Pingster

I saw two in 3hrs while watching the out door Olympics closing cerermony in Blackheath.

Love reading your blog. Keep them up. Good to see you enjoying this hobby so much :D

Great to hear you are lovig it. Wgat you neex now is a nice widefield lens suchs as a 31nagler or better still a 21ethos xD

The 31nag give me the best views in my 400flextube. I wish now tho i had gone for the 21ethos.

Wow! I recently made a wooden one for my Helios Quantum 7.4 45deg, you yours is a thing of beauty! Welldone.

I too hightly recommend others use a paraellogram with gaint bins. When i first got my Helios i really enjoyed them. But even with their 45deg eyepieces i got serious neck strain after 2mins of observing! And the woodenntripod they come with is totally terrible for astro use.

I was gonna sell the quantums because they were simply a pain in the neck! But now i have the paraellogram, i am loving them and using them everyday theres a clear sky. Its just so relaxing on a recliner with the eyepieces just floating into any angle you wish!

Off topic, the eyepieces that come with the H7.4 are good for dayime but any bright stars just off the centre of the FOV turn into double stars! The coma is terrible. I highly recommend hyperions, much better sharpness across the FOV.

What eyepieced are you using and how is the FOV sharpness?

Really enjoying reading your blog. I dont comment on them. But trust me a really enjoy the read :D