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johninderby

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  1. Thought I’d escaped the new scope curse with the Evolox92 having clear nogjts for a week but no then the curse kicked in. 🤬 Will be buying a new planetary camera in a few weeks time.💦☔️💦☔️💦☔️ We are doomed. 🙀🙀🙀
  2. The Omegon prisim works great when used with my Lumicon Superfinder. So much better than one of those standard prisms. 👍🏻 Can highy recommend the Omegon or StellaMira prisms.
  3. Bought my Omegon prism long before the StellaMira one was available. 🙂
  4. No problem reselling the Starsense as it seems that up to five different email addresses can be used. I sold a Starsense and the new owner had no problem unlocking the app on their phone using their email address. Once the app is unlocked no need to ever contact Celestron again so once installed no way can Celestron stop it from working. The unlock code can only be used up to five times. The Starsemse app is just a regular app so once installed and unlocked with no need for a WiFi connection to work..
  5. Have one of the Omegon amici prisms. An excellent bit of kit. https://www.omegon.eu/amici-prisms-90d/omegon-1-25-amici-prism-90d/p,14172
  6. Patience will usually get you the bits you want ….eventually. 😁
  7. From the APM website. Over this time APM has expanded its Telescope products to include large observatory class Reflectors and mounts in addition to our famous range of Refractors. We have also been involved in the development of Solar Observing equipment such as Coronado and Lunt Solar Systems, whom Markus Ludes is a founding partner.
  8. The posh option. ££££ https://www.astroshop.eu/miscellaneous/berlebach-tube-grip/p,46490
  9. Last time I did this I bought a roll of self adhesive felt strip from Amazom.. Comes in various thicknesses.
  10. Opticstar has their own branded versions in stock. https://www.opticstar.com/Opticstar-Ultra-Wide-Angle-XL-Eyepiece-18mm.html https://www.opticstar.com/Opticstar-Ultra-Wide-Angle-XL-Eyepiece-24mm.html
  11. Just use the locking screws for what they were intended for…….locking the collimation. Then the springs are irrelevant. After tightening the locking screws you may have to fine tune the collimation using only the locking screws. A method I’ve always used and the scope holds perfect collimation for a very long time.
  12. Had a solar scout and sold it on as I got fed up of the heating times. Had a Lunt 60 and not needing to heat the internal element meant it was ready to use instantly and no mucking about. Of course the Lunt 60 is much more expensive but found it a pleasure to use. BTW the Quark part used in the SolarScout is a bit variable in quality as it is the cheap end of the range so might be necessary to exchange the scope to get a good one. Saying that many are happy with their SolarScouts but I would prefer the Lunt but that would just be my personal,choice.
  13. Couldn’t find any real details but seems to be a problem of Asicap not offering the right headers.
  14. Did some reading and apparently there are some problems with image headers. Hopefully when the new version is updated this will be fixed..
  15. “deep sky FITS or Tifs.” so I’m surprised if it’s jpg only on planetary.
  16. I’ve used a few pf the TS pr Revelation branded dielectric diagonals and never come across a bad one yet.
  17. While Ed Tings revoews are mainly good I have noticed he does tend to jump to conclusions sometimes and can fail to look into a “problem” properly. He recently had a rant about a scopes front cover that kept falling off without realising that after inserting the cover you needed to rotate it to lock it into place. Duh🤔
  18. Check out Celestron or Slywatcher. You may be able to buy a brand name new scope for less. But of course not knowimg the specs of the Durabrand scope can’t say for sure but these department store scopes are not allways that good.
  19. Believe it is Walmarts brand name for a number pf products I expect their telescopes are just low end Chinese made ones.
  20. AeroShell 33 is the best grease available but only available from an aircraft parts supplier. It’s what the airlines use on airplanes. A 400mil tube will be about £15.00 if you shop around. Being an aircraft grease it has to perform at -50c. Just don’t buy a 747 pack by mistake. 😁 Rowan uses it for their mounts.
  21. Never the best seller but a popular police car.
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