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I bought my 450d from camera jungle aka jessops and was very pleased it even came with 12 months warranty new battery, neck strap, eye viewfinder cover I had a look and 1 at 87 quid and low shutter count only 4868

I have the installer file ksd291a_install zip but it's 185mb is it ok to submit it here?

Eikie, You won't be the first or last on this one as caught me out to. Glad and hope you have this sorted. Andy

Hi Chris and welcome from France

And just thought I would add if you want Astro modified Canon DSLR's have a look at this website and reputable https://www.cheapastrophotography.com

Don't get stopped with that in the boot of your car..... a can of worms explaining that. otherwise nice job.

On the 9x50 finderscope you could try removing the locking ring on the end of the finderscope to give you more travel of the lens? with the asi120 bern does an t2 adapter for this finderscope https://www.modernastronomy.com/shop/accessories/finder-guider-adapters/fg-sky-watcher-clones/sky-watcher-clones-to-t-thread-adapter-for-straight-through-finders/

Win, items ordered due at the weekend will let you know how I go on many thanks Andy

Welcome Alison to SGL Someone will be along shortly to resolve your problems and enjoy the forum. Andy

same can be said with one's capture's Photos, I am no professional what I have captured is good for me and mine to cherish if I think it merit's publishing then it is up to others at least I tried. andy

it's the Woy factor I saw that...…. adrenalin rush

Surely this is your managers view I hope you rescued the scopes and why not offer a loan session to the young students for themselves to make up their mind who are interested in science... At the end of the day who is going to replace the current Scientists you have to learn the basic's.... Wish we had them at our school/college

Both my Son's are interested In my hobby and when I have the scopes out and they happen to visit they have a look through the eyepiece and so does their partners and yes they are impressed with the views, but at an early stage in their lives mid and late 20's. Having said that when I was in the UK my eldest was with me every week at our local astro club until we moved abroad back 2005 so he would have been 15. The problem today is if you want any information you go onto the internet, Yet back then information was limited and you relied on literature.. I did have a Meade ETX 70 with tripod and travel sack basic scope which my son pilfered last year can I borrow it never to be seen again albeit it was covered in dust . So maybe a change he wants a bit of me time. I have no qualms with that. I think that a hobby like this is either with your parents or later on in life when you have disposable income. Andy

Wim, Do you have a wiring diagram for the parts which ports on the esp to wire to greatly appreciated Andy

yep std bar albeit I added a couple of new mount holes

what guide scope do you intend using I have what you state a second bar attached above my 150pds scope rings then my 9x50 finderscope attached to that with 3 point rings. the photo was with a st80 scope but went smaller with the finderscope 9x50 does the job well.

IBM XT then the first home computer with twin 5 1/4 diskette drives 1500 quid I can remember the noise they made when seeking

you forgot the minor adjustment tool. And a wire wrap tool as on tracked circuit boards, wired in those days to pins when doing upgrades/updates you could wash the circuit boards in those days to get rid off the dust and tobacco stains there where a lot even in a computer rooms

http://www.dvq.com/ads/IBMSeries1.pdf first computer I worked on as maintenance engineer slighty off topic

Dave Can go back further to 8" Floppies that went into a cartridge that held 10 at 80kb each by IBM then 1.2MB each max at the end. you had single sided and double sided blast from the past

+1 use in on the lesser eq5 mount

James was it these you where referring to don't know if they fit EQ6

No worries been there have the T'shirt and more

The 25mm will give you a lower magnification so hang on till you get that and compare it with the quality of magnification with the supplied 10mm you say you bought a barlow of amazon yes the celestron one 2x so the 25mm will go down to 12.5 and your 10mm will go down to 5mm see how you go on for now before spending any more money.

If it was a "Ring system" then maybe