Special K

Hi Gerr, sorry for delayed response. It is still up for sale.

Sold

SOLD to Bryan. I'm selling my ED80 kit as I only use the larger refractor now. I've had this several years and it has had many an outing but is in great shape. The dovetail has obviously been used but functionally is fine. Back of the case has some scuff marks but that's about it. £300 and shipping costs will be extra. Collection certainly an option from St Albans, Herts. If you don't want the diagonal, I can remove that from the package and reduce the cost. Paypal gift is the preferred payment option. thanks, Kevin 07957218508 jklshewfelt@aol.com * Magnification with Eyepieces Supplied: x21* Highest Practical Power (Potential): x240* Objective Lens Diameter: 80mm* Telescope Focal Length: 600mm (f/7.5)* Eyepiece Supplied (2"): 28mm LET* 2”/50.8mm Di-Electric Star Diagonal* 9x50 Finderscope* Dual-Speed 11:1 2” Crayford Focuser (Backlash-Free)* Multi-Coated Objective Lens Supplied with Tube Rings & Mounting Plate* Aluminium Carrying Case

Hi, I've got an AZ4-1 that I'm not using and looking to sell. £100 not including delivery. The mount is in great condition and the only damage is a little chipped paint on the handle which should be visible in the picture. Packaged in original box and ready for shipment, but collection also an option from St Albans, Herts. Paypal gift is the preferred payment option. thanks, Kevin

Nice report, Stu! What a great feeling to finally achieve a view after trying for so long. @markse68the double double should split easily at x100, so if that’s not working I’d agree there could be something mechanical at fault.

On vacation at Lake Tahoe and have the bins with me this time. The weather has been perfect so a quick jaunt uphill out of the town provided some excellent views. The mountains are high all around us so the moon was not up until much later. As my eyes adapted, the Milky Way started to emerge. Without the moon this would have been much better even with local LP. The stunning sights were to the south west where Jupiter hovers over Scorpius. Antares was a brilliant beacon and the tail clearly visible leading to a full view of the Teapot of Sagittarius which has Saturn near its handle. This alone was worth the climb! With the bins steadied on a convenient lean-to wooden fence, I hauled in some nice finds. M4 was a soft splotch compared to M22 which is bold as anything. M8 Lagoon was naked eye and in bins showed plenty of nebulousity. The Triffid’s cluster was neatly marked and thought I could detect a puff in there. Up to the M24 Star Cloud which this time reminded me of the smiling cat asterism in Auriga. As always this was a dense, well...cloud! Aptly named. To the east lay another Messier open cluster (thinking M50?). The Swan was bright but struck me as quite small without a telescope, while the Eagle’s cluster was nice and bright. Holding as steady as possible I could make out the oval shape of Saturn and those bright moons of Jupiter. The highlight was discovering M8 Prolemy’s Cluster behind a fir tree! This is a dazzler and was at a great angle to view from the fence. The nearby M6 Butterfly was a nice bundle of stars as well. All in all a refreshing and uplifting view of the summer sky. This is a great place to visit day and night, in all seasons. There are some locations you can drive to if you want absolute dark but for a 10 minute walk, this is pretty good. Clear (binocular) Skies!

Those small cluster in Cass can be a lot of fun. I’m with you on M52.....it’s a very faint bunch. With averted you’d never miss it as a fuzzy but doesn’t yield many stand out points of light when looking directly at it.

That’s a handy list of doubles I must try for. Small constellation too! I had a look at M15 the other night and it sure is dense. Nice one!

The field sounds like a winner. One man’s solitude is another man’s peace and quiet! It’s good to share and the moon is a real crowd pleaser that’s for sure.

That Crescent is one faint object! Thanks for posting

That's a hefty, chunky looking scope!!! Bet the views are grand, and of course the moon is in the way at the moment. Wishing you many more happy trails across the sky

That looks like a great deal for someone skilled enough to clean those lenses. Sorry it cannot be me!

That’s a great report and I have to agree using bins is effortless and rewarding. I looked at Zeta Lyr at 44” separation in the scope s week back and didn’t linger. But looking at them in 10x50s a few nights later and Wow!!!

Excellent one Peter!!! Just reaffirms what I was seeing at just that time. The tail in your image is very distinct. That’s a picture to be proud of and grateful for!

I’ve heard this quite a few times now and looking forward to LED! We’re still on the orange ones here but my tshirt-on-a-stick trick works a treat for the worst lamp across the street!