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A McEwan

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  1. 29 minutes ago, Mr niall said:

    That's terrible news. If it doesn't work out I'll give you a tenner for the scope - provided you pay postage of course (although I'm not sure what I'd do with it without that metal plug, maybe use it as a guidescope or take the lens out and use it to store bits and bobs; or maybe turn it into a decorative planter) 🤔

    I know that won't ease the pain but hopefully it'll help to know you've got a course of action with a positive outcome if you don't find the holder plug.

    If you took out the optics and the baffles, you could use it as a protective shell for your Skywatcher 60mm! Upcycling is good!

     

  2. 59 minutes ago, DarkAntimatter said:

    Well, if it turns out it's worthless I'd be willing to take it off your hands for you. 😉

    Hope you find it soon. Possibly in a jacket pocket? 

    Thanks for the offer. I'll give it a little longer before abandoning it though. Keep an eye out for a PM though....    !

  3. Tragedy has struck.

    My Takahashi FC100Df. My probably ultimate dream-scope, only in my possession a couple of years. Molly-coddled and cared for when not in use, but used as often as possible.

    It's almost too sad to recount.

    Sigh....

     

     

    I've lost my official Takahashi 1.25" drawtube/eyepiece-holder plug.

    Whatever can I do? I've looked in all my cases, all my bags, in the dog's bed, in my cupboards and hidey-holes. No sign. 

    Replacable?

    Ant   :( 

    PS I presume they only come in one colour so no complications a-la finder brackets? ;) 

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  4. 13 hours ago, Rusted said:

    I have the Lacerta 2" and like the optical performance and relatively modest heat sink temperatures.
    I can get mine unpleasantly warm after hours of tracking the high summer sun with my 7".
    Lacerta fixed 2" ND3 in the base. Having a single polarizer in the rotating eyepiece base is a practical comfort touch.
    I added a [2"] UV/IR blocker as extra insurance due to my 7" [180mm] aperture refractor.
    You shouldn't need one with a smaller instrument and 1.25" wedge.

    I'm still moving a 1.25" Baader SC from eyepiece to eyepiece and to camera and to binoviewer and back again.
    Endlessly, so it must be really worth having to put up with all the hassle.
    A 2" SC would make much better sense for me but it is rather pricey.
    The 1.25" SC is well worth having for the smaller prism if it is still within your budget.

    One other thing worth consideration in your solar prism choice is the viewing angle of the eyepiece around lunch time in high summer.
    The Lacerta uses the 67° Brewster Angle and can make for some odd viewing angles when the sun is high.
    While in the other three seasons the 67° actually makes much better, comfort sense than the normal 90° IMO.
    This viewing angle factor will also depend on the size and mounted height of the instrument.
    And also on whether you want to use a binoviewer.  In this case you may need to raise the instrument in high summer for greater comfort.

    Now what was the question again? :biggrin:

    Great, thanks. 1.25" only as already have a 2". No binoviewer, but thanks for comments!  :) 

  5. Turn Left At Orion is good because it shows easy ways to find objects, and has illistrations of those objects that realistically depict how they will look through a small telescope. THere is no hyperbole, just good, accurate descriptions and sketches. It's a great beginners book, and helps get you into the habits of finding your way around the sky, with no artifically high expectations.

    Ant

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  6. 1 hour ago, Stargazer33 said:

    In that case, can you put a heater tape around the collar of the focuser and turn it up to '11' 😁 to warm and hopefully expand that in order to unscrew it? A pair of those bright orange rubber freezer gloves might help with the grip too.

    Yes, I have a dew band I can do that with. Meant to give it more time today but have had other things to do, so hopefully one evening this week.

  7. Nice setup, Jeremy! And yes, we have to be prepared for the odd little jibe or poke! ;)   

    I certainly use my Tak too. It's my main observing telescope - my all-rounder. It gets taken out to fields, the garden, the Inverness observatory, and on trips too, sometimes, so it is definitely not a white elephant!

    Ant

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