knobby

2 hours ago, SteveNickolls said:

That should be fine as long as the tripod is rigid. I'm using an old Celestron heavy duty Alt-Az tripod and get a very responsive polar alignment using the tripod adjustment knobs. I attach a snapshot showing the arrangement.

Cheers,
Steve

Thanks Steve, I'll use the wedge mostly but I'm going to La Palma so I'm going to try fitting the Star adventurer in my camera bag.

Thanks Dave, I've had it set up with the wedge and with just the tripod head and both feel pretty solid ... I little ding to the camera lens rocks a bit for about half a second on either setup.

What's the concensus on polar alignment with just the tripod head ? It's a 3 way head Manfrotto 460MG 3-Way so very rigid and smooth, might give it a bash next clear night .

On 13/01/2018 at 05:01, knobby said:

Star adventurer mini expected on Monday 

I'm hoping that buying while cloudy won't cause any more cloud !

It's here ... And the sky is blue ! Lovely bit of kit , just trying to suss the polar scope illuminator .

It's almost light enough to fit straight on my tripod head and dispense with the wedge (for holiday travel) but just a wee bit wobbly.

Star adventurer mini expected on Monday 

I'm hoping that buying while cloudy won't cause any more cloud !

21 hours ago, gtis said:

Rother valley optics are showing stock

Thanks, Telescope house were cheaper and less delivery charge too .

Thanks chaps, Telescope house had one in stock, turning up on Tuesday.

Great thread , am I allowed here as I've just ordered a SAM 

25 minutes ago, Victor Boesen said:

You could try emailing flo, and asking them if they'll restock them.

Cheers Victor, I've done that just a bit impatient  I've ordered the mount though !

Any of you peeps know where I can get a AP-R3N (N3) 

Its hopefully the cable for the sam to a Nikon D5300 ?

FLO say, unavailable.

Cheers

4 minutes ago, Stu said:

Nothing to see here, move along now

 

 

Thank you  

We're all human ?

2019 ?

That's beautiful ! Well done ...

Yankee Doodle land, took about 2 weeks to arrive and missed customs so no tax.

Installing was very simple , just need to make sure cables inside miss the focuser.

I think they work pretty well, certainly seems to cool quicker.

Hi Andy, I had a 250 Dob for a while and loved it, the main thing I found with it was to allow a good hour or so to let it cool to match surrounding conditions ... The big 10" mirror holds heat which then ripples the air around it, once it was cooled it was superb.

Don't expect too much from Saturn or Jupiter at this time as they are well past their best now, pretty low down in the atmosphere murk. They look much better when higher up.

Also, what eyepiece are you using, the 25 that came with mine was ok but the 10 was fairly poor ?

Again, im no expert but I believe for Orion it's best to do some short exposure to get the central stars and some longer exposure for the nebula, then combine in software like an HDR shot.

I looked at this for my 5300 but it gave me a migraine ... I think they have a forum, might be something on there .

You could try putting the O ring on the 1st slot, and checking for debris in the pressure cell, also spreading the grease in there around evenly might help.

Ain't gonna win no prizes but it's mine and I did it 

Lunt 50mm, Asi224

Welcome back, hope things are looking up 

C8 edge, AVX mount ( flat battery so just a glorified tripod) 18mm excel ep, HTC 10 phone.

HTC 10, no scope just a beer glass to hold steady for an 8 second exposure at ISO 400, manual focus, contrast and brightness tweaked with photoshop express (Android) to match the apparent sky colour.

The streaks are form next doors security lights !

My old Mak in action ...

And an assortment of Cloud Dodgers scopes ...

And Tempest C8 coolers