Pete Presland

hope the one i have just bought is ok

hi jed and welcome to the forum

hi and welcome to the forum

hi and welcome to the forum

hi paul and welcome to the forum

hi and welcome to the forum

hi bill and welcome to the forum nice selection of scopes

hi ray and welcome to the forum

hi steven and welcome to the forum

hi and welcome to the forum

hi and welcome to the forum the greatest sci fi ever ? i think it is,have you read the book ?

nice first scope,certainly better than my first an old 3" tasco all those moons ago

thats the one i used a bit daunting at first but like you say works fine

happy birthday and well done to all involved it is a invaluable source of info and opinions!

excuse my ignorance ,what are the main differences between a crayford and r & p is the term "crayford" a type or make? i am looking at a crayford from astronomica uk is this just a generic term for a type of focuser and more importantly does the term guarantee quality

this looks really close! the hole sizes are very near 2" / 1.25" Crayford focuser for Newtonian telescopes on eBay (end time 06-Jul-10 10:30:38 BST) anbody got any experience with the focuser or supplier? astronomica uk thanks pete

i used the soapy warm water and shower,then let it dry naturely. it left a few water runs and would have been better using a hairdryer.

excellant well done!

its going to be one of the first objects my 10" gets pointed at when its up and running

hi all i have just upgraded to a orion 10" newtonian,and need a focuser to fit to it.i bought a beauty from moonshane but unfortunately the hole size and mounting holes are different. the main hole size is 63.7mm in diameter. the mounting holes are 4.5 mm in diameter. the mounting holes are 76.5 mm apart when measured along the tube. when measured around the tube they are 74.7 mm apart. i think it had a crayford on it ,but i am not sure any suggestions will be gladly appreciated thanks pete

i just love the thought of these craft drifting through space for who knows how long? Spacecraft escaping the Solar System pioneer 10 has been travelling for nearly 40 years and in space terms is still local to us

anybody going to the usa on holiday

dark skies essential,but it varies from night to night,or even during the same night! nice scope though

you can always catch the moon during daylight hours,it was superb on thursday morning.mediterranean blue skies,lovely moon,not a cloud in sight and all this from bedfordshire!