wookie1965

A warm welcome to SGL

A warm welcome to SGL

I took your advice and built my own with a deep cycle marine battery lasts at least 3 sessions, I have never tried it longer just weekends away.

Son fixed my book shelf.

Mike I have all 3 of those plus Cambridge double star atlas, Sissy Hass plus Webb society's and a few others on the floor stacked up as my book shelf collapsed my son is going fix it tomorrow.

I have all three Burnham's and 3 of O'Meara's fabulous books.

This is mine I'm hoping I can get from the UK not sure how much it would cost from the USA.

I have a split in my TMB 4.5mm eyepiece can anyone help me source one please it seems google only likes to show pairs that are either too small or the right shape. Then they show me binocular pairs. Thank you in advance

clouds here forecast clear at 3am all the way through, went bed at 8pm got up at 3,15am expecting my first session in 6 months only to be confronted with clouds. I have been in and out every half hour checking for the slightest hint of any clear patches to no avail.

It's great to show people new exciting views the wows make it worth it's while.

Brilliant I dont need a big dob, I dont need a big dob keep telling yourself that Paul. Great read and list have you seen the mod with a resistor for the misty glass proble.

Diagonal Barlow eyepiece.

First light is always a thrill wait until you see the planets. Excellent report your enthusiasm shines through well done.

A warm welcome to SGL

A warm welcome to SGL

A warm welcome to SGL

A warm welcome to SGL

A warm welcome to SGL

Has the WDS catalogue been released yet seems strange from August last year.

I picked up a 10mm some months back first time I used it I was in awe so clear and bright fantastic for double stars and loses nothing when I barlow it with my Tal X2, I am keeping my eye open for anymore now.

No chance in my 5" and the weather has been rubbish supposed to be clear Friday.

I forgot about the concentre I just went with my own experience having never used one.

I would use a Cheshire Sight tube it does not need collimating can be used anywhere. Once the secondary is set you should never need to touch that again as long as the tube is not dropped or banged hard the only thing you would need to do is check the primary and that takes a minute at most, you can even check it in the dark by pointing a red torch at the shiney 45° surface very easy.

A 4" refractor is a very capable piece of equipment, great for planets, double and multiple stars systems, clusters and nebulas I have 2 4" refractors and they have transformed my viewing options.

A warm welcome to SGL