alan potts

I will be smarter next time. 

If there is a next time.

I am still getting my 24 Panoptic. And with that I should be pretty much fixed for a long time

I have been to your country dozens of times I know how good looking your ladies are, just tell her all will be forgiven. I remember a telescope dealer last time I was in Prague, I don't know if it is still there. In fact the first time I saw a large refractor was in Taplice not far from the capital, a shop with 6 inch Bressers in it, I almost took one back, but that was what really whet my hunger for astronomy all over again, they were massive to me, there's something about refractors.

Alan

Fabulous scopes!

The last thing I want to do it pour water on such wonderful equipment but I remember seeing a guy in America with a 46 inch I think it was, he must be able to sleep in his, placed it in the garden and use the roof to view from.

Great scopes.

Now that's cute! Never seen one before.

alan

M4sh,

Continue to watch this space and we will soon have talked you into adding to the Black and Green family. Two really good eyepieces I use the 12mm a good deal on the LX 12 inch when the seeing lets me, it is great on Saturn giving just about the max-power on this planet from the 3 meters of focal length, it's a bit low this time round though even for me which will limit what you can use on it.

Nice collection growing there I can see.

Alan.

Mike,

Don't forget the time difference and other problems, those being to get it all on one photo he will have to go out and buy a sub 20mm camera lens..

Swampthing,

I see yours is house trained.

Alan.

Well one unhappy owner, just been out to see if there is any chance and it rained on me, I hope my friends in the UK have clear sky as I am suffering big time.

Alan

Faulksy,

Are you trying to blow yours up, almost looks like a wire harness for TNT.

Alan.

My 18 inch Sumerian with J Nichol mirror, don't matter how big they are even this won't see through the dam clouds.

Not seen light for over a month due to weather and illness. The truss poles are now coated black, must take some new shots of it.

Alan

Nice set Paul, sometimes wonder if I should slim down, some of mine have not been used for 8 months. I once remember a mate that was driven by fashion once said to me,"Alan if you have not worn it fo 18 months in the bin with it" and he did, I feel the range can breave a sigh of relieve for a while. Some of his gear was a price too, the only Dustmen wearing Armani.

Alan

Mark,

I like these targets around this power with my 12 inch Meade but I have to use longer eyepieces to get the same results, I had most of the Meade 5000 range going back a few years and I always like them, the SWA range was more or less made for the LX 12 inch scope, the UWA's were lovely as well.

alan 

Don,

A little off the topic of Meade's but after I read I believe it was your report on the 120 degree, that put me off a fair bit as it was the in use aspects that unnerved me, the looking at the objective to edge of field and the stray light issue. The other thing that nails the coffin for me and most others I would bet, is the price. I feel if Televue made it, it would nudge the 2000 dollar milestone.

However it is good to see someone other than TeleVue pushing the envelope.

Alan

Was the FOV not thrown around in a thread on CN and the general opinion was it was as you say 88-90 degrees, John. Still if the buyer is happy so what to size of the FOV, misleading though.

It is completely different in size to others of the 20-21mm it's almost more Nagler like.

Alan

Beautiful collection of fine eyepieces John. You really need a label of the very old picture, a blast from the past,  of Bill Sticker with, "wot no Ortho's".

Alan

I don't have an issue with skies to be honest though the SE direction of the town has got a little brighter since they have put up the LED type lights though I am sure I am better off than most people. It is worst when the snow is on the ground though that puts me off going out these days.

I would not have to drive far to find a darker site as this area of Bulgaria is very rural and even some of the villages only have a handful of people living in them. At the very moment we have one light source we can do nothing about making a mess of things, the Moon, now that is LP for a faint and fuzzy fan, though I don't really class myself as one.

Alan.

Adam,

The Meade versions of the Maxvision were black and green as it happens and looked really nice. I had all that range and the 28mm was my favourite, widh I still had it in fact.

Alan.

Ian,

A nice collection of eyepieces in your case I must say, could you not have found a black and green screwdriver?

Alan

Derek,

A very nice case but I would have held on the 3-6mm myself it is a big step between 6mm and 3.5mm or do you have the 4.5mm lined up?

Alan

Kev,

PM sent.

One thing I did see last night and manged to follow it until it went into earth shadow completely was the ISS. I could see the main body and the solar panels, the 31mm Nagler helped me a great deal, it was really easy to follow it, sort of points to a good Alt/Az bearing combination.

Alan

Damian,

I hope all is going well though I know it is a slow process. Is this your first mirror as it is a big one. I made a 12 inch back in 1976, tried my best and still had to get it tickled up by someone that knew how. Back then there was no such thing as on line help or coma correcters that I knew of.

Keep at it and good luck.

alan 

Derek,

I see the latter model here from time to time but never the Talisker, I last saw that in the cabinet at home when I was in England. Not in the same class but the local S market had VAT 69 for 3.96 a bottle, now that's cheap.

If you ever find out what the plurals of Ethos and Delos are let me know, if it is latter of you group Delos will be Deli, good for a curry maybe.

Sorry James, I don't like them at all I might have to sell 5 it sounds like an illness if I only have one it can stay as Ethos.

Alan.

Derek,

Come on you should know, BTW how was the new TeleVue Talisker, good on doubles, it's Ethos'sssssssssssssssssssssssss.

I have and am using a nice 18 year old Chivas number, it is the Televue wallet slimmer

Clutter,

I think not, Astronomers eye candy .

John,

Where from I need a pair!

Stu,

I think the table could be turned into a nice case with the right craftsman . 

I use a photographers vest made by Billingham for eyepieces, works great loads of pockets and very well made.

Paul,

Would you care to tell us about the lipstick on the top of the box?  :grin:  Nice set there though.