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niallk

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  1. I was wondering what was wrong with the 10mm Yeah, I'll give you another WOW!! BTW second-team castoffs always welcome - I'll cover postage If I lived near you, you'd probably find me snooping around your bins over the next few days! Congrats
  2. Amazing looking - beautiful job!
  3. Thanks a million for posting! Very interesting, and I'll be checking it out at the next opportunity
  4. What a beaut - congrats Stu I like the idea of a motorbike helmet - flicking up the visor for boundary scrubbing
  5. Hi, Sorry to hear about your disappointment with the 450p & thanks for posting your review. If the spacings are incorrect for the altitude bearings to run true, then I'd suggest contacting the supplier and reporting this (along with your other findings). It may be important to do so before attempting mods - in case you are ultimately not satisfied ... it's a lot of money. I had looked long and hard at this scope on the web a year and a half ago, and had been very tempted! I would have expected better from Skywatcher tbh. Personally, I thought it a good looking scope; and with the size of those alt bearings, had hoped it was a sign that care was being taken in the design to ensure smooth motions and balance. These are really key to the enjoyable use of a manual dob. That mirror cover looks flimsy - if I remember correctly, someone reported the foam detaching and flopping down on the edge of the mirror - leaving a residue on the mirror surface. I see it coming away in your pic - watch out for this so - no one wants to have to clean glue gunk off a brand new mirror!! Re Andromeda, I see 2 dark dust lanes in my 250px when cooled, collimated and dark adapted on a decent night. You need a large fov for Andromeda - what EP were you using? Best of luck, and keep us posted on how things go with the scope, -Niall
  6. The Skywatcher Skyliners are great scopes! Best of luck
  7. What a scope - and what a pic of Jupiter - stunning detail, including the moons. Wow
  8. I do like that sentiment! A Webster 28" plus all those amazing southern sky DSOs ... Just wow! Great vid
  9. Amazing equipment - yeah would be really interested to hear how those '3D' EPs perform
  10. Sounds really good! Roll on some clear dark nights
  11. Congrats on the new 18" - looks class - very interesting design. Have you had a chance to look through it yet? Will be interested in hearing how you get on Best of luck -Niall
  12. Haha very funny... DSO views are most definitely not rubbish though!
  13. Yeah seems a different ball game in the states... the Teeter Sub-4 range is cool
  14. Very nice & neat! - btw is that a Lukehurst dob?
  15. Here's my one and only 'frac: ...on a DOB mount Amazing looking setups here...
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