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Neil, This has me thinking for my SW 72ED and find a bracket to fit the motor to or find one on thingiverse. I've got Nano's and some of those 5v motors with boards somewhere (stolen from my son) 🙊 he won't miss them. now to look at @tekkydave Arduino code would you use a direct coupling or belt drive? Cheers Andy

i think their partner is Aisler

You could also take a look at Fritzing https://fritzing.org/home/

windex=windolene SC Johnson equiv in Europe? (glass cleaner) well I never...

Welcome Khalid to SGL ask away any questions you may have.

A question on cleaning eyepieces Len's If the good old wonder fluid not avail could you use spectacle cleaning spray (with lint free cloth) or is this a no no. as had a good look on the forum yet no definitive answer. In order to remove grease stains not debris? many thanks Andy

Neil, how's the project coming along and what scope are you planning on using it on? Andy

stars in the periphery will be affected ie outer edges if that helps also depends if you can get focus

no not at all the stars in the image without the CC will be elongated at the extremities of the image

strange artefacts if not using the CC at the edges of the images but for visual nada... and yes 55mm I've never used well yet to try my OVL FF on my ED72 you've got nothing to try it in the 130pds as the same back focus 55mm as per a CC so give it a try you have nothing to loose.

maybe the twilight zone????

it's normal you buy the new kit and a week of cats and dogs ……. weather... likewise with me and my new Frac.

yep agree with David you will need a Baader Mpcc or and OVL or SW equiv sorry it hurts the purse.. .

yeh man we are flying high no glass but cutting the grass...

June is becoming a washout here grey clouds every night a nightmare... yet during the day a few clear spells. albeit i'm working. Duh....

Oh well that's next week weather ruined cheers

me neither i don't get it.....

actually it is a pain in the neck attachment if you own a refractor as it pierce's the new case the scope is delivered in... but hey ho.....

for attaching a SLR camera

that mount ain't going anywhere soon

If that's a photo of the scope in the mount's dovetail then good to go those other holes are for if you use the dovetails to mount other equipment ......

good point as each person is on a different budget

John I completely agree with you as with everything else including consumer goods computer's for example when they first came out to the home owner over £1000.00 pounds back in 1991 (pc-world) for a 386 processor with 1-2mb ram the days gone by eh Andy

Don't get me wrong yes it is/can be an expensive hobby, Unless buying (I hate the word second-hand) as to me when bought from someone else it is like new well cared for. And a saving on the pocket gives me the happy buzz, like anyone else looking for that elusive item. be it current or no longer manufactured. Unless you have to buy new.

Strange is it not yet here in France that old/current saying keeping up with the Joneses in the UK thank him upstairs, Did not happen with my kids when growing up here in France they appreciated what they had and still do to this day. If it is needed then it is purchased. Ok Birthdays/Christmas for the named brands. As for me since being smoke free for a year have set aside a few quid albeit shared with the Boss I can have a flutter every now and then within limits like to new SW ED72 and then the FF and then...….