Beulah

Peeping tom.

Gawd, she is a work of art. You are so talented. I'd be lucky to mock something up in marine board... Just watch those rubber cell clips aren't too tight on the mirror...

Hahah, dare I answer that?!

If it doesn't send it round to me and I can set my angle grinder on it, FOC.

Nice! Congrats on getting the mirrors and added benefits (coatings , discounts, etc.) Not jealous at all! Wonder why we all have dumbbells in our workshops? I have some in mine...and use 'em...

Hmmm, I feel like popping up and watching the coming home procession. Shame the car has to be in the garage, later.

Absofragginlutely!

Sorry to read this. I suggest you give yourself a bit of time so that you can think more clearly. If you have paid a deposit, that is very likely to be non-refundable. If it is a matter of time, please heed the advice of others on this forum and wait.

Naw, it's THIS one he's waiting for (I'd have more than a wan grin on my face if that was my mirror in the pic above ):

Ach, I am off to grout the bathroom, the suspense is too much...

Yep, just wait for bossman to arrive. It's five mins or so until you can ring back, so not long now.

Good on ya Shane. It's like riding a bike, you don' t forget where all those treasures are... I've had a Dob 'sabbatical' since April and I am in love all over again. Only studied 7 targets before the cloud came in but at least I got out there. Was too busy reacquainting myself with old friends... What is the FL of your scope? You tower over it!!

Lovely image Stuart. I was out observing last night - nice to be warm...but not nice for seeing/transparency.

Hmmm, when I was last in Rhodes I was 21 and very inebriated. Shame on me for not taking notice - we did moped to very remote areas of the Island, too!

The sheep takes care of that.

@DRT, that's a great collection you have there; I hope you will be happy with them. Takes a while to get there...

Thank you very much sir. You are a champion.

Great project. A real masterpiece. I am loving everything about it, even the fantastic finish. Look at the gloss on it!! I am interested in those sturdy aluminium poles - can you tell me which suppler you used? Also, where did you get those (plastic?) pole attachments, the ones attached to the mirror box? My 2L 'dobmobile' was written off in an accident on Tuesday (mechanical failure, RIP 306) and the next car is not an estate - I am thinking of converting one of my dobs into full truss.

Arty! A 'constellation' below your feet..

My 12" "Dobmobile" looking thoughtful after sunset...photo taken by my pal when observing with them at a remote site last year. The Skywatcher 300p is more portable than the 400p!

Thanks Raanany for your review. What a beautiful image. I have always wanted to stargaze in the Negev. I have heard from other Israeli members here how great the skies are there. Sounds like the mirror is up to Synta's usual great standards; which is pretty good. Such a shame about the build quality. I was quite keen to own one; now I am not so sure. If it were mine I would consider some serious retrofits, and even then, it might not be worth purchasing at that price point to have to make serious adjustments for optimum alt movement.

How much?!