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quaoar last won the day on May 25 2015
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Astronomy (big Dob fetish), Rocks and Minerals, Doctor Who.
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By pure luck I managed in recent weeks to purchase the last one ever from the builders who are retiring, this was their last one in stock. It came with ArgoNavis installed and the vixen 100mm binoculars in the pics. I hope to attach my Miyauchi binos at some stage as soon as I can make an appropriate bracket. Its very comfortable and very addictive. A little noisy on full slew in the dead of night when sound carries but otherwise quite tolerable. If you ever get the chance to buy one don't hesitate.
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I use a Televue fonemate on my TV 2" eyepieces . It's quick and easy but a bit pricey for what it is.
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Since I went on a meat only, 1 meal a day diet, 4 years ago my floaters have disappeared. I'm 55. FWIW.
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Show me your transport set up
quaoar replied to SzabiB's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
Quit your job. Buy a removal truck with a tail lift. Become a furniture mover and get paid to work out. Sleep in your truck on the furniture blankets after an all nighter. Work life balance achieved. 🤣 -
Starting out eyepiece set with a £1,000
quaoar replied to bomberbaz's topic in Discussions - Eyepieces
Second hand TV Delos 10mm, 17mm and spend the change on a second hand Glatter laser. -
I want this set up !!!!
quaoar replied to Andrew stuart's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
What's a wife?. -
Yeah showed him a few sights in the scope and we had a good ol chat. I check out the UK urban stealth campervan man youtube channel from time to time so it was a laugh to meet an aussie version and I envision I'll probably end up similar with my truck one day. I'll just ship the Argo back to Wildcard they'll fix it up no worries I'm sure. Its just the timing was atrocious 🤣. My own fault I should have checked it was more secure.
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Live iPhone video of great Conjunction last night. Tracking is manual because I dropped the ArgoNavis when setting up and lets just say it looks like a bashed crab now. Webster 28" f4.2 dobsonian, Televue 10mm Ethos and Paracorr II iPhone 8 set up next to a very surprised urban stealth campervan man in an industrial backlot Rockingham Western Australia.
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28" f4.2 Webster Dob 3.7 Ethos EP and 2x PowerMate. A little bit windy.
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This dude is in your area of the world
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Snap of shadow of Io (10 o'clock) on face of Jupiter and Ganymede (5 o'clock) 28" f4.2 Webster dobsonian, 3.7 TV Ethos EP and iPhone 8 Live video here
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You can adjust the brightness up or down using the touchscreen and sliding up or down on the iPhone. You can also magnify onscreen image to help get the image focus better. NightCap app allows long exposures which might work with Neowise if its bright enough.
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iPhone 8 snap of Saturn from the other night unprocessed. 28" f4.2 Webster Dobsonian with ServoCat ArgoNavis tracking, 3.7mm TeleVue Ethos eyepiece in my suburban backyard south of Perth in Western Australia.
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