Mark at Beaufort

Nice images Michael. The weather forecast has changed over the past 24 hours and is now showing 'mostly cloud'. However, it won't stop me having a look - just in case.

This is the timings for Hereford so I thought I would set the alarm for 3.30am and see how it goes. The weather forecast has changed and it now shows more cloud - but you never know.

I currently don't own a refractor and the thought of a 4" ED which can be adjusted to take binoviewers does sound appealing. My Alt/Az mount is a AZ5 on the Skywatcher matching heavy duty tripod with the small pillar. The literature states a 9kg capacity and the tripod can extend to 115 cm + 21 cm for the pillar. Altair Astro is down to be at the Astro Show in Kettering on 9th March - perhaps they might have one on display. Better still if they can undertake a Solar White Light demo.

Gaz I know this EP was shown on the FLO website but it always stated unavailable. I don't think it was ever produced. I have the 9mm and 20mm Myraid and thought that the 15mm would be an ideal middle range EP. In the end I bought a S/H 13mm Ethos. I hope you are successful but I have my doubts.

Yes it was a brilliant meteor - all the way through Orion. As Pat said one of the best I have seen.

Interesting review - here is a video -

Very nice Stu. I have met Tom really nice guy. I thought about buying this OTA and using binoviewers - hopefully I will see it one day when we meet up again.

Thanks for the 'Heads Up' Alan - lets hope it gets a bit brighter and we have some clear skies to view it. Nice capture Dave

I note that its being sold by Tom Yates a very experienced observer. Tom was a member from almost the start of SGL.

Looks really nice Paul. I look forward to your comparison with the Revelation - or maybe not - I might want to upgrade.

Does this review help? I will also look at a review that I made on replacing the primary collimation screws for my Orion VX8 which I think are the same size as the 12" Revelation. I will come back to you on this. This is what I ordered - http://www.wdsltd.co.uk/product/3376/hand-knob-bakelite-with-steel-insert-wds-8141/?sku=31144

I have a 12" Revelation Dob and bought these - https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/bobs-knobs-celestron-starhopper-12-primary-springs.html

Great report Nick. Too many clouds last night when I tried to observe. I checked my log and I have not seen NGC2261 must give it a go. Best wishes for 2019 - hopefully we might meet up again this year.

SM welcome to SGL. I have used binoviewers with many types of scopes but its only Mak Cass and SCT scopes that don't require a barlow to gain focus. Currently I use William Optics binoviewers on my 6" Newt and 12" Dob but need to screw in a barlow to gain focus. The WO barlows are the 1.5X and 2X to gain different magnifications. One of the best barlows I have found is this one - https://www.firstlightoptics.com/barlows/baader-classic-q-225x-barlow.html You will also find that magnification is greater than the stated barlow and I have found that using higher powered eyepieces just provide too much magnification. I only use 20mm and 16mm EPs.

This is sold by a British retailer but you will be able to buy this in the United States. https://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/acatalog/coronado-pst-double-stack-filter-sme-40.html