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Everything posted by crashtestdummy
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so much for clear skies-its well cloudy :(
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decent hour with the bino's.finally seen m33(couldnt in a 12" dob!!) and the lovely m39 and m73.slowly ticking those messiers off :)
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clear skies so far but looks like dew will be a problem.scope out at 8pm!!!
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well some luck before the dew started on my finder and then the clouds came in.the 18mm 2" is indeed a bit of a mare to get the full view.the 14mm is great and a good focal length.seeing wasnt really good enough for the 8.8mm.filters dont make much difference from my location
managed m2 and m15 which are new to me
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moonlite CR2 duel speed focuser on order!!please be quick!
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another [removed word] up with the weather-so much for clear skies
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realised that stargazing could be the least possible regular hobby than you can possibly try in this country.its been clear like 2 times in the last 3 months!!
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finally after over 3 weeks my ES 82 degree 8.8/14 and 18mm eyepieces have arrived and they didnt ask for a signature either so maybe i will get away with not paying any import duty and vat.doubtful but i could do with soime luck after the nightmare of dealing with US companies
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20 days after ordering and still no sign of my eyepieces arriving from America!dont even know if they are in the UK yet as USPS dont track.serialistic nightmare order!!
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15 minutes with the binoculars tonight on the way back from the south coast and i could make out andromeda with better detail than my old 200p!!shows the value of a dark site over aperture!!
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well my american order still isnt any better-ordered 30/9 and its still not left the USA yet!!!!think these eyepieces will be priceless by the time i get them grrr
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well im definately never ordering from highpointscientific in the USA ever again.8 days from my order and they haven't even despatched it yet and the customer service is terrible!!handsonoptics didnt even reply to my last email for ordering info!!be happy to pay uk prices in future for better service!!!
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trying to order from the US is proving to be a stressful disaster!at the moment im considering paying double to use a UK dealer!
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82° 30MM ep hoping for first light tonight!!!
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two 82°ep's on the way!!!moonlite to order in 2 weeks then hopefully some hilux coatings the month after.the astro lark is expensive!!!
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finally sold my 200p and looking at some hilux coatings and a moonlite next then some 82° ep's
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finally sold my 200p and looking at some hilux coatings and a moonlite next then some 82° ep's
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scope outside cooling down with dark clear skies-m51 is the target
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how hard can it be to sell a 200p!!!! loath to go the ebay route but its looking likely now
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tentatively cleaning my secondary mirror and if that goes right i will see if the 12" primary will fit it the sink
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really clear skies tonight despite the bad forcast.m29 and 52 in the bag,slightly better view of m56 and amazing views of m57
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decent looking skies but i ran over a cat this evening which has kinda dampened the mood and made me want to chill with my cat