garryblueboy

My latest APM  140  a beautiful made scope 

Newly acquired and Just back from being Professionally Collimated the views are simply stunning the moon was as if it was in my Garden and Jupiter and Mars show amazing detail can’t wait to do some serious moon studies and see what is possible with theses  Binos 

Just back from being professionally collimated and the views are stunning  

Very nice scope indeed 

Don’t think I’ve posted this one before 

The TSA 120 is great all rounder the 130 gives a little more if I had to keep only one then it would be the the 120 but I’m lucky I don’t and the 130 I have now is perfect it’s quite lightweight and the optics are close to the Takahashi on par most nights only on exceptional nights the Tak gives that bit more .

11 minutes ago, Mr Spock said:

How do the 130's of various types rate against the TSA 120?

I’d say around £1450 would be a good price 

I think the 130s hit the sweat spot in size and portability I love mine I’ve had several over the years From Astro Physics ,TMB  ,APM, And Astreya  all great scopes 

Hi John yes I know mark well he’s a nice guy I got my Obsession 18 from him a couple months ago 

Nice Scope John I was offered this before it was listed 

15 minutes ago, bosun21 said:

Congratulations, it’s one nice telescope.

Thanks yes worth the wait 

4 minutes ago, bosun21 said:

Did you end up buying the one from the eBay seller then?

 it wasn’t the guy I thought it was but some one who I have dealt with before many times and could trust 

18 minutes ago, Mike Q said:

If i had bought it i would have left it assembled and it would have lived in the garage.  While i dont mind keeping my Skyline out there, a work of art like yours deserves a better home then that.  So i gave it a pass. 

👍

2 minutes ago, Mike Q said:

I was so close to getting one of these too.  It was a 20 inch F5.  Storage for it was going to be an issue. 

I know ask my Wife she still has the hump lol 😂 but it will sit nicely in corner of our conservatory then it’s a quick  10 foot to the viewing area can’t wait 😝 

My search has ended My Obsession begins

1 hour ago, Stu said:

Hope you do stay health to be able to keep and use it Garry, one of these is on my wish list at some point. Do let us know what you see with it 👍

Will do just waiting on my back to improve so couple more weeks unless I’m naughty 👿 

1 hour ago, Telescope40 said:

Hello Garry. New scope looks awesome. Sure it will fit the bill for you.  Might I ask about the TSA120. I know you have had quite a few, rather nice, refactors over the years.  Has the TSA120 ended up out living them all. Does it do practically everything you ask of it. 

I have a couple of fracs now that I am very happy with but every now and again it crosses my mind to sell up and go for a 120 as my one and only. 

John

Yes it has it does it all and is portable 

40 minutes ago, Saganite said:

Very nice Garry !

If you decide to take that to Paxton Pits, give me a shout, I'll join you !.......

👍Will do that’s an idea 

Had a few now the only one that remains is The TSA120

The 150TOA

The 102FS

The 90FS

The Mewlon 210

The Mewlon 250

The FD75

1 hour ago, Stu said:

Very nice Garry. You going to keep this one?

We’ll Stu unless my health deteriorates the plan is to keep it 😂 I’ve tried several regret selling one and this is definitely the most I can sensibly manage and keep my TSA 120 as my Daily scope hence selling the TMB which I love and will miss

46 minutes ago, Alan White said:

Nice Grab and Go scope Garry 😉

That is quite some instrument, I hope it serves you well and was worth the long wait

Alan surprisingly it is quite sort of it breaks down and assembles quite quickly and I’m sure I won’t be disappointed 

I have been waiting a long time to find a premium truss Dobsonion I missed out on two previous 18 Obsession ultra compact scopes and a 20 due to various reasons and poor timing well at last I can now say my search is over I’m now a Proud owner of an Obsession 18 classic after a 5 hour round trip yesterday after work it’s now proudly sitting in my conservatory much to my wife’s annoyance and what have you gone and done now , so first time assembling this evening no first light yet as I have a back injury suffered few weeks ago I am so impressed the quality is top class I have had several other models over the years but this is in a different league the movement is so smooth once mastered should only take a few minutes to assemble. 

Great Scopes  Jeremy 

The Celestron CPC series of scopes 

It depends on what bag really the CPC series I prefer the Geoptics also the Oklop bags are very good 

2 hours ago, markse68 said:

On 02/02/2018 at 20:33, garryblueboy said:

 

Hi Garry, how do the artesky bags compare? I read they have a padded wooden base? Is the padding a similar thickness? They are a different design with a zip around the whole top surface which looks like it would be a bit easier to drop your scope into but do the unsupported sides maintain their shape or do they flop down making it more difficult to put the scope inside? Do you have a preference between the 2?

It depends on the bag you select the CPC series has a hard plastic base and extra foam supports for the arms the refractor and Newtonian are just padded sides etc 

Have owned a couple of Steel Tracks and can’t fault them great build quality and quite a bit cheaper than some I could mention 

10 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

That could be a good Summertime thread: “what would it take to part you from your TSA 120?”

🤣

Agree Jeremy