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russ

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  1. I have a few (ED80, ED120, C6, OO 10") but really, really fancy a C11 ota. My goal to find one for the summer and next planetary season.
  2. I second all of this. The Baader Orthos are superb and the SVBony 3-8mm zoom is my outright fav eyepiece, trumping the TV DeLite and Pentax XW in my collection. For all my planetary views in 2023 and my single only view in 2024, I reach for the SVBony over all else. So much so, that there was no place in the collection for the 6.5mm Morpheus and 9mm Delite. Also a shout out for the Baader 8-24 zoom but its just not as special as the SVBony. Baader has a variable AFOV, which is annoying and the build is not is the same league as the SVBony.
  3. That looks awesome, hope it's a cracking shower for you. That was my plan too and the forecast was holding up and then suddenly yesterday all the forecasts changed and now wall to wall cloud until Wednesday next week.😭
  4. That sums it up for me too.
  5. russ

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    That's stunning
  6. The blurp sounds good and I did enjoy my LE 5mm and 12.5mm. Just not sure I want another straw like afov.
  7. The Starbase link is all Japanese and not much cop.
  8. Here are the specs: TPL-12.5 Focal length: 12.5mm Eye relief: 9mm Apparent field of view: 48° Lens construction: 4 elements in 2 groups Size: φ39 x 51mm Weight: 90g TPL-18 Focal length: 18mm Eye relief: 13mm Apparent field of view: 48° Lens construction: 4 elements in 2 groups Size: φ39×60mm Weight: 110g TPL-25 Focal length: 25mm Eye relief: 18mm Apparent field of view; 48° Lens construction: 4 elements in 2 groups Size: φ39×71mm Mass: 140g
  9. The more automated and high tech AP has become, the more I don't want to do it. And that's how i felt in 2008 But I really get the appeal to those that love their tech. It looks absolutely awesome.
  10. I feel your pain as well. I have a railway goods yard at the bottom of the garden. They have a hundred of those lamps. Creates a massive light dome brighter than a full moon. I just limit myself to moon and planets mainly. Our neighbour has also taken to growing huge tree like shrubs all down the fence line. They are currently 10-12ft tall and block my entire North East to South East horizon. I think he has done it to spite me knowing I go out with the scope. Lotto win is the answer. House with no neighbours in a bortle 2 sky.
  11. That's a shame John. The forecast was a bit off that night. I set the alarm for 2:30am and woke up to total cloud cover. Was supposed to be 100% clear.
  12. Wow I bet that's stunning to look through.
  13. New plan. Can't stay awake. So getting back up for the planets and the moon. Spend Saturday recovering.
  14. Really nice images Neil. Especially the mono Jupiter. Cracking detail. Seeing our way this morning was pretty darn good. I had Saturn up at 300x and a nice clean view of Cassini. Jupiter will be epic in a month or so.
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