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McNewt

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  1. I have a 41mm Panoptic on its way from FLO and I already have an 80mm f/6 triplet APO. If you haven't pulled the trigger on an eyepiece once I get to take it out for a spin I can check back with a first impressions report. My main use case with this combination, plus an UHC filter, is to find nebulae. The view with the APO and the Nagler 31 is very sharp throughout most of the field, but slightly less so closer to the edges due to field curvature. The sky is very dark uncovering zillions of otherwise invisible stars. Very impressive and addictive. On first light I pointed the scope to Altair and panned toward Deneb. In seconds the Dumbbell nebula came into view. Seeing was so-so and under Bortle 5 skies other objects in the area were hard to detect. I'm patiently waiting for the darker autumn and winter months as in the summer the sky doesn't get truly dark here. Anyway, these wide field views are intriguing and makes me want to search and discover rather than fiddling with alignment and hand controllers.
  2. I'm constantly talking telescope gear with my better half which, admittedly, must be very tiresome. However, due to the information overload she has stopped being surprised when the postman arrives with a new packet. At least when it comes to eyepieces and other small gear. Not sure what would happen if I order a big dob though.
  3. That shadow must be keeping it upright acting as a support to the rightmost leg.
  4. Not yet. It is certainly at the top of the list. I've had a peek at the Baader 2 inch Herschell prism, but then someone posted some feedback on one made by Lacerta which is quite a lot cheaper. However, the Baader wedge comes with a solar continuum filter included in the price that is quite expensive to buy as an option. Need to scratch my head for a while on that one.
  5. When you need a wheel dolly to get your eyepiece out into the backyard.
  6. Joy! My first refractor. A deluxe-finder-grab-n-go-solar-guide-apochromat to be more specific. These 80mm scopes are really ubiquitous. I got some accessories too. The mirror in the diagonal is so well made that I first thought they had forgotten to put a mirror in it, until I realised that it was the back of the white dust cap what I was looking at when staring down the barrel on the scope side. The scope has a really nice finish and judging by the short moment of daytime viewing I’ve managed to get it is very sharp with no hint of color fringing. I hope to be able to put it to the test soon. It doesn’t get really dark here in the summer so the moon will be the first target. And now a weather report.
  7. Congrats! I did Telrad my way to M51 too only a few of weeks ago. Way more fun and rewarding than using a goto.
  8. Thank you for the explanation. I really need to try a zoom out. Every time I lug around my eyepiece sets I start to thinking about getting a zoom eyepiece. ? Maybe it is an excuse to buy yet another eyepiece.
  9. Do you prefer zoom-eyepieces over fixed focal length? Obviously you cover a lot of ground with very few eyepieces. I've been having my eyes on the Leica zoom for a while, but since I've spent too much on eyepieces already I haven't pulled the trigger.
  10. 1.25" to 2" twist-lock adapters. Normally you have only one adapter and you keep it attached to the focuser, but I also have a bunch of 2" eyepieces. Frequent switching during sessions made me misplace the one adapter that I had. Now it is 2" all the way.
  11. I finally managed to find some time to fix the case for my Pentax eyepieces. I bought the case on last black Friday so it has been gathering dust for quite a while.
  12. Cool idea using a divider. I'll steal that one for future cases.
  13. I gave it a try... to my amazement all light pollution was gone. ?
  14. Indeed! Mythbusters did an episode about Pirate-myths and the eyepatch was one they tested. Plausible. (It is possible to find it on YouTube by searching for 'mythbusters pirate eye patch'. Not linking here since it may be a copyright violation.)
  15. Ahoy thar fellow astronomers! Nah all thin's 'ave t' be fancy 'n expensive. These ones prolly 'ave some o' th' best performance t' price ratio thar be.
  16. Greetings neigbour! I'm located just south of Stockholm.
  17. Yeah, the Nagler 31 is a hefty beast. I had planned to order just the adapters plus the dust caps, but ended up with this. ? I guess part of the theme is finding stuff. The night before I ran out of patience with my tiny finderscope. Porridge and pasta on the menu for a while. First light is expected to be... (checking wheather forecast) in February. Not a single day with clear skies for the next coming 10-days. ?
  18. Some unboxing to be done. Dog helps out removing packing material so two-legged-one can take photos. While furry-one plays with the big box on the floor, two-legged-one plays with the smaller boxes. This is what was inside. The round thing with concentric circles on it is a collimation tool for my newt. The piece of electronics down right is a pulser for the Telrad. There are three more 2"/1.25"-adapters to be delivered. Telescope-express were graceful to do a part delivery at no extra cost since they ran out of stock of adapters.
  19. Thank you! I noticed DRT's comment about overlaps and he has similar sets too. Extreme wide field is bliss, but not suitable for all targets. For planetary I tend to prefer the tighter field of view.
  20. Full set of Lunt/APM eyepieces... ...and the Pentax XW gang. I received the 10 and 20 mm today so I will be getting a case for these. In terms of focal lengths there are overlaps, but given that most of my eyepieces are all over the place after a viewing session I apparently tend to switch back and forth between 70º and 100/110º to get the best possible views. Naturally the 3.5mm eyepieces are the least used ones.
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