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They look wonderful or wunderbar Mark
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2 hours ago, Highburymark said:
There’s a Leica microscope eyepiece - HC Plan 10x/25 - which is highly rated for astronomy Brian, but very difficult to find
Are these they Mark .... Interesting pitch or comment but I won't be buying them , seems about right or even a reasonable cost for Leica 🔴
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I once bought a pair of MB1s of a gentleman in Edinburgh who had switched to the MKvs (Zeiss EPs) he was also using them to great effect on his AP160 , I can't imagine Zeiss optics being other than very good , when I see people peering down a microscope on the TV I always try and pause the image to see what kind of optics they are using and it's often Zeiss , Leica or even Olympus , imho the ultimate optical manufacturer is Leica and this is mainly based on my experience with their camera lenses.
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Addendum:
Every 18 years or 6585 days the same alignment occurs (Saros Cycle) however due to the earths rotation the moons shadow never falls on or crosses the same path , here’s my now 14 year old polo 😎
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It would be wonderful to catch Saros 126 but yes the following years Saros 136 is the one to catch as it's twice a long if in the optimal path , I've read a lot about previous encounters with 136 and it's the one I really want to see , have been lucky enough to catch Saros 139 in Turkey 06 & they are worth the effort to witness.
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On 24/08/2020 at 01:06, andre2 said:
Hi, waw! There is someting verry cool I discover recently in this new Lunt 40. Not only the cute small Shape and its nice red accents With the more neutral white tube. but also the Sun image has a verry relaxt tint to it....Makes it better to look longer at it I believe and study its detail...if the 40 wold be at least as good as the 35 🤩 then I wil sell my pst and do some new expirience With the new 40! Thanks!
Sounds good Andre , are you able to add any pics of your scope ?
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Yes I caught it fleetingly this evening ... terrible seeing through cloud ! did the fleas meet
to form an arch ? It was at about 1 oclock on the disk.
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Have noticed a couple of other useful options on the Rowan site , namely
An EQ5 Adaptor plate and a Tilt Pan handle !
It really is all in all a most comprehensive and impressive looking system.
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I've a bortle 5 here .... only 4 metres elevation 🙂
But is this info 5 years old now ?
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That's a good call regarding Denis , Mark I'm pretty sure he is now listed as a "Vendor"
on CN ... he's certainly a BV Guru ... it probably wouldn,t hurt to post about the issue on
CN as well Neil as your bound to get some more advice ... there's another guy
on there called Edgie (i think) who also really knows this stuff.
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Very nice ... I thought you'd be more of a Le Montrachet man Jeremy & that's Le not
Chassagne or Puligny 😀 ... no Sun here yet !
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Have my fingers crossed for some Sun today .... expected around 3ish
I hope it does make an appearance (currently clouded out) as could really do with some currently 😐
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A French classic if ever there was one ... my fav for hot days would be a modern
trocken Riesling 💛
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On 11/08/2020 at 16:09, JeremyS said:
Sun shade? 👌
Bottle of white wine? 👌
Ice bucket? 🤔
I know: if I drink it fast enough, it won't have a chance to get warm 👌
I'm trying to work out what the vino is (im a terrible wine snob 😀) my guess is old world ..
as for whites I think countless drink Sav Blanc and don't even realise that on the palate
its mainly gooseberry (boring) I see many loading their trolleys with 6 or more of the
same bottling meaning they just don't care (which is fine i suppose) but i,m always
trying different grapes and never buy 2 the same .... anyway don't get me started 😅
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I tend to just use a baseball / golfing type of hat garment and find that shields the EP area enough ... sometimes when I remove it though I swear I can see more detail but that's very rare (HA) ... I think observing at just one wavelength has it's peculiarities.Brian
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I would quite like a Tak (for day use) as I'm sure it is true that they can handle the mags ... I don't know much about them though apart from the FS series and find some of the current offerings a bit bewildering , still that would be for the future as I've spent enough this season 💀
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More than enough for 4 solar scopes
I reckon plus have a few more good
oddities between 10 to 14mm ☀️
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I would recommend as large a refractor/ FL as you can handle I use a 127/L
this offers me a fighting chance of seeing some granulation , or if you can go
down the ED route ... as Stu recommends at least a 100mm ... visual only.
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A happy ending me thinks 🙂
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I think this is a SUPERB 👍 thread as we are perhaps really getting to the crux of what
is important to the individual with regard to Alt Az mounts , I am sure your Ercole is a
great mount Ade and one that you will enjoy and it's like everything you won't really
know unless you try , I for one am leaning toward a certain mount (yes that one) but
I currently do not require that capacity however probably will next solar season.
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That set up looks superb Mark with a wonderful solution
Ade I personally could not do without slo mo controls as I require them to glide over
the solar disk ... and I guess that's the main reason I like my ST2 , it's far from perfect
but performs well enough and I like the ability to mount a longer FL refractor on top
but tend to use the sides for normal solar obs.
PS I do like the look of your new Giro though 👍
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Basically I think the experience shall be the same as your 12.5mm , and will be very sharp
as most users confirm regardless of FL ... I'm no EP Guru but again
i,m not aware of any other shaper at this price point or vastly more 🌞
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3 hours ago, Highburymark said:
Agree Brian - and they still are pretty bright. Directly Beyond the ‘new’ AR, which is now firmly in view, there’s also a flattish rock shaped Prom on the limb which is very bright.
Yes I noticed that to ... most striking indeed ! , the weather only really cleared here a "bit" latterly to enable a look , if your looking and your not seeing the bright active regions then it's the reflection 😉
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17 hours ago, Highburymark said:
Had a final glimpse about 30mins ago and couldn’t see any spots in the new active area, but seeing was poor. Fingers crossed for tomorrow
I should be able to get a look a bit later on this afternoon ... did you notice how bright some of the active regions were on Friday Mark a bit like a Delta region.
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New Lunt 40mm scope
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Well said .... I concur
Brian