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I finally got a refund from ES, so enough fund to get a Skytee instead :D

Pleased you got sorted with that.

I've been advised against that...apparently Skytee can't handle C11..

If you try for refund what happens to pier extension. They're not very good are they really.

I have the tripod still :)

I thought it was you that broke it :-)

I'm just asking simply to save on the shipping if I include the diagonal with the refractor

It depends if they have both in stock !!!

For some reason even though the scope is free shipping they still want to charge me for shipping the diagonal...

That sucks if you dont have a heater you could use a travel hairdryer?

Yes..I think I do. I had to call off my session before it even started...

I'd go for the 20mm and if skies hold, wack on up :-)

I use my SCT with 17 and 22mm Nagler on galaxies, but the 31 also comes in handy, depending on sky darkness

I guess it'll be a good chance to extensively test the Maxvision 20mm...I only used few times with smaller telescopes.

Its not good enough

And because of that I'm going to Astro camp tomorrow without any equipment...

Thats not good at all esp as you have been looking forward to it

Excellent Imad, I am staying up until the clouds drive me inside

Wimp - retiring so early, who needs sleep when the skies this good! Seriously though good haul ;)

I was so tried even non-fuzzy blobs seemed fuzzy. To be honest, the main reason was testing the new Skywatcher EP. I'll write a short review soon.

Me too......trying not to laugh that is ;0)

I knew there was some sort of tax, but not £30 for a product that cost me £65.. tax and shipping was more dxpensive than the actual item...buggar!

always pays to do the research before you commit to buy.atleast it sounds as though you weren't hammered by royal mail for sorting customs out

what does it do ?

Everything you want - make tea, coffee massage... :D

It's a manual heavy duty mount that allows you use two scopes at the same time and can act as a grab and go.

Sounds great

I'd like to keep the C11 - but would like a big ED refractor which costs a fortune literally...one of those days I'll get a Skywatcher Espirt 150mm - then the wife will throw me out on the street :D

lol - buy a lighthouse then you can have the top floor as an observatory

Good idea...

I noticed - though a real wrench to part with the C11. Have you got a build planned?

Not until I have managed to buy a property - probably 2-3 years if I@m llucky

Do you means a sort of pillar/tube to add to the mount to give extra height? I have an EQ3 mount that has an extension of about 15-18 inches on, the top is made to hold an ETX scope. Came from Scope and Skies and was I suspect made by Astro Engineering. No idea if they do, or did, an extension to hold the EQ3 head but cannot see why not.

Yes, that's what I mean. Do you have a picture and or a link?

Go with the Giro lll

I'd only go with the Skytee if slo-mo controls are important to you.

I think that's it until Monday now :-)

yes, that does it...do you get upset the next morning after a screwed up night? :D

LOL not really, but it is very disappointing :-)

It was even very faintly visible from my light polluted garden - a rare treat indeed!

can't really compete with an average sized - 8"-10" - Dob

I've got a C11, it can't comfortably compete :) But I really have portability in mind.

Sorry, can compete

Him and Matt damon were great in Dogma

Dogma is a good film.

Blue & nakeds good!! :D