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4 minutes ago, daz said:
You could look in the For Sale section Paul ... 😇
Just have - am I missing something ??!
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Hi,
Any feedback from those using the Baader 2.25x Barlow and Zoom Hyperion eyepiece combo would be much appreciated, I have a 200p on an EQ5 mount
https://www.firstlightoptics.com/barlow-eyepieces/baader-hyperion-zoom-barlow.html
https://www.firstlightoptics.com/baader-planetarium/baader-hyperion-zoom-eyepiece.html
thanks
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Thanks for quick responses as always on here
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Hi,
Getting a new scope after having several largish dobs in the past as I'm looking for something more portable that won't break my back !
Would a 250P on a EQ5 delux mount work? or is it too heavy for that mount, if it would work would a GOTO also work later on?
Thanks in advance for any advice\thoughts
250P OTA
https://www.firstlightoptics.com/reflectors/skywatcher-explorer-250p-ds-ota.html
EQ5 delux mount
https://www.firstlightoptics.com/skywatcher-mounts/skywatcher-eq5-deluxe.html
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9 hours ago, igorigs said:
Well done mate! Could you tell me exposure time?
Canon EOS 550D
ISO6400
Exposure 1.3 secs
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22 hours ago, A40farinagolf said:
Welcome - I'd recommend that you join a local astro group, there are loads to choose from in Cheshire, I attend one at Delamere.
is that the Mid-Cheshire Astronomical Group? is it a good club as im looking for one to attend once covid sorts itself out
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welcome suppose to be clear tmrw so get the scope out and enjoy
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That is spot on for each type - very good and very funny
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1 hour ago, andrew s said:
Atmospheric chemistry seems much more plausible than microbes evolving to cope with the atmosphere.
Regards Andrew
Life wouldnt have evolved to deal with current conditions. In the past Venus was Earth like and over time life would have evolved to deal with the changes on Venus and is potentially whete it is now living in the upper atmosphere.
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lots of stuff appearing on the web stating MIT have found the possibility of microbe life in the venus atmosphere
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1 hour ago, Waddensky said:
I agree with Steve, the current close proximity of Sirius is a relatively short event. Here's a graphic showing how proper motion of stars change their distance to us over tens of thousands of years (and not millions!)
Before the red giant phase, Sirius B was a bright B type star. 240 million years ago the Sirius system wasn't even born yet. B stars have a very short life span.
thats a great article its amazing weve lasted so long
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Come across DSCs which is all new to me and like the idea of making my dob into a push to setup.
Would the below kit work by simply replacing the central bolt on the base with the rotary encoder? How would you callibrate/set this up?
Any suggestions on how to deal with measuring the altitude of the dob?
thanks in advance for any replies / advice
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I have a 350p and these are my EPs
SkyWatcher 2" PanaView 38mm Eyepiece \ Meade 24mm SWA \ BST starguider 60 degree 15mm and 8mm \ 4mm Skywatcher
The 2" panaview is my fav ill just pan around slowly sometimes then on most DSOs its the 15 then 8mm same for planetary
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very good
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Yesterday read up a lot on canon eos cameras as im slowky getting into imaging the planets and captured mars 2 nights ago and ended up ordering a used 550D (have a 350D at the moment) and installed backyard eos on the laptop so looking forwards to being able to live view and focus and capture video then process
This made me read up on whats in the sky at the moment then i gave my lenses a good clean as well as the scope
Nothing exciting i guess but i do enjoy this side if the hobby which is reading up on things, research and reading what others are upto and achieving
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wow amazing
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11 minutes ago, Ouroboros said:
I’d be pleased with that. You can see detail. Just the dob or a Barlow too?
thanks, 2x barlow as well
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51 minutes ago, Daf1983 said:
Aaa, makes sense now. Thanks for the help👍
no worries
Baader 2.25x Barlow and Hyperion Zoom Eyepiece
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