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Everything posted by estwing
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A nice grab and go set up with howling in the background I think!!!...thanks for sharing Gerry...stay safe!!!!
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Fully understandably Derek...as stated we were lucky to have had the autumn gathering when it was reasonable calm...but this situation is a whole new ball game...stay safe everyone and let's look forward to everyone's company in autumn...Calvin.
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Televue Paracorr 2 & Panoptic 35mm
estwing replied to Captain Magenta's topic in Discussions - Eyepieces
The highest power ethos I have is the 8mm so it made sense for me to have one...but as the photo shows the baseball bat effect doesn't look sensible! -
Fantastic little scope..
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Auroras, Cocoons, Horseheads and Deer...
estwing replied to Ships and Stars's topic in Observing - Reports
What a belter of a night and a great report!....well done. -
I have had pleasing views of M33 with good extent of two spiral arms...but that was in very Dark skies on a new moon with 18" of mirror...has been caught in 15x70 bins also.
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My eyeballs...
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Ahhh....you have me mistaken for Damian (mapstar) ...yes he likes the 13..
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Where was this mate?...usually drunk on vodka!!!
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Old..but gold..this was in a 20" tho...
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No...in my scope I have the 21,13 and the 8 ethos and rarely use the 13!...17,10 and a 6mm would be my choice in your scope but if you ever go bigger you're future proofed ...don't waste the money on a 31.
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That's really good Mark...have you a waterproof scope cover ?
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Damian..(mapstar)..had a crack at the cone but reported that hardly any of the surrounding nebula was visible
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Televue Paracorr 2 & Panoptic 35mm
estwing replied to Captain Magenta's topic in Discussions - Eyepieces
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New Galloway Star Camp 2020 - Unleashing 200P's Potential...
estwing replied to a topic in Observing - Reports
Nice report mate...great dark skies make that aperture punch above its weight...get a telrad on it...so much easier to find targets...good to meet you...clear skies! -
After a 5hr drive to the site ( leaving the cloud and rain behind in the Lake District) I set-up quickly with the promise of a clear night ahead...rare for me in Scotland!! Dew heaters on ,kettle on, 21mm Ethos in..ready. First up I just had to look at Jupiter, Saturn and Mars..Jupiter wasn't showing much detail and Saturn was only slightly better but tbh its always a better view than Jupiter!. Mars ( star of the show) was too bright for viewing without a filter..so on to the Witches Broom. Not a massive difference between the filtered and unfiltered view, not dissapointing, just not
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Left at 11am..home for 3:30pm...fantastic to see you all again, one good night out of three suits me...thanks to Lesley, Derek and the two super athletes who showed a turn of pace walking back the pub on Saturday afternoon...see you in March, take care everyone...Calv.
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Largest DOBs in Europe
estwing replied to planetman83's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
And two 500p scopes together isn't large at all..!!!! -
Largest DOBs in Europe
estwing replied to planetman83's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
Think that was two 18" with john Nichol mirrors -
Largest DOBs in Europe
estwing replied to planetman83's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
I would love to go bigger but the amount of time I get out with 18" doesn't justify spending 8k+... -
Cloudy here but for slim patch...still bagged the Omega!