Marvin Jenkins

A revision of the scores to a lack of knowledge by the OP… ME. I had the Hooker 100” at three votes and the Mount Wilson 100” with two votes. they are of course the same scope on the same mountain!! So joint first place right now with five votes each Hooker 100” and Herschel 20” with HST next with three votes.

So far the scores on the doors are Hershel 20” in the lead. Hooker 100” and HST level pegging. It seems the Solar crowd are either asleep or blinded by faulty gear as we have only one solar offering! Spitzer anyone.. Parker solar probe if I allow it under the current rules😂 One of you got away with four votes in a three vote heading. Frankly I was just happy to get more than just one suggestion despite the topic heading. please keep them coming. I have decided to make the end of the month a great way to wrap it up. Thank you to all that have contributed. I hope this has just made us all think of the incredible minds and engineers that have made it all possible. I can’t believe how much I have learnt already (Lipperheys, Apollo Lunar, Messiers frac). Marvin

Is that Messiers actual scope? If so where is it? I would love to do a pilgrimage. Hershels as well but It looks like it is in my nans front room.😄

Mr Spock!!! Logical thinking

That sounds amazing. On the odd occasion I find myself on a trajectory to the UK I always visit Greenwich and the geology room at NHM.

The refractor at Greenwich! Stood next to it twice. You are a lucky person. At last a mention of Lord Rosse and the monster. M

I agree that is cheating but full marks for ingenuity. M

Hi everyone. I have a friend who owns a 70mm f6 and never uses it. I have offered a star gazing session with my kit but he always refuses. I think people at the beginning get intimidated by larger scopes. This time I asked to borrow it as I have a spare EQ2 mount and tripod which he can have. I suspect his is a ball head on a wobbly photo tripod. I put it on my lightweight setup and headed outside as there were gaps in the cloud. Moon 86% illumination so not thinking about anything else. I was really surprised by the performance although there are issues. As expected the three eps were in order- lowest power bearable. Medium- horrible. Highest- total joke. The 45 deg erecting prism should called a wrecking prism and the spotter scope is the worst I have ever seen and should be thrown away. Within thirty minutes I picked out the four moons of Jupiter. The core of M31. Pliedes was marvellous in such a wide field. Comet ZTF was quite easy to find, just swept the area until I found the fuzzy blob with a core. Just proves what can be done under those conditions if you are over mounted. I have never used a small frac and now I want one!!! I have suggest to my friend to buy a star diagonal, two decent plossls and a red dot finder. I think with a easy going tutorial once or twice he will be a star gazer. Marvin

Other than coming home from work I will have nothing left in my life🙈

I have work really early in the morning so I am signing out now. I trust I am leaving this thread in safe hands. I hope I enough scope nominations and no tomfoolery by morning……… Marvin

No joke. It is a serious offering. How many people started with them. Not sure on historic though.

I have been waiting for a Tasco all evening.

I have included amateur in my choice with Dobsonian

Oh yeh forgot about SOFIA.

Your still trying to sneak in a GG scope, not allowed.

Have you already nominated three? If you have do you want make a replacement? I have to get my figures right😂 That looks like railway artillery from the First World War. m

As the OP I am going to throw my hat into the ring… 1, Newtonian 2, Dobsonian (not sure on the rules but the biggest injection to amateur astronomy in history and he gave it up for free) 3, Stellarium, the only night sky I can see most of the time and I can see far farther with more detail than my scopes. Marv

Very nice instrument but three in an order are needed. At some point I will take a count and announce a winner. Lets hope it’s not a Tak.

And the third one was in a bond movie!

Okay vote over 1 Hershel. 2 Hershel. 3 Hershel.🤩

Anything Hershel has to be up there. So many times I find myself looking at targets and find the discoverer has that surname. M

I have no objection to odd ones that don’t fit the mould. Is the horn antenna the one that is threatened by a housing development in the US? Your third choice is something I have to look into. Thankyou for not coming back with red dot finder three times. M

Perhaps I am just a bit edgy as I just got out and looked at the moon for ten minutes. Almost the first Astro in a month!

So far Mr H in Yorkshire you lead the field. With a fairground ride and what seems to be a quick add on😂