NigeB

Hi Sara, I think we need to invent some new superlatives. You've produced some amazing imagery - this is (in the very best sense) something else. And I like the colours. This region of the sky is a favourite target for many, and there are lots of good images of it out there - but this is like looking at the scene for the very first time. Amazing. Nigel

It's a nice thought, but my two dogs are banned from the observatory. Problem is, they're greyhounds, heads often at eyepiece/camera height, of little brain, and prone to bumping into telescopes in the middle of 15 minute subs...

Pah. It's the People's Front of Judea you need to worry about...

I'm not sure this really counts as a true Supplier Review, since David Hinds are the UK distributor for Celestron and supply the dealers rather than selling directly to the public. But I hope it's appropriate to post anyway. My C11 experienced some unwanted rodent-based attention in the observatory during a period of down-time. The original posting is here... https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/304331-wanted-standard-focus-knob-for-celestron-c11/ So on Philip R's suggestion, I contacted Celestron via their central support page. They referred me to David Hinds as the UK support centre. 48 hours later, and I have a brand new replacement rubber focus knob cover on my desk, and no charge - not even postage - along with some advice to install mouse traps, which I've already implemented... Impressive and gives me some confidence that if I ever needed support for more fundamental issues, there would be a way forward. So thank you D.H., and to Philip R for the suggestion. Nigel

Here's my dual setup; C11 atop a TOA-150 on a Mesu-200. It's not pretty, though it does work and is more stable than the side-by-side configuration I tried originally. Problem is, it's so un-pretty that I'm considering returning to a single scope setup. Excuse the messy observatory. Nigel PS This was taken with a wide angle lens - the Tak isn't really bending under the strain...

Whoa - that's.... quite a habit you've got there! It's OK, you're among friends; you don't need to justify... Seriously, that's a nice collection. I love the appearance of the Renaissance - in terms of general optical quality, how does it perform compared to some of the others? Does the view "through" live up to the view "of"? Here's my contribution - not shown is the Vixen 60 mm achromat which is currently a dust magnet but might get a second lease of life as an H_alpha scope eventually. Nigel