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Good advice Garry. I have met Es Reid, a great person and I am sure he would be able to sort it out. I would still contact the seller first though.

Sorry to hear of your recent experience Adam, and that of your friend, 3k is a lot of money. It has not thus far happened to me, but I do know of one or two unfortunate similar occurrences. Have you contacted the sellers concerned ?

I can think of two compelling ones. I am currently selling a Tele Vue eyepiece which is one of the finest ever made, it is brilliant, and in extremely good condition, and for no other reason than just lack of use, preferring binoviewing for the last 7 years or so. It is just too much money tied up without use. I, like so many of our colleagues on this forum, just love buying and trying eyepieces. I still have too many and so I choose to sell when I want to fund something else. I do agree that it is possible to be disappointed with the actual condition of a piece of kit against the description offered, but that has rarely happened to me, and certainly, never from anyone on this forum....

Definitely the first image for me Brian, really lovely !

For sure Alan, I would go for one if I did not have my 5" f15 Achro.

Ah yes, it is silver.... f2 by the look of it.

So did I John.....

Now now Doug, we get enough from Dave and his ' ship funnels'......... Very lovely scope BTW. Look forward to your 'first light ' report.

So long as it works Dave. You will be the first to know.

That will make very interesting reading.

Apologies for repeating yet again that for me it would be the Moon. Incredibly rich in detail and features of immense interest.

Such sad news. She was a regular guest on Sky at Night with Sir Patrick, always engaging, and a joy to listen to, such was her passion for Astronomy. RIP.

As a visual only observer, all I can say is it's beautiful.

Spot on. I had the same revelation on my first visit to Kelling Heath.

That is a lovely image. You can see depth.

I will have to look you up Geoff next time I am there in Melbourne, visiting my Daughter and her family. I have been several times now and made do with my bins , which was pretty good. The last time we all rented a house in Daylesford for a holiday and the night sky there just blew me away.

The mount is back on the pier , is working just fine, and is suitably protected, I am happy to report...

You are not alone Alan. My first attempt at a mortice and tenon joint was greeted with......" That's not a fit, it's a convulsion'

That is a lovely image, and it feeds the desire to get on the end of a telescope !

Hi Alan, I always try to adopt a comfortable seated position. With my big refractor it is easy because it is on a tracking mount, and I have a Mey observing seat and a 5 rung step ladder depending upon the height I need. It is easy to get comfortable stick both eyes into a bino and just observe for an hour or more, particularly the Moon or Jupiter. Not so easy if roaming the sky though and I tend to stand. The same is true using my Dob and it depends how long I intend to observe a single target whether I sit or stand.

I have decided to remove the mount from the pier and bring it into the house for that very reason Mark.

Hi Ade, I bought this scope from Dave (f15 Rules ) just over 5 years ago. and it was he who had the polished chrome Moonlite done, and it is pretty gorgeous. The tube is 6" diameter and 1930mm long, and with such a long moment arm, even on an EQ6 it takes 2 to 3 seconds to settle, which is not bad, but I get the same waggle when focusing even using the 10;1 reduction, and on high powers it is frustrating. Now I will not have to touch the scope to focus so I am pretty excited at the prospect. I will let you know.

Hi John, I will pm you with some images. The finder foot is held in place with two set screws through drilled holes, and nuts on the inside. The focuser of course was removed to achieve this.

Thank you Alan. I have to agree...

A Moonlite stepper motor for the Moonlite focuser on my 5" f15 refractor. With such a long tube it is not possible to focus without the image dancing around, and on high powers is annoying to say the least, so this I hope will vastly improve if not eliminate the problem.