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DAVE AMENDALL

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  1. I am in the process of inventing a gizmo which measures the ammount of light pollution, and if high, gives out a continueing beep beep until the offending light is switched off. It isn't perfected yet. When it is, I hope to place it on my house roof.
  2. A bottle of wine is one idea for this type of Neighbour. Free ear plugs is another....Dave
  3. My friend in South Africa has a dome with noisy rusty bearings that sets all the neighbourhood dogs off barking at 2am Nobody ever complains. They are probably not so mamby pamby there. That should cover the noise of the camera...........Dave
  4. Graeme,You have done a nice job raising the Pier. I have always liked the Altair Astro Pier but often thought why they did not make it taller or at least the availability of a tube extension and fitting system with Fracs and SCTs in mind. It would save a lot of work......Dave
  5. Hi, I replaced wooden boarding last year with lightweight metal sheets the same as you ,but ran into condensation problems which were sorted eventually. Hope you don't get the same problems
  6. If you can get a sharp focus it will have been a good investment of your £4..........Dave
  7. How would you fancy going down the garden on a windy night with this one !................Dave
  8. I think the size of the the eyepiece diameter was 0.96 ?. The mount was originally black.............Dave
  9. Hi, Sounds like my first scope 1969. like you say lovely wooden box that smelt of fresh pine. The 3 eyepieces supplied were smaller than 1.25". You got a barlow as well. Astro Optical Co inc Now Takahashi ? ...Dave
  10. No Need to buy any more kit now. The biggest fears are dropping something or getting gear nicked...Dave
  11. Celestron C11xlt OTA was just over £2000 this time last year. It's now currently at £2,450 . If you can get one!...Dave
  12. Hi , Certainly with film the higher the ISO the more grain in the image therefore you are right. Also true of digital. Sounds like he made an Oops! in his video presentation. .........Dave
  13. Good suggestion, I will give it a try, I suppose I could return to factory setting but would have to enter the details again...Dave
  14. Hi Does anyone know how to delete user defined objects in the Object List. The user manual tells you how to enter objects but not how to delete them.....Dave
  15. Me Too! It's been a long hard struggle getting it and has taken a while to cobble it all together. Be careful not to drop anything or get it nicked. Replacements will be for ever expensive, and shortages imminent
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