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I think that the 2 unidentified plossl's are later versions of this but maybe someone else can verify this http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=314549 i saw somewthing almost identical on ebay

you havew some very nice EP's in that there signature of yours fella. Particularly keen on the pana 32mm and the x-cels are great ep's for the cost, nice...

hahaha, love this thread. I daren't post my case on here as some of you OCD case brigade lads will be having hissy fits....... Oh go on then The revelation astro 42mm was bought for scanning the skies after I had done the cutting out hence the bit of repair done under the harry glaterrer. The gap is where my Delos 8mm sits and she is due to be returned to the fold very soon after being sent to America for repair and some RnR (My 2nd most used EP) The barlow will be removed once she returns as I use that on the 17.3mm Delos atm but its not the same. The beast is an Axiom 31mm/82 degree heavyweight with my now most used SW UWA 22mm underneath. (She is vastly under rated IMO, its a cracking eyepiece for the money and is worth double what I paid)

I think the etx would be ok for planetary imaging with a webcam, loads of threads on here but it would be ok i think. This link is the one I used when i modded one http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/131246-xbox-livecam-mod-cliff/

I am not brilliant on barlows either but pound for pound a celestron xcel x2 barlow is pretty hard to beat for quality. There are loads out there though and if cash is an issue a standard "deluxe" skywatcher 2x is still a reasonable piece of kit to be getting on with at under £30

Only just seen this. Fantastic blog qualia and thanks for pointing this target out. Really is a beautiful DSO body to view. All being well, I intend seeking this out as my next DSO on Friday while the meteor shower is hopefuly also providing us a show. Baz