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Has anyone had dealings with Sheds Sheds Sheds?
Steve Ward replied to tezz's topic in DIY Observatories
Line the walls with ply/osb or similar. All looks fine and dandy now on delivery as everything's tight and freshly made/treated , but when it gets to summertime and everything's dried out and shrunk somewhat the sturdy looking shed will become a different and unstable wobbly thing that will have you frustrated/annoyed. This is coming from someone with nigh-on 40 years experience of designing and building sectional wooden buildings not just some random thought by the way. -
It's high time you let that poor old battered Corondo 90 go to a good home cheap , it's been dragged up and down the country for years now from show to show so deserves a gentle , happy retirement here in deepest Suffolk where I'll give it all the love it deserves ... 😉
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Canon 550D , Tal 100rs + 1.8x Barlow , Baader ND3.8 film +Oiii filter.
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Been a while , first outing for me this year I think after weeks of grey skies. A few technicals like dead focuser batteries and frost on every optical surface to deal with but got a few frames in the end.
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Easiest option is one of these ..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203984223174?hash=item2f7e683bc6:g:ny0AAOSw0Vxin6I5&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAsIoC3eADlrIoXHjFqla6FmDG%2BQYHAK7olNB3DCXr%2F4CQnHOzZdmd%2Bvdsp7cuLQUSH4pMFYuOctPVp5KqYTl0fE1heY2lYamGxVMLTTCmgmIhKDSMQ7FhtmVrOiObORBqhRPzyFNnd50%2Faf%2B4eBnt3vlWdxCXLXxjFDT2ADU1uhrOb%2Be2TIYdCNKiaTsNegqHfPol95%2BPPOB5Z4a9RlomACDrIKJi%2FJ5RvI5brcQuumaE|tkp%3ABk9SR_7u6Jm0YQ Have just got the 95mm one for my Sigma 150-600 and it's fine and dandy ... 😉
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A hypothetical question about dob...
Steve Ward replied to spacedobsonian's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
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Why bother with the 62mm scope at all if you have larger refractors to play with ? Stick with a 100mm-120mm unless you have better than average seeing generally when you can push it to 150mm , dropping to 62mm will negate any improvement a wedge might offer by virtue of the smaller aperture.
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Thousand Oaks and Seymour polymer films are fit for little other than eclipse glasses , poor quality when detail is sought. Baader film is marginally trumed by wedges but the difference is not as great as the price differential would suggest.
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Power to a skywatcher heq 5 pro mount
Steve Ward replied to amateur-astro's topic in Discussions - Mounts
Just pay close attention to which tip you employ from a PSU that comes with multiple tips , correct polarity is ESSENTIAL to prevent blowing the board. Double check with a multimeter before use and then tape the tip securely in place to prevent expensive slip-ups . -
People still getting PA and Go-To interlaced and confused it appears , making it all way more complicated than it need be. Step One ... Read and reread the instructions that come with the mount ... an oft overlooked step due to the usual bravado. An accurate input by the user of the required data ... Location , date and especially time is needed , the more accurate the data the more accurate the initial pointing , rough guessing and especially endless faffing about means everything will have apparently moved from where the mount thinks it is. Step Two ... reread the instructions.
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This How to originally appeared in the August 2012 issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.
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You can pick up good 'Used' or 'S/H' DSLRs for not a lot of money from various sources like "WEX Photographic" , "MPB Cameras" or "Park Cameras" ... 😉 https://www.wexphotovideo.com/used-dslrs/#p=categoryPath%3A"used>used-cameras>used-dslrs"&facet.multiselect=true&filter=brand_uFilter:"Canon"&variants=false&variants.count=5&fields=&sort=sellingPrice asc&pagetype=boolean&rows=12&start=0&version=V2&viewType=LIST&facet.version=V2 https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/newly-listed?filterQuery[modelBrand]=Canon&filterQuery[modelCategory]=DSLR cameras&sort[productPrice]=ASC&showAll=true https://www.parkcameras.com/used/cameras/canon?pi=1&psc=ProductPriceMatrix.VatInclusivePrice
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The thread's abut pretty not practical and boring ... 😉
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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/this-beautiful-art-nouveau-telescope-can-be-yours
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Only two spring to mind , The Great Wetherell Refractor and Moonraker Telescopes ... 😉 https://moonrakertelescopes.co.uk/index.html
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don't post a picture of a meteor on Twitter
Steve Ward replied to Tomatobro's topic in The Astro Lounge
Had a dormant account for ages , deactivated as soon as the spoilt megalomaniac got involved ... -
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Sun in Whitelight 9th November 2022 (EOS 550D Test)
Steve Ward replied to Steve Ward's topic in Imaging - Solar
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Next door neighbour very kindly donated her late partner's 550D to the arsenal , first chance I've had to play with it today. Seems to be a very nice sweetspot I've landed on ... 😃
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