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    Vixen GP Adjust slack in DEC

    in Discussions - Mounts

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    4 minutes ago, mikeDnight said:

    If adjusting the screws doesn't solve the problem, you could try gently tightening the nut that holds the worm, shown at the top left of your pic.  I've come across several old mounts displaying slack, but by simply tightening the above nut it prevents the worm from any sideways movement, and the mount then drives perfectly.

    Perfect! thanks, I have since come across a site online which hints to that same recommendation.

    Thank you!

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    Vixen GP Adjust slack in DEC

    in Discussions - Mounts

    Posted

    When i turn the DEC knob on my Vixen GP there are a few mm's of slack before gear engages, looking at the assembly it seems there are two anchor screws which hold it in place. Tightening these only makes it quite a bit stiffer, what does the smaller screw do? turning it has no effect, does anyone have experience with this issue? thanks!.

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    Refractor considerations

    in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

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    4 minutes ago, Nikodemuzz said:

    Markus stated that they guarantee their scopes perform until -30C, below which one can expect pinching. Although there are nights when the temperatures do fall below that (just the other night), the vast majority of situations would be OK in that respect. In that sense I would be fine with that.

    I was going to ask if you plan on being out in those temps regularly, then i saw where you live and figured i better not ask lol.

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    Show us your set up in action at night.

    in The Astro Lounge

    Posted · Edited by Sunshine

    29 minutes ago, John said:

    Clear but a bit "milky" tonight so I'm giving my old Vixen ED102SS a short session on double stars. This scope is over 20 years old now. I've owned it for 14 of those !

    Really versatile scope which can go from a 4 degree true field view to a sharp 200x plus.

    Hoping to take this setup to darkest Wales later this year :smiley:

     

     

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    That the fluorite model? if I am correct,  if so that scope’s optical prowess is legendary. Don’t ever give that one up, no way, I saw one for sale months ago in classifieds, I was desperate for it but it was over a thousand miles away and I couldn’t  bear having it shipped so I was sunk.

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    Hubble Telescope data sets

    in Imaging - Deep Sky

    Posted · Edited by Sunshine

    Maybe the clouds were rolling in and they only had time for one sub per channel 🤣😂

    It seems the first image, NGC 6050 is 450 million light years away, astounding, considering Andromeda's two LY distance. It is fascinating and humbling just thinking about such

    distances, our minds are not accustomed to thinking at such scales and distances. Traveling 450 million years at some three hundred thousand km per second. it makes me wish

    I could hop in a ship and, head off towards this galaxy, just to see for myself, only then can I full comprehend.

     

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