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Dude_with_the_tube

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  1. out for delivery!!!

  2. 16" sumeriant ETA 7 days!! and im on lates so I ill be home for delivery whhhooooo!

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      nice one Dan! hope there will be some piccies coming up in the forum??Would love to see your scope.

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  3. new scope incoming! Watch the space!!!

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      quire rare,round,white in colour,the one what John Huntly described as his dream scope.

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  4. Been on business travel in Latvia and Lithuania. These two states would make great places to spend a week doing AP, real dark sky opps...plus great food and beer and nice people.

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      hehe,Latvia do have some terrific skies,thats for sure,i was able to see Panstarrs comet with naked eyes there! I do regret moving to UK sometimes lol.(i am latvian)

  5. Well,thats my 14" mirror off to OOptics for test...Holding my breath now until tuesday when i will be calling up for results.

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      1.this mirror has astigmatism and i do dislike it a lot.and means that mirror is not off best quality

      2.i want this mirror reconfigured to better wave and corrected,also secondary will be changed out to a smaller one to reduce obstruction.

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  6. I've just lost 5 of my relatives in airstrike. The dad, the mum, the dad's sister and her two little children...

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      sorry to hear that Emad,my deepest condolences.

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  7. One out, one in. I have sold a scope (130mm Newt) to buy another one (80mm f11 frac) for solar use. Must be losing my grip - FRACS????

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      i use my frac for solar and its great Shane.just wondering,do you plan to PST mode it or its gonna be white solar??

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  8. Looking to buy a Dobsonian 250 but weather to get GOTO or not!

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      if go-to is within your budget,go for it.you will not regret having it.

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  9. how long does it normally take for a ES order to arrive?

  10. how long does it normally take for a ES order to arrive?

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      2-3 days from germany if you ordered from there.longer from USA.

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  11. 22" mirror grind phase one-bevelling!!

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      wish you best of luck on your monster build mate!

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  12. 6 trips to the waste center today!!

  13. clear skys FC again and im in work on nights for the 2 ggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      cloudy forecast for a flipping week here! will be soon a month since i got a scope and not had a chance to use it......

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  14. Paracorr arrived,ES 30mm arrived,screws arrived.Happy days.Now i can finally call it DONE!

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      true,but the only thing missing for me is either 6mm ethos or 5,5mm ES in 100 degs for high power. As such for time being i am saying:Done.

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  15. 16mm T2 Nagler incoming !!!

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      gratz on another green one Dan :)

  16. all my bits are here just in time for my days off to do some MODS. a trip to maplins in the morning to get some LED strips for the base

  17. ES 82deg 30mm ordered.Sorry about the clouds folks...

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      nope,from Es in germany as the price works out same as to order from USA.

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  18. is wrong to be excited by getting a new telrad and some flocking paper?

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      no its not :)

      my telrad with its own dew shield and raiser turned up this morning together with the RACi finder.i am well exited as i can tinker with the scope again

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  19. Here we go again...moon up and shiny and visibility is pathetic!

  20. moding continues lol.Telrad and RACI in the post,secondary col.screws ordered.where is the end of this?

    1. Dude_with_the_tube

      Dude_with_the_tube

      easily,i can fit a tv on one of the walls of the box too.

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