ianporter13

easy, building an observatory. the best accessory ever Ian

LO Mate, thought you'd find you're way 'ere eventually. we'll have to meet up sometime. Ian

and my ED103S is a doozey too, Ian

can't say I've tried the side by side but I got a WO ZS66SD to go with my 9.25 and it's a great little scope. in fact it was my most used scope until I got the Vixen. sadly the 9.25 hardly get a look in these days. Ian

I'm biased. 9.25 Ian

but if you're imaging the dim stuff it's very useful. Ian Ian

agreed Russ, Good scope but would need a new mount. Ian

I can't think why James, as you want to try some imaging take a look through the archives here and on UKAI and see how many imagers use the ED80, then you may get a feel for what they can do and how popular they are. Ian

another vote for the ED80 here, unfortunately there's no such thing as a one scope does everything but the ED80 isn't that far away from it within your budget, just don't expect to get a huge image scale on the planets. Ian

having another play with the 4021 before I have to hand it back. I didn't like the effect the reducer was giving with the Vixen so I thought I'd have a go without. I've only got three frames so far for the crescent and this is the result after 35 mins in Ha. and 50 mins in 5 min subs for M27 both through the Vixen 103s in Ha. and reduced to 50% I'm still having a few issues with the flats for some reason but it's not bad I s'pose. I'm loving the cam just wish it was more sensitive in Ha Ian

nice one rog my 9.25 doesnt see much use at the moment but i wouldnt part with it ian

took the words out of my mouth, the Bresser / Meade 10 x 50s from Lidl are great value for money. they are usually £15ish I think when the have them in. or you could go to one of the ebay merchants that buys them up and flogs them at a profit. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-BRESSER-10-X-50-BAK-4-BINOCULARS-CARRY-CASE-BNIB_W0QQitemZ180242541185QQihZ008QQcategoryZ10955QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Ian

nope, take the lens off, attach the T-ring to the scope and then your camera will just connect to the scope as if it was a big lens. ian

John, the first link Mark gave you http://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/detail.php?id=1900 has a camera bayonet on one side and a T-thread on the other, this is what connects the camera to the focuser. Ian

mark set it to 5 your long exposure should overide it but better to be on the safe side. Ian