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All the way from Hong Kong...at a great price...

Thinking about grabbing a 6mm or 4mm as this is the gap in my EP collection. If they're as good as their 100-deg wide-angle EPs, then you've got yourself a winner.

£5 from China...bargain...

Ahh, the most useful machine never eases how much I hate doing laundry.

Very nice!

Mind you, it may not impossibly bad given he's much higher than street lights and signs.

Hi David, My main driver is a Telrad. I bought this to fit on a small refractor. Haven't tried it yet, but it's certainly lighter and, obviously, much smaller than a Telrad. The Telrad can be adjusted/aligned fairly easily and quickly using its native knobs. This RDF, on the other hand, requires a hex key (provided). But I guess, once calibrated, it should stay - more or less - aligned.

PayPal gave me a £15 bonus (not sure why), allowing me to order one without feeling it in my wallet . It's mainly for your 100ED, Ian.

Nothing much...just an RDF.

Revelation 20X80...

Ingenious design. Split'em in half, and give me one. We both will have a 20" Dob

Haha... I don't drive, ergo a motorway ignoramus. Lol

Yep, that's why I find the 8-incher, although very nice, a bit frustrating. It's just...well...not quite there. As far as I remember, you use 12 and 16 inch Dobs, right?

Certainly. What I initially found confusing and, perhaps, frustrating is that my current house location has higher LP (class 5) than my previous house (class 4). I could swear the sky looks almost identical in both locations. I struggle to see objects like M56 here in Glossop, but...that's because, obviously, I use an 8-incher whereas in my previous town I had a 12-incher. As Neil says, LP is probably measured based on the nearest city. I have Manchester about 20 miles to the North West and, I couldn't be bothered even pointing the scope lower than 50-deg in that direction. All other directions are dark. Then, of course, the house, as Sod's law has it, is right there blocking much of the darkest spot towards the East.

Oh my!! My LP is higher than I expected... Apart from the hue towards Manchester to the West, all other directions are dark.

My most used scope...

Cool. Although, this photo looks flipped horizontally?

I was thinking in terms of a case for both accessories and eyepieces. I can think of a large tool box and then insert some foam in it. I don't find the aluminium flight cases particularly appealing, had a couple in the past and didn't feel sturdy or practical enough for everything, EPs and accessories.

The toolbox I've been using for accessories is not great and was thinking about a neater solution. Something like a padded rifle case. My eyepiece collection is growing and the eyepieces themselves are mostly large. Please show us your accessories/eyepiece case for inspiration. Thanks!

Looks like a bank account crasher. Pretty neat!

This fat boy arrived today...the 20mm version is coming from America possibly next week.

No, I settled down for an 8" for the time being. It's a whole lot of kit and other small scopes included in the price. I'll post photos tomorrow, hopefully. Oh, by the way, the seller contacted me this morning saying that he found the tension bolt. Thanks for the offer to machine me one, but it's not needed now. Thank you!

Yep, I think Dave is about to save me a fortune. Couldn't thank him enough. The question remains, I'm not 100% it's all mould. If so, should I expect it to increase over time? The scope is being sold to me after it had been stored for about 3 years. I looked at a somewhat close object (no room) and I could focus and get things fairly clear, if not sharp. Slight collimation might be required, but I don't care at this point.

I'll probably test the scope under the stars first and see if it needs cleaning at all. Standing in front of it, the corrector looks fine, shining light on it, it looks horrifying -ish. I'll be bugging you once I've received all the kit and cleaning products. I should be collecting the scope on Friday.