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cv01jw

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  1. I have a Bresser 127 Mak and it is excellent for planetary observing. It is also compact and not too heavy. ETA: Bresser Messier MC-127 / 1900 Maksutov Cassegrain OTA | First Light Optics
  2. Do you not need one of the Celestron scopes to go with it?
  3. Rob You should be able to connect directly to the focuser using an adapter - is the D750 a Canon model? When I bought my 130P it came with a Canon fit adapter which I have no use for - I would be happy to post it to you (provided I can still find it).
  4. My new EP's come in their own Eyepiece Vaults!
  5. Finally got around to opening up the package containing my Denkmeier EP's. Really was not expecting the EP cases to be quite so cool - nice solid metal cases which screw together (apparently called Vaults). The EP also screws into the base of the case to hold it securely in place. The EP's themselves are lovely too, a real step up from the BCO's I have in terms of feel, but I guess that should be expected given the price difference. The view through the scope was OK and I was a tad disappointed when looking at M13, so much so I went and got my 10mm BCO to compare. The view through the BCO was equally poor, so I turned to the Moon to note so much shimmering it was like looking through water. I will have to have another go when the conditions are better. Anyway, here are some photos of the EP's and their 'Vaults':
  6. Sat at home waiting for me are a pair of Denkmeier EP's (14 and 21mm) shipped over from the US :) Excitement is only tempered by the HMRC charges - I think they have worked it out incorrectly and so I have the faff of submitting a claim to have some of the money back.
  7. Finally got it built last night - only just remembered to get a pic as I was leaving the house this morning, so it has my daughter in it (ready for her first day back). Hoping to get first light soon, but the forecast for tonight is not good. Was also slightly disappointed to see the scope comes with the same budget 'Super 10' and Super 25' eyepieces which came with my old Explorer 130. I am trying (unsuccessfully) to resist the temptation to buy new eyepieces just yet. I cannot stretch to Televue's, but have my eye on a couple of Denkmeiers at the moment. Edited to actually include the picture!
  8. Unfortunately I will have to wait until tonight to put it all together, but I will take another picture
  9. 250PX - the one FLO had on offer last week
  10. I didn't realise the prefixes were issued in date order - I have never developed an interest in amateur radio but my dad has always had a licence - he is G3PCW so must have had it for some time too.
  11. That’s lovely, looks like a proper telescope.
  12. The optics are at least all standard. I daren't add up the cost - doesn't seem much when you buy in little chunks.
  13. Lots today I was getting frustrated with the single locking screw on the eyepiece holder on my Mak and so have upgraded to a Baader reducer and holder. Fitted them this evening and they feel much more substantial. Looking at the scope though, I have now replaced everything it came with - finder, eyepiece holder, reducer and diagonal.
  14. Resurrecting an old topic here, but just wanted to say thanks for this. I noticed last night that even with the hand wheel tightened I could rotate the mount with minimal effort, so I think getting inside and checking / adjusting the clutches is a job for this evening. This thread will help enormously.
  15. New goodies all attached, tetrad fitted and lined up on a distant TV aerial Fitting the binoviewers with two chunky eyepieces has made me question the plastic diagonal which came with the scope; replacement ordered earlier this evening in the form of a Williams Optics erecting prism. As well as being much better built, it will also make my life easier when following lunar maps at the scope. Sat waiting for the sun to disappear now so I can try to get a view of Jupiter before I head off to bed.
  16. Thanks for posting this - I have been thinking about a bag to carry stuff to dark sites in and had not come across the Neewer stuff. It looks like excellent value - have ordered myself a big bag
  17. I have a box in the car containing a new (to me) set of Williams Optics Binoviewers and a pair of Skywatcher LET 20mm eyepieces. Cannot wait to get home tonight and have a go with them (weather permitting). After reading a number of binoviewing threads on here, it seems that once you try them you cannot go back! Although parts of me hope you can, otherwise it will be an expensive business buying a second set of eyepieces to match the ones I already have. Also have a copy of the 21st Century Lunar Atlas on it's way to me along with a Telrad finder - I have given up trying to use the RDF which came with my Mak. Maybe it is me being a noob, but I seem to spend far too long trying to align the scope (it is a goto) rather than actually observing anything. I am hoping the Telrad will speed things up for me.
  18. Tomorrow will be better if the Mak arrives. Although I have made a fundamental error because I am not collected the mount until next week, so I am going to be sat looking at my new toys for a while.
  19. Just had a text from DHL advising me that some new toys are arriving today A powertank for my new mount, a LP filter and a BST 12mm ED eyepiece. Hoping the clouds clear tonight to try the eyepiece out, but it is not looking good Edit: Another message, this time from FLO, advising my Mak is in the post! Woo Hoo
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