Moonshane

I like mine!

I bought a pair of Vixen SLVs and they arrived the next possible day after purchase (I bought them at night) and they arrived two days later - top service as always. The goods were well packaged and all correct. Unfortunately they were not suitable for my requirements and I therefore requested a return. As I hoped, the replies were quick, an alternative solution was offered but we agreed it was not suited to my circumstances and so they approved a collection, all within the space of the same working day. So even though this purchase didn't work out, I received an excellent service and prompt replies. I'd certainly always recommend FLO as a supplier of new astro equipment.

Fabulous set-up Dave.

I think I'd personally consider a used (maybe the older gold one like my 120ED) 100mm Skywatcher ED but if it's an itch you have to scratch!

I had the version with the 2" focuser (Vixen 80mm f11) and it's a beautiful scope. Real feel of quality. Excellent optics too. I was happier though once I got an ED.

I suspect that I am possibly the only person in the world to have owned two of these scopes. Cloud from the north spoiling things now. Still tracking Definitely a setup for windless nights like this although I hope for less cover!

I am pleased to confirm that I can focus with the bvs at least! A lot of vapour up there though.

Awesome cheers buddy

Hoping for Jovian action but clouds looming. Fingers crossed!

Here's my 6" f11 waiting hopefully for real first light.

That's a really cute scope Stu. The Rigel shows how tiny it really is.

You'd need to back off the three little bolts a little and then rotate. Then collimate the secondary again with those same screws after checking the secondary in round and centred again. In other words, redo the collimation. You honestly wont notice any difference but in my experience it's worth doing as once set you probably won't ever change it again in all likelihood

Spot on !

Looks pretty good to me. It won't make any difference you'd see but the secondary looks like it needs rotating so the black offset points down toward the primary. See the pic below. Your focuser would be at the bottom

Cool. Just wondered if I was missing something

Quality! What filtering do you use?

blimey, it's the Welsh paparazzi!

Welcome to the bright side!

What a great photo the last one is

Stunning skies and pics. Mike is just cheesed off as he has nothing to fettle ( for now)

Every bold statement to do with astronomy should always be followed by a 'however'. There's always a compromise somewhere. The suggestion of one eyepiece covering several scopes to obtain desired magnifications and fields of view is not as mad as as it sounds. However, a couple of scopes and a box of eyepieces is more compact.. In terms terms of scope vs eyepiece cost., what costs more? The time of someone to make a metal cell focuser and tube or the time of an optician to create and coat accurate optical surfaces? There are a lot more of the latter in an eyepiece.

I have said this before that I don't have much free income (I get about £50 per month 'guilt free spends' plus a bit of a Christmas and birthday/anniversary budget) but having done this for many years I always have something I can sell to raise additional funds if necessary. I buy good quality and therefore if I finish one hobby (I previously had about £2000 worth of books and moth recording equipment) I sell and then buy for my new hobby. Spending wisely is important to me but the above allows me to relax and have the confidence to buy things.

Lol. I was thinking just that when I took the photo.

My latest iteration with spaces for (maybe) a 9mm delite plus a second 9mm and 12mm X cel lx.