johninderby

Just the one. Can be displayed upright or on it’s side.

Simple little build though compared to this. 🙂

The Saturn V is a great build. Really enjoyed it. 

Geoptik EQ5 adapter.

https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/geoptik-heq5-tripod-adaptor-for-eq6-2-tripods.html

First episode was pretty good and sets up a lot of interesting plot lines. Looking forward to the return of Seven of Nine and then thers Mr & Mrs Riker (Will Riker and Deanna Troi). 

There is actual sunshine forecast for Mon to Wed this week so may actually be able to take a look at this rare solar event. 😁

Or something a bit more up to date? 🤔

Why do I think “US Space Farce” 🤔

How about getting a Telrad and the optional dew shield with right angle mirror which lets you use it as a right angle finder?

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/finders/dew-shield-for-telrad-finder.html

27 minutes ago, mikeDnight said:

If she's a sucker for an exotic Lancashire accent, it could work?? As long as she doesn't find my address I'm brave/daft enough to give it a go. 

Just remember to dress for the occasion. 😁

5 minutes ago, bish said:

I would love one of those but would probably be too scared to use it!

I wouldn’t like to use a probably unstable stepladder. What he needs is a cherry picker for comfortable observing. 😁

Interesting thread.  Whether you call it a  'heuristic maxim,' or a rule of thumb it is just the most likely expanation that may aid you in reaching a conclusion but could also lead you astray. 

If shipped by a courier they will put it through customs, deliver the item and then send you a bill for the taxes, duties and handling fees which usually works oit to about 25% in total.

If coming by mail most packages except for low value declared items go through customs and they will send you a bill for the taxes, duties and handling which has to be paid before  they will deliver it. Again about 25% total. Some shippers, particularily Chinese, will mark packages as low value to escape customs or under declare the value..Of course the potential problem with under declaring the value is if the item is lost or damaged that’s the amount insurance will pay out.

They have tightened things up lately though as in the past many items sent by mail wouldn’t get processed by customs and would escape fees

Episode 1 of Star Trek Picard is out on Amazon today. 🥳🥳🥳

That’s nothing. Now this is compensating. 😁😁😁

I have owned a C6 and Skymax150 mak and did a head to head with them. Result pretty well a tie. The C6 has about as much contrast as the mak.The big advantage though was the C6 was so much lighter and so could be used on a lighter mount. Also the C6 cooled down a bit faster. Bit wider fov too.

The C6 just hits that sweet spot between performance and weight. Great choice for a grab’n’go setup. Like it a lot but a bit overpriced new.

I have found a “safe” place to store my classical,cassegrain OTA. 😁

So it looks like it will only work with the Rowan saddle then unless mods are made to another brand of saddle. 

That brings up another standards, or lack of, issue. Why does it seem that every eyiepiece  manufacturer uses a different size / thread on the eyepiece barrels so you usually can't swap them? 🤔

Most of the cheap ones are indeed rubbish but the one I linked to is really good and most importantly works.  🙂

Had a couple of the expensive ones but wasn’t that impressed. The cheap replacement was so much easier to adjust and just plain worked better.

The same smartphone holder can be picked up much cheaper on eBay if you don’t mind waiting a couple of weeks for it to arrive from China.

Best thing you can do is get a smartphone adapter like this. Makes it so much easier to take photos as you are not messing about trying to align the phone with the eyepiece. I like this particular type as I’ve tried a few and find this the easiest to set up.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gosky-Binocular-Spotting-Smartphone-Adapter/dp/B075N8J438/ref=sr_1_22?keywords=smartphone+telescope+adapter&qid=1579774671&sr=8-22

Couple of smartphone shots just using standard settings.and setting focus to infinity.

This will help explain it.

https://science.nasa.gov/craters-and-shadows-lunar-terminator

Clear skies on the day a new scope arrived did actually happen for me once so it is possible. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

3 minutes ago, AbsolutelyN said:

What's going on?  RASA 8 ordered from FLO arrived within 24 hours and possible clear sky tonight?? 

Congrats on the new scope but you are tempting fate by mentioning clear skies. 😁