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I wouldn't be without my little red LED keychain, at first I didn't think much of it but it's one of the most useful accessories I have these days.

I nudged it the other night and it stopped working...for the 5th time. So I'm replacing it...it was a free gift with a scope I bought a year ago...so. yeah!

Get a new one. It's one of the most useful purchases I've ever made, this way I can see my pocket atlas no matter how much light is around.

surely the Herschel 400 is a calling now!!!

Well done Emad :-)

I've been going through NGCs and Herschel objects for a while..only recently did I have the chance to tick the last M objects - which most of them are boring by the way. :)

i didnt even get in my 10" from a very dark site

Seems to be difficult even for 8" or 10" according to Wiki, will give it a shot tomorrow with C8.

I tried both a 10" and 6" with and without filters...Nothing!! Ah...I'm thinking 16" dob in coming year.. :D

BOTH!

Yep - if I had the cash...it's Xmas dude!! :)

I prefer cooking celebrities. A slow roasting is best, I find

I like it, just seems like a bit of fun to me.

I think the worst sort of sci fi is elitist sci fi.

Have you got the lens cap on :P?

Same, blumming clouds. The moon was looking great at 4PM. :/

super here :)

I will Imad I just have one small issue with the calibration and I have just realised is my fault.

It puts the object bang in the middle of the FOV so I am quite impressed

I didn't read the manual properly so I need to try again when it is clear tomorrow.

You read the manuals..?!!!! Impressive!

Exactly, I didn't read it properly and that's the problem. silly me

Will this be your first outing with the Dob ?

I never saw Andromeda as vivid - I managed to spot its two other satellite galaxies.

That's a great sign of things to come then Imad :)

Just have a look under the mirror the collimation knobs will have the springs

Oh, thanks! I was wondering about that actually..managed to get the collimation perfect without knowing which one is which :)

I guess it's quite expensive to create something where no wavelengths are emitted or absorbed ;-))) Also you're paying for cool factor. I mean, I don't know about you but Yoga on a tickle me pink mat just don't seem right :-)

I don't do Yoga...I'm just interested in the light absorbing capabilities of ''cool'' black mats :)

They must know we use them for dew shields...

You're in good company - I just heard that the BBC have recommissioned The Sky at Night slot, replacing it with "Pimp My Scope" with Chris Lintott and Frankie Boyle.

Lol

Excellent news young Imad - tinker away

Gosh, everything about the dob is about tinkering..it's an invitation for messing about :D

looking forward to your First light Imad :). my BCO 18 should be waiting me home tonight too :)

Just hoping that we get the same night after getting your storm...

Most of my targets where at the zenith or around it, I had to crouch to see through the finder...hence the contortionist act.

I now fully extend my tripod so I don't have to bend down so much and I have a step to stand on should the required object be near the horizon.

Imad, you will soon be part of the Dob Mob :D.

Sure thing. Dob mob, and yet still affiliated with the frac pack! :)

I'm also excited for you you exited for me :D :D

LOL - there's nothing wrong to be excited for other people's scopes...I do that...quite a lot. :) It's the joy of seeing the mail man...not the one who wants to charge you £30 import tax.. :D

Cheeky blighters aren't they !!!

LOL..they are.

Great minds think alike :)

Or chew alike..

I prefer think :)

What's the rush, hang on to it until you do..

It'll probably come handy when I get a Dob

Oooo and oooo...

Is your free mount still in transit ?

It's not free, I'm just holding on to the refund until I've seen it the mount in flesh. I don't really believe them. Wednesday is the dead line I gave them.

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