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  1. Coco
    You could always use some narrow vinyl tape in your eyepiece undercut should it foul the compression ring. Ive read very good reports about the optical quality only negative is the plastic body. It goes without saying if your going to hang a 600g £700 eyepiece of the end of your scope then better get a 2" Baader one.
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    Only this winter my right eye see's a bright star or planet like it has a tiny comets tail but not in the left one, I wear eye glasses for reading my prescription is similar to yours but I am feeling its back to the opto's for another exam. I'm 59 soon. Personally I will avoid a dioptrix and get eye glasses if the optrician thinks its the way forward. Go to a good optrician not a high street hard sell place.
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    Ive had this in my cart for months, thought it would be worth a punt, at least it would be a good learning curve. 131mm f/7.6 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003002741307.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt
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    Can't wait for your report, what about spacing between the two elements hows that calculated? I wish you well, might have ago once you have guinea pigged it.
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    You want to live in Preston Lancashire on the Irish Sea Coast, clear nights are extremely rare.
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    Hardly a 'cheap achro refractor' or just a boastful type comment.
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    Superb, love b&w images, they look real unlike over processed images that to me look coloured in .
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    ha! that Chevy is nearly as big as my house. great report nice scope
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    Superb, I'm a big fan of b&W images, this is really pleasing.
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    Yours might have been but mine is not 😂 agreed the optics are indeed very good.
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    Hi from Preston, love pies... Good starter would be https://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/acatalog/bresser-messier-6-dobsonian.html#SID=1739
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    Celestron SLT105 f/6.47/660mm found on ebay 90 quid, its a real gem of a wide field scope, pin point stars to better than 90% through a cheap Starguider 12mm, using a range of SV Bony 1.25 filters ive had hours of fun. Yes false colour on the planets. I'll order a decent focuser for it one day so I can use some heavier eyepieces, maybe I'll paint it or vinyl wrap it also The optics really deserves to be in a better tube. Ive had fancy triplets (imaging days) that cost 25x more and for little gain visually.
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    Excellent, yes I can see it in the code Thank you so much again its much appreciated.
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    Looks like a project for the Dob Thanks for the Onstep idea
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    I only thought about Arduino due to the fact I bought a starter kit 2 years ago and I found the YT video that got me interested 🙃 The ground wire from both drivers to the GND pin? the Any chance of posting an image where the second driver connects, much appreciated for you help.
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    Hi I am trying to control my Skytee via stepper motors using a joystick joystick, Ive found a handy YouTube video that controls 2 small stepper motors but these will not be powerful enough, I’m looking to use Nema17 motors via a more powerful driver, just not sure what pins from Arduino to Stepper driver to plug into as in the image attached sketch. Assuming I can replace the ‘ULN2003A ‘ controller with ‘DM332T’ and power the new bigger driver directly with 12v and miss out the 5v power wires going to the ULN2003A that is in the sketch. Appreciate any help. Regards Guy
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    Nearly finished my mount, waiting for Xmas to buy a 3D printer to make some covers for the encoders, belts and a phone mount. Super smooth mount for a copy of the AYO Thanks to Serge at Astro devices for the help working out the ratios. Thanks also to Zoltan. 365 Astronomy for a great deal on the mount.
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    All the eggs in one basket kept under your bed with a 45.
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    The 127 Mak is plainly a giant killer, superb image! 😛
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    If it's cheap buy it and let us know how they compare. I find my Achro102mm 660/6.47 stopped down to 60mm just fine on planets and the moon with a 12mm eyepiece, but full aperture superb on deep wide field.
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    Great report! I'm in Preston so only 30 minutes drive, I really must make more effort to get out under darker skies.
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    Stunning!
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    Great night last night it was the first since March! Using 28x110mm Helios binoculars on my home brew fork mount with encoders & Nexus II was able to grab multiple DSO’s M2, NGC 6934, NGC869, M15, M71, M27 , M56, M57, M92, M13 M81, M82, M1, M37 & Veil Nebular with OIII filter. Not bad for Bortle 6 skies, am all fired up for this winter. These out of the way it’s time to find something more difficult. Cheers Guy
  24. Coco

    Hu Stu

    Still thinking of selling the SV503?

    Thinking buying one myself, SVBony launches a discount tonight on their website, still not as cheap as yours :)

    Cheers
    Guy

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    2. Stu1smartcookie

      Stu1smartcookie

      i enjoyed the views better than my 115mm frac . The colour collection was very good and to be honest the scope was the right size ... i swapped it out for a horizon ED 60 which was nice but i never got round to using it for photography 

      Stu

       

    3. Coco

      Coco

      Gave up imaging 4 years ago, sold my kit and bought a new motorbike :)  to many cloudy nights on the west coast ( Lancashire ) The Irish sea sends clouds over whenever the air pressure drops, like every night, thanks for the heads up, you’ve been very helpful.

    4. Stu1smartcookie

      Stu1smartcookie

      Thanks ... i think SVbony are really underated ...more and more people are buying their products though ... long may that continue 

      Hope you have success with the purchase if you go for it . 

       

      Stu

       

  25. Coco
    Congratulations on buying some fine BT (Binocular-Telescope). I see you have a SkyTee 2, a sturdy L bracket would complement these nicely, I can't tell you how many times I’ve added these to my shopping cart only to find the tumble dryers packed in or the car needed new tyres etc. 😂
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