water can not get in.

8 minutes ago, alan potts said:

I have to say I always thought them to be the same 20kg, it is only the last year or I have seen 25kg tagged to its label. I bought mine when they came out. Now I know this I am thinking of giving the 12 SC a ride at about 18-19kg.

I had 18kg on a heq5 and it work ok , I try putting a 250pds on it and it was no good , will not hold in any wind at all. I got the az-eq6 just for that scope . Then the mount and scope was to big to fit in my 6x8 shed with out taking it down to close the roof. I give up .

I do any lathe work for you Gina ,its only a little lathe so not over 5 ins round or it not fit in. 

Yes will be hard to cut back open again.

Try 2 pack epoxy , use it alot on RC boats.

I started work on my skycam again after looking at your post. and put it aside again thinking how can I get round that . so sometime a good night sleep help the next day Gina.

Very nice reading all the posts I still like old scopes over new scopes,   I got this D76.2 F1250 think it was last year try it did not like it back in the box till now , Was clear just before dark tonight and the scope been outside for just over a hour , Usein the old Swift Japan (T) 40mm with x2 then a 12mm and the Moon was looking good.  still easy to move about for home to garden with just one hand ,So a lot  of fun without lots of setting up. So it save for a bit longer.

Here is my Moon set-up.