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A40farinagolf

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  1. Hello. How are your APM binoculars working out. I am thinking of purchasing a pair. 

    1. A40farinagolf

      A40farinagolf

      Sincere apologies for the slow response, I've haven't accessed the forum for a while and don't receive notifications anymore for some reason.

      I really like the binos and they form part of my grab and go visual rig when mounted on my alt az mount. Great for planetary and lunar work.

      Did you buy a pair? 

  2. Superb collection, I couldn't part with any of those, of the 3 pairs I'd expect the L series Canon IS to best suit me. Which do you prefer and why?
  3. Now booked for Fri, Sat and Sun so fingers crossed.
  4. 2nd hand Starwave 152mm and Altair Sabre Alt Az mount. Very pleasing views of the moon tonight with minor CA, I'm awaiting delivery of a Baader semi apo filter to see what effect that will have. The plan is to paint the home made c/w a similar shade of red or possibly silver.
  5. Yes its a great club and I'd recommend it, we haven't met for quite a while for obvious reasons however we have a monthly zoom call with presentations, sharing photos and news updates etc, its held on the last Friday of the month. Have a look at the facebook page for more info. https://www.facebook.com/groups/243183369351766
  6. Welcome - I'd recommend that you join a local astro group, there are loads to choose from in Cheshire, I attend one at Delamere.
  7. My last purchase from them was 9th March so I'll be off their Christmas card list this year. my FLO shopping trolley has a few items in it though so might be able to redeem the situation.
  8. I don't specifically buy kit to make me happier however if the kit helps me achieve my astronomy objectives then this will make me happier. I own loads of kit that I chop and change on a regular basis, researching, buying and then setting up / using an assortment of astro equipment is more rewarding for me than using the same equipment for several years - each to their own.
  9. I agree with your suggestion, I was trying to find a way of utilising it differently without ending up with any major compromises but I don't think that's possible.
  10. How about fitting the 2" filter on to a piece of card that goes over the objective lens?
  11. Hi, I have a 2" IDAS D2 light pollution filter that I would like to use with my astro modified Canon 600 camera and my L series 200mm lens which has a 72mm filter thread on the front. Is there an easy way to connect them all together? Thanks, M
  12. I've managed to instruct Stellarium to index my CEM25P mount to selected items via a StarFi wifi link and touch wood it seems to work very well. The quandary I have is how does Stellarium know where it's pointing if I don't tell it the origin of it's travels. Does it assume it's initially pointing to Polaris or do I have to give it a datum / starting point ?
  13. Tagged onto this old thread as it partly help me to achieve what I wanted. Whilst cosy and warm in the dining room I've managed to instruct Stellarium to index my CEM25P mount to selected items via a StarFi wifi link and touch woods it seems to work very well. The quandary I have is that Stellarium did not know where the actual scope was pointing, however it still showed a telescope circle label on the night sky display. The software then issued commands based on a starting position in the sky that it believed my scope was actually pointing at. How do I align Stellarium to the actual starting position? or am I missing a trick?
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