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Space Hopper last won the day on September 6 2019

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  1. I actually often have a hard time seeing Neptune at times, never mind moon Triton ! 😀 Thank goodness for the Nexus DSC. Seriously though, much respect to those that routinely see it. I've tried many times with 10 & 12 inch Newtonians and my current 140mm refractor without any joy. I don't think I have good enough eyesight now. Then again (like Uranus) Neptune is becoming much netter placed for us in the UK to observe it, so you never know 🫰🏼
  2. I remember my other half occasionally having concerns about the number of telescopes in the garage Dave, back when i owned six. My perfect excuse, and 'trump card' was always, "well, i only own one of them........all the rest are society scopes, and i've been tasked with looking after them for a while....." 😉
  3. Only the one (a 140mm refractor) during the last 5 years, excepting a 10" Orion Optics F4.8 Newtonian i owned for a few weeks : I had to sell it, it wouldn't fit my mount. I'm sure there's room for another scope at some point in the future.....? The most I have owned is six. Also own 3 pairs of binocs : Fujinon 7x50 & Canon 10x30, 15x50 is.
  4. Thanks Paul And yes, its certainly a very versatile design, at a very compelling pricepoint. More so as its a triplet.
  5. So how does it perform visually with the binoviewers Paul ? Assuming it can focus natively minus the tube extension........but do you then have sufficient 'out' focus travel if you want to crank the power up a bit ? Or do you have to refit the extension again for that ? Just wondering, as I use a Baader bino, and you need a focusing range of 65-70 mm to view natively at one end and then using a 2.6x multiplier (gpc) at the other. I can comfortably do that with my own scope, and there's not that many refractors that will allow this as a rule of thumb, usually something imaging optimised with a lot of in focus.......
  6. By the way, the £200 listed is a DEPOSIT PRICE for reservations pending release. Actual cost is £3199 . 00 UK£
  7. This is new, and i've not seen it before. Looks interesting. See below : https://www.darkclearskies.co.uk/products/warpastron-wd-20-harmonic-drive-mount
  8. Thats a shame John, but all good things must come to an end i guess. I'm sure the new owner is thrilled with it. I never had a 300/1600 ; my scope was the short tube 300/1200. I still miss its aperture sometimes and those lovely rich field views.
  9. No, nothing like that. Just the optical tubes. If you want to go down the 'go-to' route, theres the AZEQ6 or with deeper pockets a Rowan AZ100. But i personally would'nt entertain the idea of putting a 12" size scope on one. A 12" Newt is a big big scope no matter what its focal length. If i was going down the Newtonian + alt-az route (not a Dob base) i'd be looking at 8" or 10" max.
  10. No no, OO Dob bases are solid metal. Pretty much bomb proof, and a whole lot better than the 'Weetabix' Chinese variety from Skywatcher etc.
  11. You say that in the past tense John ? Do you no longer have it ? 😯
  12. Yes, there are some big heavy eyepieces out there, some will cause balancing issues and will ask questions of how suitable your diagonal and focuser are. This one from ES was certainly 'a bit of a lump' ! 😀
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