wookie1965

Well I am gutted I cannot get there had a knocking on the car its either the alternator pully or the cambelt pulleys neither of which I want to be doing a 200mile trip. So trip to the garage Monday morning. I was so looking forward to this been really down for a while now not being able to get out because of the weather and medical problems. Well chaps its the water pump so definitely cambelt change.

Loads of action cracking drawings Nick.

Wow that's how you do them brilliant.

Absolutely brilliant sketches really captured alot of detail there. @Stu (Cotterless45) could not remember his password lol.

Yes it is the light will hit the crown first before going into the flint on its way to the focuser.

Yes that is what I have now, the flint has 2 pieces of scotch magic tape the third position looks like a piece of tinfoil. A devil to keep in place but managed it.

The flint has a flat back and concave front pointing forward the crown to be honest does have two convex surfaces one more so than the other, what flummoxed me was the lens where marked and as most people would do I had the arrows pointing at each other. Whoever opened it must not be an astronomer as I would think 99.9% would mark them up pointing at each other not both the same way.

It was dweller25 who said try it and I thought someone else may have marked them that way it was worth a try.

It was you who suggested flipping the mirror over so both arrows point out not the way I would of marked it but there it is, it was the only configuration left. the person who had it before cut the back off the little cap on the dust cap and put solar film in so before I got the wedge out I pointed it at the Sun and just looked through all blurred but when I started to focus I could see the spots I was doing a jig all around the garden. Put the wedge in and the celestron zoom focused I could not believe how good it looked went down to 8mm and was still focused there were a few whoops of joy I must say. Cannot wait now get a session in the dark.

Well ladies and gentleman the scope is fixed. I am very surprised that the arrows both point the same way on the glass but its working now. Thank you everyone that has replied and helped really appreciate it. Paul

In focus I have even got one of these to give me a extra 8/9mm

A warm welcome to SGL

I have had one for months but not had a good chance to give it a good review hopefully the weather picks up I have not been out since the first week in December. Won't work in the Tal with the herschel wedge won't focus.

They usually take 3 from memory.

Would this fit my Vixen 102M so I can put a finder scope on. The original bracket is like this in the photo thank you for your help.

Hi fellow SGLers who is going to this year's event at the new destination, as this will be my first time I would like to know who to look out for. Paul

Right done it hissing down here so cannot try it looking like Monday morning now.

I was thinking that worth a try I dont know how the person marked it up, I would have put the arrows pointing together but someone else could have done just what you said point them the same way.

I could not try it because I had to send for the Baader adapter and the lens was dirty so I took it out to clean it then chipped one of the pieces so I cannot send it back. I have just took it apart now here are the photos.

I did I came in and checked I had put them in the wrong way I swapped them and put it back together then tried it again. Once I had put it together I thought finally it will be good but no so I am at a loss to see what's wrong.

Well that's it folks I am done selling up no point doing this hobby I am down £342 so selling up make my money back thanks for all your help and good luck to you all in the future.

First light with the vixen it has not gone well. I put the mirrors back in with the arrows facing each other is that correct. I put the thinner glass to the front of the OTA is that correct. If both of these are correct scope is going the tip or someone can have it for parts. Set up for solar this morning edge of the sun is soft with fringing all around could not see any spots as would not focus so I am lost. I am really destroyed by this £342 down the drain when I havnt got that much money anyway. Just another nail in my coffin.

Skywatcher 120ed that will do me I've heard good things about them. No idea what the Takahashi are like can you get a 4.5" to 5" one.

I have read between April and September don't know how true it is.