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Mr Spock

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  1. Mr Spock
    There will be a review. Svbony v LVW (8, 5, 3.5), SLV (6), TOE (4, 3.3), Ortho (7, 6, 4), Nirvana (7, 4).
  2. Mr Spock
    Lol, I think the Morpheus are ugly! I do like the SLV. Overall I prefer a plain look like my orthos and UFF. Function over aesthetics every time though. After all, it's all much the same in the dark
  3. Mr Spock
    That's what I used to do. It was too much for me. I do the same with the EQ5 and can manage that. An EQ6 is surprisingly awkward to pick up with all that weight.
  4. Mr Spock
    Difference between the two, single shot for each: I've processed to monochrome to loose the colour fringing. 120mm achro: 100mm apo:
  5. Mr Spock
    A C9.25 has a handle on the rear. It's very light too. I could pick it up with one hand even with my slipped disc. I sold it because I couldn't move the EQ-6 it needed to go on.
  6. Mr Spock
    There might be a few clear patches on Saturday according to CO. It may not be a record 100% cloudy March after all...
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    👍
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    Arrived just now
  9. Mr Spock
    Front of the 6se should look like this: As for collimation, a good start is to look down the tube. Place it 2-3 metres away and look down the tube from the corrector end. What you should see are concentric circles. Once you have those concentric circles you are ready to do a star test: Adjust the screws until it is perfect.
  10. Mr Spock
    It's, it's, it's... the moon! Well, I think what that bright blob is behind the cloud... Could easily be aliens though
  11. Mr Spock
    Perfect, natural colours. A very nice image!
  12. Mr Spock
    A lovely set of images 👍
  13. Mr Spock
    It is f5. No idea what the p/v is, but it's pretty good. Moon is very sharp at x461 (3.3mm TOE). Jupiter doesn't stand high magnification, but here's my drawing through the 12": I've since found out the 7mm Nirvana actually measures 8mm... so this is x190.
  14. Mr Spock
    After my previous experience with OO I said I would never deal with them again. However, things might have changed since then. I could have afforded any 12" Dob I wanted, but I chose the StellaLyra and it's a winner. Optics are amazing, at least on the one I have. Here it is next to the shed where it's stored. I can't move it much farther due to a bad back.
  15. Mr Spock
    Exactly how I describe them.
  16. Mr Spock
    12" is good 👍 Here's my StellaLyra...
  17. Mr Spock
    That's a lovely image. Nice detail 👍
  18. Mr Spock
    Forgot about that It's old age, the memory is going...
  19. Mr Spock
    Mine would be: Skywatcher ST80 OO OMC-140 Skywatcher 10" Newt Celestron C9.25 I tend to keep scopes a long time, so don't expect any sales anytime soon! Possibly the 8" f4 - I've had it six months and used it once... The Helios 120mm is well over 20 years old - a keeper as you would expect.
  20. Mr Spock
    We'll let that be your secret
  21. Mr Spock
    I'd love to visit Iceland. My main interest would be photography though. Oh, and to see an active volcanic fissure. A nice walk to the top of Þorbjörn near Grindavik would be a lovely day out right now. - what a view! Fingers crossed the berms they constructed keep Grindavik safe though.
  22. Mr Spock
    Looking good 👍
  23. Mr Spock
    Excellent image 👍
  24. Mr Spock
    Excellent entries. Well done everyone 👍
  25. Mr Spock
    You said: Implying it's the UK not the scope!
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