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I have a Tal 100rs and a Meade LXD55 127 emc I have had a Skywatcher dual speed focuser fitted to the Meade on a EQ5. One thing you will need with these achros is a extension tube fitted to the tripod or your going to be on the floor trying look through it.

I would like to add a couple of things I have learned 1 Make sure you have a good power supply drops in voltage mess with the goto. 2 Download this app best thing since sliced bread😃 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RapidoDroid.synscaninit2&gl=GB 3 Do not think the bubble level on the mount is accurate my EQ5 was way off. Make a list up of what you want to view, from my house with light pollution I look for objects no more than 8 mag depending on seeing I have tried more but that was for double stars no use on DSO`s. Also look for objects in your viewing position I can see mostly East a bit of North and a bit of South so I pick objects in those parameter`s. when you do your star align use the right and top key last this takes backlash out I have been told and for me it works. 4 Once you have aligned when you go to your first object if it is not in the centre of FOV press esc then press and hold esc not the handset will show centre which ever object you where looking at same again finish with right and top. 5 Pick alignment stars that are where you are going to view pick two halfway up the sky opposite ends of the sky you will get much more accurate alignments for your objects. 6 If you set up in nearly the same place every time and you bring your kit in for whatever reasons and you can once you have set up and had a great night mark where your tripod legs are and if possible drill a hole for the legs to fit into next time. 7 Adjust your objects to view depending on your sky`s I was trying to find galaxies all the time a very good friend told me go for double and multiple stars and clusters totally transformed my viewing pleasure. Hope this helps people.

John I agree the 25mm is not the best of the bunch but it worked very well in all my scopes, for me the 15mm is the best I had the lot except the 3.2mm too powerful for my scopes. I have the 25,15 and 8mm left I sold the rest.

A warm welcome to SGL

They are now only had them for a year had a Skywatcher 150p F5 and a Skywatcher 200p F5 and have always used the 25mm in fact the BST'S are very good in fast scopes.

I've used my 25mm BST for over 3 years now to locate objects I've just got a GSO 32mm which after buying I've used about 4 times I still go for the 25mm.

TMB 6mm I will take a better picture tomorrow.

Got this bad boy today just in time for Mars.

I had a Cheshire sight tube not the "premium" and not from FLO worked really well on my 8" reflector after I had flocked it. I gave it to the bloke I sold the scope to.

You can do it in the dark just shine a red torch at the shiny part on the Cheshire very easy.

It is 8 kg without eyepieces

I have a EQ5 with a rather heavy 5" frac I have got round this getting a EQ6 tripod getting a adaptor plate (https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/geoptik-heq5-tripod-adaptor-for-eq6-2-tripods.html) so my EQ5 mount fits really sturdy now.

SkyScan Alignment Stars and Finder Charts - IceInSpace

I have a few just not sure if they will post on here. Tried before and the links take you to my files, I need to figure out how to upload maybe to Dropbox.

Very strange totally different, I wanted to fit a dual focuser but I could not find anything about doing it. Only one person had changed the focuser and by what he said it was a nightmare.

I have a txt file of over a hundred of the most beautiful double stars if anyone is interested.

I give mine a good clean and used a tiny bit of grease on those runners, I found if you adjust both knobs together you dont have to tighten the top one that hard and still have a smooth action. A friend on here made this bigger knob brilliant for fine focusing maybe something to think about for the future.

Yes they do I have adjusted mine on my Tal 100rs, as I have put a 2" diagonal in which was heavier.

I did try the council again I got a surly bloke who said as long as the light does not shine on the second floor they will do nothing. I then wrote to my elected councillor who said he would look into it and never got back to me. The yard is all flagged supposed to be a carport for the property so no chance of planting any trees no soil just clay any way, we have flowers in pots because of that apart from a couple of roses on the front. That picture is from the bed room we have had to buy blackout blinds its ridiculous.

I got a new book off my lads for my birthday.

I did write that in my post (nothing illegal) I am trying find a material I can use to block this out.

Found these https://justglobes.uk/stars-inflatable-globe.html https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/luckies/product/glow-in-the-dark-star-globe?DGMKT=FID__TID_pla-341166093066_PID_624649_CRI_341166093066&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2py887Cf6wIVCbTtCh1gRgNGEAQYAyABEgKkL_D_BwE

Well it looks like you have the nose piece for the diagonal missing, you can still use the scope looking straight through but going to be awkward. Your going have to look for a 2" diagonal now something like this if money is tight there are more expensive ones but this will easily do the job.https://www.firstlightoptics.com/diagonals/skywatcher-90-erecting-prism.html Let me know if you need a 2-1.25mm adapter something like this I will send you one. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/adapters/baader-2-to-125-reducer-adapter.html

Check if the arrowed piece fits onto the diagonal