Knighty2112

These can be got at Dover Books too. Just checked and they are awaiting stock. Keep an eye on it as they aren’t asking silly prices for them. I got 2 new copies from them a few months back.

I have a 10” newtonian (not a dob) however I rarely use as it is a PITA to lug out and set up, so mostly use one of my 3 (soon to be 4) ‘fracs or my C8 SCT on either a manual mount or goto mount. Also as I live in an urban area when I do get the 10” newt out I don’t see much more than what my C8 SCT can show me anyway, so another reason it rarely gets used at home. If I were at a dark sky site then the 10” newt would trump, but for urban skies the 10” is wasted really, so gathers dust mostly in a spare room. So you may find that the scope that is easier/ quicker to set up and running is normally the one that you will use the majority of the time. You are right there is no wrong answer really, as each scope has its own merits, but in reality if a scope is a pain to set up then it normally ends up not been used much, and just gathers dust where it is stored. If like most of us you stick at astronomy you’ll probably end up trying quite a few different scopes over time, and eventually work out which one suits your needs for ease of set up versus the views you get from it. Sometimes there’s a trade off on certain things here, hence why you may eventually end up owning numerous scopes that can cover quite a lot of bases for you observation wise.

Sorry, didnt look at where you where from. My bad! 😉

Not sure that light pollution filters work well with new led lighting that most cities now seem to have. They were primarily made for the older yellow lighted (sodium) street lamp. I tend to use a Baader contrast booster or semi apo filter on my ‘fracs which helps pull out detail a little more on things.

OK. Thanks for letting us know. I’ll delete the link now. 👍🏻

And a 10” dob version too. 👍🏻

Hope all goes well for you. Enjoy the scope and views you see. 👍🏻

Hi. I’ve just got the book ‘The Nexstar User’s Guide 2’. Just followed these instructions to load in a custom site from the book. Seemed to work OK. Once set Ok, when you power on next you just need to press Enter to start an alignment, not the Alignment button. Then you just need to enter the correct date (remember in US mode with month/date/year) and time, and wether day light saving time is active. HTH. 😀

Probably an even split between my Starwave Ascent 80ED ‘frac, and my C8 SCT scopes. The former ,cos it’s much easier to get going with for quicker sessions when work and tiredness get in the way. The later for when I have a longer session, normally on one of my goto mounts. If i was pushed which one I use most out the 2 the ‘frac most likely would just edge the C8 out.

Thanks. I’ll PM you my address so you can send my prize! 😉

Looks to me like there are 2 measuring points. A on the external lip seems easier to be able to measure than point B which unless marked up on your equipment looks like an internal measurement.

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I do mostly visual astronomy, with a very small smattering of lunar/planetary/double star imaging when the feeling suits. 😉

It allows you to have an imaging camera or DSLR attached to the back socket of the flip mirror, and an EP in the top socket. You can then centre in on any targets you want to image with the EP first, then when central in view you can flip the mirror out of the way and you can then image the item with your camera attached as the image will be central in the lower socket too. 😀

From Mr Dean Hale a fine Omegon flip mirror arrived at my door post haste. Sadly cloudy out there tonight, but hoping to test it out soon. Thanks Dean! 😀

I have an Starwave Ascent 80mm ED ‘frac and when seeing allows I can push the magnification over its theoretical limit when observing lunar formations & double stars etc, so you should be able to do that Ok on the nights when the sky is steadier.

Nice work. Well done! 👍🏻

Might have helped if you posted a picture of the full thing rather than just the latch pin?

Hi Wookie. The double star charts were a seperate item bought off them, not part of the double star atlas I got from them.

Nice images. Well done! 👍🏻

If I didn’t have a C8 OTA I would have gone for the same 4/5SE version too and just used the smaller Mak on it mainly.

Took a chance and got a good deal on 2nd hand (but in very good condition) Celestron 6/8 SE goto mount. Been looking for one to get for a while as used to have one before but sold it on. Just testing it out with some solar observations. Seems to be tracking the sun nicely. Always liked the fact with this mount you could do a solar system alignment rather than having to use the stars. Great for daytime if you want to nab Venus. Got a smaller Mak that will fit on this nicely for when I need to get near to zenith, plus my C8 too as well! 😃

Yeah, both AR’s coming round nicely now. 😀