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had a delivery today from ace FLO of my wifes bresser 10"dob we came home from work a quick brew and unpackaged it. set it up and through it in the garden. havent checked colimation yet. set up the finders an had a look. what a brilliant little thing. m42 amazing consiering the moon, used my 5mm pentax 250x an it was as sharp as a sharp thing. same with the moon, mars was not brilliant but was ok. m45 was lovely with my apm 20mm. m51 was amazing as well. wifey is so happy. more to come soon

big thank you to flo yet again. absolutely amazing retailer. no1 not just scope stuff but no 1 period big thank you from my wife as well for her new little 10" dob mike

thank you so much. was it good ? my wifes dob is here

the distance is called backlash, they should be set when there at there tightest spot. this due to gears etc being bored slightly off centre or the shaft being slightly smaller than the bore ( not a interference fit) 😑

those nylon tips should contact the mirror for sure, you could get astigmatism

my wifes will be here tomorrow from Flo. was hoping to see some pics. she is well excited shame about your shoulder

hi climbingmagnet. were did you think up a name like that anyway back to your question. first is your scope colimated ? is it close to ambient temperature ? also sky quality can make a difference to what power you can use, we call this seeing. were the stars in those areas stable or twinkling you do have a good scope so stick with it

i have one, and find it brilliant at f4. very sharp

My new antares secondary mirror came today 😁 And a little 10" bresser dob arriving for my wife on Friday Yeah haa

thank you steve. made up😁

hope to swop for the 10" now. half the size of mine. wifey will love it

hi steve, any news on my 8" that i ordered on the 9/10 😁

welcome messier , enjoy

hi again mick. why not start out with something simple first.i am waiting for one of these to come in the post for my wife https://www.firstlightoptics.com/bresser-telescopes/bresser-messier-8-dobsonian-telescope.html great starter scope

pics soon. its in London , ready for courier so should get it soon 🤣. can you tell im excited

hi and welcome mick. was going to suggest you could buy just a mirror like mine that i use in my dob for just over 5k but you would have to build the rest yourself 😁 what ever you decide, i would use our club sponsor FLO you will not find a better retailer good luck

im sure oli will be along soon 😁

go for this and forget the tat if money is no object https://www.firstlightoptics.com/offers/hubble-cassegrain-reflector-telescope.html

good man john, go big or go home 😁

that is great news flo. so hopefully my wifes little 8" bresser dob could be here soon 😁

no pics yet. but my wife ordered me a new secondary mirror from antares. 4.0" 1/30 cant wait. well excited

Nice one calv 👍

absolutely 100% agree with you about serge. nexus is amazing kit. use the new skysafi pro with it

hi capt slog and welcome first off, if you find mars to bright increase your magnification this will reduce your exit pupil and take away the brightness. its amazing in my 20 not to bright also own load stellarium or skysafari on your phone or laptop/tablet this will give you a good ball park figure were m31 is, if you go somewere dark you can see it naked eye. those apps will help you find lots of things easier good luck

for your lower price bracket you could buy this from our sponsor https://www.firstlightoptics.com/dobsonians/skywatcher-skyliner-150p-dobsonian.html but bigger is always better consider storage and transport as well