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Mine has just been delivered... 😜
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The ‘long-awaited’ and ‘much-hyped’ SVBONY SV215 3-8mm zoom eyepiece. 🤪
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Hi @Moonlit Knight and welcome to SGL.
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I have one and use it with the SkyWatcher 2"/28mm LET|LER [the only 2" eyepiece I have] with my TeleVue Ranger.
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Hi Geo. It is a TeleVue Ranger... 480/70mm semi-achro mounted on a Tele-Optic Giro GR-DX ll.
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Hi @Seoras ...same from me too! No issues with the finderscope positioned on the underside on my C6/SCT.
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Hi @Aeroket and welcome to SGL. Amazing image and well done.
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Pity poor engineer that has to clean and polish those lens elements. Could be an insect's worst nightmare too!
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Though I do not own either, it has got to be the Questar 3.5 or the original LOMO Astelle 60 'Mini-Mak'. As a compromise I have my 're-modded' Meade ETX105...
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As per what @Elp says above. A dew shield is a must have [a minimum of 1/3rd of the focal length of the OTA is recommended] and so is the cooling down to ambeint. I give my C6/SCT and 're-modded' ETX105 a minimum of thirty minutes and leave the end cap on the visual back/eyepiece port off facing skywards when it is on the mount before I insert an e/p or other accessory.
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Is it the C6-N or C6/SCT ?
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In my local supermarket many years past, the cashier's first name was Ng. I politely asked her how she pronounced it. 议员 ...this is the spelling of Ng in 'Chinese Simplified'.
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At 10:43 this morning, using the Aliexpress.com tracker, saying: 'Out for delivery/Arrived at transit office'. So far, I cannot fault SVBONY for the status updates.
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It matches the flooring! ...minus the 'Bacofoil'.
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Hi @Joef and welcome to SGL. Sorry to read about the loss of your DJI drone. I to used to fly r/c helicopters and buggies (electric). I have sold them all, apart from my Tamiya 1/10 F2 Martini Mk.22 Renault. I just need to find somewhere that is selling spares for it, as the plastic chassis parts are aging, and the tyres are worn, as it is no longer in production. I now fly kites and last year [2021] purchased an Ailsa pond yacht to go with a smaller plastic yacht that I have had since I was a young boy. Whilst re-rigging the smaller one on my rest days a few weeks ago, I snapped the main mast and now another project to do on a cloudy evening/night. Also, I am into model railways and short-wave radio listening.
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Mine has been shipped too and on its way. I am too and see how it compares against my TeleVue Nagler zoom. It is going to be an interesting and fun one.
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It maybe the eyepiece. The SkyWatcher 10mm is renowned for not being that good/great and may be assembled at the same factory/plant. Most ‘cheaper’ scope brands do this to keep costs down. I would not invest in filters at the present time until you have got used to the ‘scope. That said, a variable polarising filter may help.
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Hi @BizzleNizzle and welcome to SGL.
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Hi @douglaslogan2 and welcome to SGL.
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I guess that was not from one of the MV Napoli’s containers, when she ran aground off the coast at Salcombe [South Devon] several years ago. 🤣
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The last paragraph is very touching. Before I had my first ever telescope, I used to look forward to visiting my grandparents on my late-mother’s side at the weekend or school holidays. My late-grandfather had a pair of opera glasses. Though they were not perfect for astronomy, they ignited my interest in this hobby and could see a little bit more than with the naked eye. When I look through my brass eyepiece and WW1 sighting telescope, I sometimes think what was the previous user/owner viewing, whether it be friend or foe.
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got this for a song
RT65CB-SWL replied to davehowat's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
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got this for a song
RT65CB-SWL replied to davehowat's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
Several years ago. I was looking for another ‘scope to compliment my TeleVue Ranger. Only 500 units were made. I got a ‘de-forked’ Meade ETX105 instead.