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Posts posted by inedible_hulk
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Having lost my partner to illness and looking for something to keep me occupied of an evening, I bought myself a scope, and discovered SGL shortly after. In no time I was hacking up Xbox webcams to image Jupiter and Saturn. Twelve years later and SGL, though its members, continues to inspire, educate, and entertain me 😊
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Awesome 😎
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Wow! 😮😎
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Fabulous as always 😎
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I use an AOK Swiss AYO II on a Berlebach Uni 18. No problems with vibration. However, I do find the whole experience much more enjoyable using my goto EQ5. Having the mount doing the tracking for you leaves you to just immerse yourself in the viewing experience 😊.
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I had the Evostar ED80 for visual which, to be fair, I had really good time with. I was looking to upgrade to something with a little larger and optically as good or better. I saw @Mr Spock and others reviews of the Starfield 102 and I’m happy to say that it has lived up to its reputation!
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That’s not good. The astronomy can wait. The stars aren’t going anywhere soon. Relax and take care of yourself mate.
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Poor service @wookie1965 from Royal Mail, but thankfully no harm done 😊. I’m about an hour south of you and it looks like we’re in for a reasonably clear night!
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Hi Panos, welcome to the forum 😊
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Hi and welcome @WiltshireChris 😊
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Awesome 😎
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Stunning 😍
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An 11mm Tv plossal seems to be the only eyepiece I need and it gives by far the best view. My ES 82s were good, but not that comfortable in the LS50. Neither my Baader IV zoom or SvBony 3-8mm zoom reach focus.
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59 minutes ago, ONIKKINEN said:
But if 500 bucks is all there is to spend and one wants to image deep sky objects, then there is no better option.
I wouldn’t disagree, but Ed might, and all I’m saying is that I can understand his point of view, even if I don’t necessarily agree with him. Is that a bad thing?
I haven’t taken the S50 plunge myself, but I am enjoying all the creativity and ingenuity on display here from those who have.
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I don’t have a squig in this fight, but to be fair to Ed, he seemed to me to be framing his review from a ‘buy once’ philosophy.
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You could always upgrade your rdf to a QuickFinder. The baseplate comes with some very sticky strips to attach it to your scope. Top tip: Use blue tack until you’ve found your preferred location 😊
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26 minutes ago, PeterStudz said:
This is excellent! Although I don’t have the experience here I’ve been following this hoping for a positive outcome. Well done and all the best.
Likewise. I’m really chuffed for you @wookie1965 😊
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My Celestron one, which looks identical, takes three GP189 (LR54) batteries.
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Good luck 🤞
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I have a pair of these: https://www.astrogloves.net. Perfect when paired with a fleece with long sleeves and those holes for your thumbs 😊
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This might help (if you haven’t seen it already)
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I don’t know, sorry.
Mercury: Radio 4 Podcast
in The Astro Lounge
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Thanks for the heads up @scarp15 😊