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Alan White

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  1. It says in stock on the Facebook page, you may have a valid point. So do you think as an existing user that this is as or more solid than a tripod?
  2. Yes it is, was discussed on another thread after the IAS. It is that they are now in the UK under the branding of Altair and available. China made or Taiwan made? May make a difference perhaps? I believe more solid, no riser needed as inbuilt for keeping rig lower, probably more advantages for the imagers than us observers.
  3. Well seen at the IAS, now available at ยฃ325 from Altair EQ5 sized 1m tall, interesting?
  4. Very much a tourist when it comes to my astronomy and enjoy myself enormously being so. The real challenge for me is the motivation to get outside when it's cold, this is mainly driven by my knees and back which challenge me now when colder.
  5. The seller with Barbera at Astrofest was Tim Duke of Dew Control https://www.dewcontrol.com/
  6. @Dave Lloydrant accepted, the reason they are run as businesses is because they have been defunded by central government. This has forced them to think in a commercial way to survive to serve those in the community they serve. I speak from experience.
  7. Not always, it depends from authority to authority and team to team. Most are very hard working but at breaking point due to the defunding from Austerity, one person often doing 3 peoples jobs!
  8. Plan B sounds a good plan, just make sure you buy the surrounding 8 miles of land. That way you can control all the lights!
  9. Only 14 lights pointed at you, really you have it easy ๐Ÿ˜‰ I have a very similar issue but lights from 3 directions, East, West and North, thank goodness I have a big open field in front with only 6 led street lights on it! Getting your EHO engaged is a big moment, my local authority didn't care one iota.
  10. Only if it meets exact criteria, just trespass by light = no action of any kind I know this all too well.
  11. That's a step along the road and should be commended. As someone personally blighted by light pollution at a very local level with no further recourse legally, it's not a day too soon.
  12. Fully commend that remark. The majority of my Astronomy is with Binoculars, many short grab and looks done each week, far less scope time invested. I run 10x50's at present but the 70mm objectives have a siren call, but so does a certain AZ100 mount and that calls louder for 2020.
  13. John, all these images just make that scope tastier by the minute. I must keep saving for myu AZ100, I must keep saving for my AZ100 he repeats to himself.
  14. Rigel Starlite, i have had many, this is the one other than a head-torch I have kept. I did a review on here: Purchased from as FLO did not stock them. https://www.365astronomy.com/Rigel-StarLite-RED-Water-Resistant-Flashlight-with-Brightness-Control.html
  15. Hello and welcome to SGL. Many here have returned to Astronomy after a break, the sky waits. Enjoy your adventure and new scope.
  16. Nice captures, as an observer all I get to see is the phases and brightness.
  17. Ahh, my sky will no doubt look like that soon too.
  18. I just went and had a quick look at Venus and Mercury, then a quick Lunar looksee. Binocular only as packing up from a full on days DIY ing. Lovely as you say Robert.
  19. Yes, we are all Astronomers and doing something silly is our 'family' trait ๐Ÿ˜‰
  20. Thank you for sharing that link John. Lots of positive feedback on these scopes from our American cousins, so good too see uk based users posting this feedback too, clearly a good telescope as we always expected. Are we to get a @John re-run with this scope now @FLO to close the feedback loop?
  21. He says just before clicking on the buy now button ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
  22. Some may say you flocked this up ๐Ÿ˜‚
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