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COMPLETED - Desiccant cap - dual fit ** SOLD **
winterlight replied to dweller25's topic in Sold / Expired Classified Ads
funds transferred. -
COMPLETED - Desiccant cap - dual fit ** SOLD **
winterlight replied to dweller25's topic in Sold / Expired Classified Ads
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COMPLETED - Desiccant cap - dual fit ** SOLD **
winterlight replied to dweller25's topic in Sold / Expired Classified Ads
Hi, Would like to take this at the asking price please. Go to PM? -
I am also thinking of travelling to the States for this. Can anyone advise on the pro and cons of east vs west coast weather wise? Clearly the east is a shorter flight the UK.
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4am in south Bucks - only the Moon was just visible through clouds. Try again tomorrow I suppose.
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Sadly very likely going to be cloudy in south Bucks too.
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Anyone planning to wake up early for this?
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I am going to have a go as well. BBC weather forecast cloudy but http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/ says clear in Bucks
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Testing my new astrotrac TT320X-AG
winterlight replied to Dave Smith's topic in Discussions - Mounts
Very nice image. I have a similar setup but used a prime canon lens. (300mm). Found it quite difficult to nail the focus even with live view. -
Lucky cloud break just before egress in Wendover, Bucks. Saw it with a Binomate for possibly less than 30s.
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Congrats. That was my first planet too!
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Very good video!
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I think the BBC and radio stations made it sound very easy but with my limited experience with telescopes I found it quite hard, even with quite a lot of aperture, particularly to ascertain that I was not looking at just another star.
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Think I spotted it with this chart http://www.popastro.com/images/news/2011FE.png From my suburban skies no chance of spotting M101 but at the expected location just about spotted a faint star at the expected location in a 100mm bino (on tripod). Took me a while to orientate my bearing but clearly seen as a star in a 16 inch dob but still no sign of M101.
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I could see 2 moons to the right of Saturn last night. Saw them in a 20x100 bino but much clearer in a 12 inch dob. Titan and Rhea?
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Apparently these are Li-Po and the highest energy density but also least stable type of battery
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Most will need some sort of barlow to extend the back focus that increases the focal length. Anyone know of a 'lowest power' barlow, perhaps one that is used to a binoviewer?
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Thinking of making one of this Lens Diagonal
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There is a 20" dob on ebay!
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Back garden although quite light polluted. Feel safer at home
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Anyone tried to use long camera lenses as telescopes?
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A Russian MTO 1000 mirror lens with eyepiece adapter
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very interesting looks. very 'skeletal' design
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Wonder if the price will come down with the recent price reduction on other Baader products