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Is there a place to buy used EP?
tuxzek replied to blusky's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
Thanks blusky, when I am next in central I will look them up. -
Is there a place to buy used EP?
tuxzek replied to blusky's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
That is a good price for £41. Thanks damnut. -
Is there a place to buy used EP?
tuxzek replied to blusky's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
I would be interested in knowing the shop you refer to. I am down in London a couple of times a week at the moment so would be great to find a decent astro shop and if they sell 2nd hand EPs and kit even better. -
Morgan Computers Philips Web Cam
tuxzek replied to cabby's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
I have come across this issue with many astronomy sites. I was after a EP for my spotting scope, no one can get hold of it but all the sites I tried said it was in stock. Only to take my money, then wait a month (they said wait a month when I contacted them for a delivery date). Why o why can't some of these sites be honest and say it is out of stock. They appear happy to take your money up front!! -
Morgan Computers Philips Web Cam
tuxzek replied to cabby's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
Give them a call or email. That is what I did, interestingly Morgan Computers is that their trading name. They are called something else. But they were good to their word and it did eventually arrive. Customer service was excellent. -
Great write-up and awesome project. Being the other side of 40 I do fall into knowing what DIY is. Not as good as this but I did cobble together a new mount for a red dot sight to allow it to replace the poor viewfinder that came with my telescope. Yes the spirit of innovation is still alive. Well done Stan.
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Cantab, I discounted the Barlow earlier then remembered it would be useful for the webcam. So it's an idea. King-jaffethehut, thanks I will check it out. Are bst explorer eps any good?
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Thanks for confirming that damnut. This forum is really good for asking questions.
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Thanks for the advice John. Yes it is for the 76mm newt. It is good to know the outer limits on the magnification for newt. I didn't realise that the 5mm would give me such an increase in mag up from the 7.5mm. Also good to know the 7.5mm is a good one to have. So that makes my next purchase a little easier, no Barlow for me. But I have looked around and I cannot see anyone selling a 5mm EP to fit 1.25". 6mm or 4mm seems to be around but not 5mm, this was checking FLO only mind you. Can you recommend any please?
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This is for my 700/76 newt. The new Skywatcher Plossl EPs are working really well and a treat to the eyes. I did get a manufacturer supplied x3 barlow which is all plastic and I lose the sharpness when using this Barlow. Would I expect to keep the clarity if I used a TAL Barlow or would that lose sharpness too? I have seen on the web someone selling a TAL x3 Barlow for the price of a x2. Would there be a difference in the image quality if I chose the x3 over the x2? I am looking to use this with my Skywatcher Plossl EPs as well as my webcam. Thanks for looking.
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What will they think of next. Shame its a paid for one, I use Simplenote for all my note taking, if this was free I would use it just for astronomy but then I cannot try it out to see either. Thanks for sharing though.
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Sounds like a toss up between clear beautiful light pollution free skies or warmer weather here in the UK. I would go with Canadian clear skies everytime even if it is really cold. How cold has it got when you have been observing?
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Hello Peter and welcome.