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  1. Many thanks Vlaiv, Stuart & Dave, that’s great information for me to pass on. It’s not my area of expertise but I’m sure he will be able to get to grips with it. All the Best, Linton
  2. I’ve had an enquiry from a local gent who uses remote data from a telescope in Tenerife. He wants a modern equivalent of a Blink Comparator, so I presume he is searching for Novae or minor planets etc. I suggested that modern plate solving software has probably now replaced a mechanical comparator and the human eye, but I promised to ask on this forum for suggestions Any thoughts I can go back to him with? Many thanks, Linton
  3. And to complete the story the new owner now has a primary mirror for his telescope, it came to me for free and I have passed it on on the same terms. The amazing thing was he was only 14 miles away! All good, Linton
  4. Hi Peter, You we’re of course correct and I’ve now been in contact with John who has confirmed. Many thanks, Linton
  5. Thanks both, I did contact Steve but he didn’t have the buyers contact details. But no worries, thanks to another SGL member I now know who the new owner is! All the best, Linton
  6. I’m hoping to contact the new owner of a 15” f4.5 classic Obsession that was sold recently by Steve at ENS. The telescope was missing its primary mirror. I’m sure many members will have seen it advertised. If anyone knows the new owner would it be possible to pass on contact details. I may have something that could be of interest to him….yes a 15” f4.5 primary! Many thanks, Linton
  7. I’m looking for information on a 15” primary from a Beacon Hill telescope. The focal length along with the initials JRN are engraved on the back. If anyone can add any information that would be helpful. Many thanks, Linton
  8. For anyone searching for info on this I found Superlube worked very well on the bearing surfaces, but is far too light on the worm and gear. Following the wisdom of Peter Drew and others Kilopoise is recommended but is no longer available. An alternative is sold by Newgate Simms called Tribosyn 320. I ordered the trial pack of 6 versions which was delivered the next day. I went with the Green version after leaving them in the fridge overnight to see what they were like at low temperature. It seems to have done an excellent job, I don’t think you could go wrong with either the Green or Blue versions. Best wishes, Linton
  9. Some answers to questions I’ve sent seem ‘off’ to me despite the advert reading well, and seller has now gone silent. I think it’s one of several scam adverts out there at the moment which seem to feature Celestron scopes which are just a little bit too cheap. They seem to be lifting text and photos from genuine adverts so all seems good until you dig a little. As always take extra care with anything you are not actually viewing in person. Linton
  10. Hi All Trying to avoid a possible scam! This telescope was offered for sale recently on the Isle of Wight ( not on this site I must add) if you recognise the images or can do a better image search than I can please drop me a pm. (I have searched for a St Giles Church near Shanklin but can’t find one) Thanks Linton
  11. I like Mike’s idea of a wooden collar. Just went to hold the Vixen in place to eyeball it and found that the thread on the top part of the shaft is also larger than a Vixen. Now somewhere I think I have a smaller spare that will still do the same job. Linton
  12. Standardisation, now that would be a great idea! I have a lifetimes collection of converters and adapters etc. I have even had scopes with Imperial and Metric fixings on the same tube! Thanks for the link to the Geoptik adapter, hadn’t seen that before, if I can’t find a CG5 tripod I may go down that route. Linton
  13. Too small for an SE I think. Outer diameter of top plate is 140mm and the central deep well is about 30mm diameter. Has two positions for a North peg so I’m pretty sure it’s for an Equatorial. The chap that sold it to me says it didn’t fit is Celestron AVX so we can rule that one out. I still think the top looks like a Skywatcher EQ6? All the Best, Linton
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