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Replacement item arrived today. ππ» How would I rate the performance of UPS? Driver - βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ Customer service - ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ππ½ UPS overall - βοΈβοΈβοΈ When there are no problems UPS do a decent job but when things go wrong their customer service is dreadful. No help at all.
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90mak or 90 refractor
johninderby replied to MrGuGuZai's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
I would prefer the mak as it would have no CA (chromtic aberation or false colour) at all. The Evostar being f/10 wonβt have too much though. Some people arenβt that bothered by CA but most are. More important will be which mount. The mak being a very short scope will be more stable than a long refractor. on a light duty mount and speaking of mounts would you want a manual alt-az or EQ or a GOTO mount? The 102 Mak is still a small lightweight scope so worth considering. This thread discusses the 90 mak and a similar refractor. -
Been thinking about getting this book set. Looks really good. π€
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The StellaMira objective has FPL53, FPL51 and a Lanthium element whereas the Esprit has one FPL53 and two unkown elements. Should give the StellaMira the edge optically. The SW diagonal is a basic dielectric one and while better than the typical cheapie ones included with a lot of scopes not the best.
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FLO mentioned that ES Reid found the StellaMira scopes to have more consistant quality control than the Esprit scopes and very few needed any adjusting.
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The 80mm f/10 and loving using it. Great build quality (about the same as WO) and noticablely better optics than the Skywatcher ED80.
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Not sure if it would make any real difference in tracking other than the bearings should hold up to wear better. Apparently the LXD75 mount usualy needs tuning up to get it to work properly.
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The 75 is more like the EQ5 but with better bearings. The HEQ5 is a heavier duty mount.
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Well youβve gone and done it now. Clouds for everyone. π Congratulations on the new scope. Impressed with my StellaMira and look forward to seeing how you get on with yours. Have a feeling it may be uncomfortably close in performance to a Tak than Tak owners would like. ππ»ππ»ππ»
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ZWO ASI174 Exit stage left? Or right?
johninderby replied to Rusted's topic in Discussions - Cameras
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Iβve cut down to five scopes now. π πππ
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The Revelation moon filter is fine but perhaps worth getting a variable polarising filter instead as it can be adjusted to suit. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/moon-neutral-density-filters/astro-essentials-variable-polarising-moon-filter.html An OK basic barlow but yes there are much better ones ££££ depending on your budget. However would recommend holding off on the barlow and getting a better eyepiece as the suppiled ones arenβt that good. The BST Starguiders are very good and would also be good if you upgrade to another scope later on. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/search/for/bst/
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nat geo 114 900 unusable
johninderby replied to Wasim60557445's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
If you think thatβs expensive. π https://www.dhinds.co.uk/products/planewave-cdk-24-telescope-optical-tube-assembly -
Baader Morpheus Eyepiece Accessory
johninderby replied to Jiggy 67's topic in Discussions - Eyepieces
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Celestron SE alternatives
johninderby replied to mark81's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
Danger, accountants at work. π Cost saving measure I suppose but seems a strange one. π€ -
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Baader Morpheus Eyepiece Accessory
johninderby replied to Jiggy 67's topic in Discussions - Eyepieces
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Baader Morpheus Eyepiece Accessory
johninderby replied to Jiggy 67's topic in Discussions - Eyepieces
Has anyone actually used one or more likely just chucked it back in the box. π€ -
Baader Morpheus Eyepiece Accessory
johninderby replied to Jiggy 67's topic in Discussions - Eyepieces