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MAN or ASTROMAN

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  1. That 'Daily Telegraph ' chart looks very familiar. I'm sure that I had a copy of it myself about 45 years ago.
  2. Well, they ARE trimmed with the finest Siberian Ermine....................
  3. Yes Mine came with special robes to wear........(lol). Seriously,it's their heavyweight 'industrial' presence,and extremely good optics for relatively little money. I'll not be selling mine soon.
  4. When I was a teenager I had the 'Constellations' book by Antonin Becvar (I managed to get a replacement used copy in perfect condition a couple of years ago),and I can remember always wanting a copy of the 'Atlas Coeli'. Of course this was way before the internet,so books had to be ordered from a bookshop then. Somehow,I doubt that my local bookshop could have sourced such a treasure in the 1970's!
  5. Great band! Love MOAM!

    1. MAN or ASTROMAN

      MAN or ASTROMAN

      Yes, I've had the pleasure of seeing them perform four or five times.

      A mate of mine liked to quote me on a comment of mine made at after one of MOAMs' gigs:

      "I knew it was going to be a GREAT gig,when they set the Theramin ON FIRE !!"

      I think the album 'Live transmissions from Uranus' captures the band very well.

      Oh,and I've also seen the MoaM spin off band 'Servotron' too!

      I'm sure you already know of them,but they're the band that performed dressed as ROBOTS!

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      Face_explosion

      I was always a big EEVIAC fan. Servotron sounds interesting...

  6. Pleased that I bought mine when I did (Dec '14). And one of my first accessory purchases in early 2012 was my Tal x2 Barlow.
  7. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing,Mak and Michael.
  8. How do those venerable Carl Zeiss perform, Mak? Have they had any servicing/re-collimation?
  9. I've just seen the ad on T.V.- My first thought was-it would be cheaper to buy the real thing (THE Solar System),2nd thought was,great-if you've got NASA's budget to spare! You can probably gather that I'm not a fan of these build a part mags.
  10. Re books- Burnham's celestial handbooks volumes 1-3 have extensive lists of double stars with co-ordinates.An extraordinary body of work for one man.These books may be dated now,in some respects,but I think that they contain a tremendous amount of still useful information that you just don't get from any other source,presented in an idiosyncratic style. A true testament to Burnham's work.Easily found ,used, at very reasonable prices.
  11. Thanks for the links,Ian. However,I think that I must mention the 'Starsplitters site, here https://bestdoubles.wordpress.com. Gregg Stone and John Nanson have produced,and continue to add to ,an absolutely stupendous body of work.Long may they continue!
  12. Some great tips here-thanks to all who have contributed,especially you Nick. I have considered getting one of those cheap digital recorders to keep running notes as I observe-easier than bits of paper for written notes (but NOT sketches!).
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