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  1. jetstream
    Now that is fine craftmanship! Excellent job I love the color and finish of the wood and those proper big bearings are going to allow you great flexibility in the balance of the scope.And yes, patience is a virtue with the optician, these fast mirrors are not easy to make espc at your high spec!
  2. jetstream

    Ordering a VX8 f3.8 rich field from OOUK, :), 5.5mm exit pupil with the 21E and a nice 2.7 deg TFOV...

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    2. scarp15

      scarp15

      Great, I believe you'd been considering this for some time, are you planning on using the same mount as your ED120?

    3. jetstream

      jetstream

      The mount- I'm not sure what mount to use- I wonder if a HEQ5 will work? I was also thinking of a DiskMount...any suggestions welcome Iain!

    4. scarp15

      scarp15

      A question for the forum perhaps Gerry, plenty of time to consider I expect. 

  3. jetstream
    I thought his center spot(s) were off
  4. jetstream

    Magic, its magic...

    I'm watching the Milky Way appear as true darkness sets in...in a lawn chair :)

    1. Stu

      Stu

      Jealous? Me? You bet ya I am!

      Enjoy!

    2. scarp15

      scarp15

      well of course what else is a lawn chair for if not for that, enjoy more of the same Gerry . Lawn chair aside, hope to be able to appreciate the Milky Way by the turn of the month.

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    As the moon sets, the Milky Way appears, the transition is amazing.

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    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      F7 should be good, to me fast starts less than f6... Does The Eudiascopic have PC or is it neutral?

    3. Pig

      Pig

      No PC at all, I thought the name had a link with Euclidean...IE flat geometry

    4. jetstream

      jetstream

      Very good to know.....thanks

  7. jetstream

    From +2 to +30c, I'm off on the Jetski :grin: Solar will have to wait...

    1. Pig

      Pig

      Make sure you don't get frost bite and sun burn at the same time :happy7:

    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      Another great one liner!!:thumbsup::grin:

  8. jetstream

    The Milky Way is reflecting off the lake, along with the stars :icon_biggrin:

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    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      again tonight.....

    3. Stu

      Stu

      You are teasing us Gerry. I was out last night and the sight of the streetlights reflecting off the clouds was just beautiful....... ?????????

    4. jetstream

      jetstream

      Good one Stu!

      I hope that society can realize the damage that is done from all this energy use and sky wrecking.

  9. jetstream
    Still laughing Calvin I must say though that I have a new found respect for Mr Faulk's work and an ongoing respect for Swampthings wood working skills... I had a sneeking suspicion that Mike could produce great work after seeing his Nexus fabrication... Great job guys!
  10. jetstream
    Excellent job Mr Faulks!
  11. jetstream
    Make sure they AC TIG weld it... IMHO
  12. jetstream

    The Binotrons arrived :)

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    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      Quote

       

      Rain clouds.... maybe mixed with snow, hopefully I get a chance to try them soon. The look good anyway.

    3. YKSE

      YKSE

      they are even better to look through:smiley:

    4. Pig

      Pig

      Way to go Gerry :happy7: I hope you get a break with the weather very soon.

  13. jetstream

    What a night...from spirals to festoons :)

    1. Piero

      Piero

      Cool stuff Gerry! Also here there were festoons, but above our heads!

    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      :)

    3. Pig

      Pig

      Nothing but puddles here Gerry :hello2:

  14. jetstream
    That is a great mirror cell Damian. Your build is coming along very well!
  15. jetstream

    Squaring off with the Jellyfish again, round 15.....

    1. pipnina

      pipnina

      That thing must be dim! Are you using any filters or does it not respond well?

    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      It likes the OIII Pip, but for some reason I had a hard time with it- I expected a bigger nebula- this only shows as a faint steak in my 15" - give it a try! Keeping Propus out of the FOV helps..... and it wants largish exit pupil...your 24mm is perfect!

  16. jetstream

    Ice fishing :)

    "gone fishin' instead of just a wishin'"

  17. jetstream

    Lumicon 2" Hb on its way...

    1. Pig

      Pig

      nice one Gerry, I am sure you have the aperture to take advantage of t wonders :-)

  18. jetstream

    The moon is calling...time to get the toys out and play :)

  19. jetstream
    I've been wanting a pair of these for quite a long time, I look forward to your thoughts on these Shaun. Great choice.
  20. jetstream
    Congrats Shaun!
  21. jetstream
    Thank you for the honest report. I hope you get a chance to try the scope out under good skies. M31 shows detail, in particular dust lanes but for spirals try M51 under dark skies. Gerry
  22. jetstream

    -33c on the thermometer...

    1. Daniel-K

      Daniel-K

      YIKES!!!!!

    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      -25c now and am going out to flail away on the Cone neb again... I should really be galaxy hunting- dam challenges! :)

  23. jetstream

    Suiters Star test book just arrived... should be interesting :)

  24. jetstream

    Blizzard...

    1. Pig

      Pig

      Clouds....

       

    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      I can see the sun today! Clear skies to you Shaun

    3. Pig

      Pig

      The daytime was very sunny & pleasant Gerry and I was hoping to catch the planet alignment tonight, but alas, the clouds arrived just as work was over :happy7:

  25. jetstream

    The moon is taking 435x with the Zeiss zoom/VIP and the shroud lifted half up. Excellent seeing and just learning what this scope likes...

    1. Pig

      Pig

      Nice one Gerry. I love the close ups of the lunar surface as all kinds of detail becomes apparent :-) are you seeing the 3D effect ?

    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      Shaun the detail and 3d around Copernicus is simply amazing, a few hours were spent along the terminator. The seeing has allowed some very sharp high mag viewing and Sirius is easily split at 101x... The orthos/VIP did a great job jousting with the zoom for first place. Trying to stay up for Jupiter.....

    3. Pig

      Pig

      It all sounds pretty fantastic Gerry :-)

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