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DaveL59

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  1. surely something in brass/bronze would go better with the darker wood, Jeremy? 😉
  2. Well too late for this year but it seems clearances have now been granted Virgin Orbit issued licences ahead of Cornwall space launch - BBC News All a bit of a let-down for UK regulations with how long it all took but at least we may see this launch happen in Jan-2023, start the new year off with a bang 🙂
  3. I agree MLQ, you'd think if they were serious about this venture they'd have #2 almost ready to go and if they really have to strip and re-use then they can take from #1 to make up #3 or #4 so they can keep the push on the schedule. Be hard to explain the reasoning of someone else gets there first huh but I guess they think there's not much competition unlike in the Apollo era. Could they be wrong? maybe... As to another thread for #2, if someone wants to kick that off feel free, but if this really will be 2025 it'd be long since buried by then unless Mr Angry keeps us fuelled up with update rants on the tube.
  4. I think for M42 on Nikon you'd need the adaptor that has a lens to correct for infinity but of course that'd also affect IQ. As noted, on some lenses you can tweak the lens to get there but that's not the case for all that many depending on your penchant for open-lens surgery 😉 Agree with John re the CA on the 16-300 tho it processes out OK and if you close the aperture a bit it helps with sharpness as tends to be the case with most of the super-zoom and even regular zoom lenses. For astro tho perhaps consider a Nikon prime in the 135mm range.
  5. I guess the answer would depend on what you want to do with it and budget. If you fancy wildlife then the Tamron 170-600mm is decent, go after a mk/v2 model tho as that one's better than the original v1. Just check that it focuses OK across the zoom range (AF that is). Not cheap, usually >£500. If you want to see what it's capable of there's many shots in the photography section from folks like @johnfosteruk and others. If you just want a reasonable all-in-one, the Tamron 16-300 is also good if yours is an APS-C sensor. I have both but on Sony-A mount. Can't say much on Nikon glass as I've never used those but I'm sure others will be along to advise.
  6. I've done that often with the little Tal-M where you need to slide the finder outward to remove it from the optical path between eyepiece and secondary mirror. That said even with the barlow and extender in circuit the wee finder gave surprisingly good views, only giveaway was I'd be thinking "is that it, thought it'd look bigger... DOH!" 🙂
  7. Probably most/all fruit has lower acidity tho I was surprised when my dentist told me off for drinking so much apple juice vs orange. Didn't realise it was more acidic. Didn't change my consumption much tho I have more switched to smoothies now. She's still not impressed 😄
  8. has she told you yet that fruit have feelings? 😉
  9. ugh so I've been slowly poisoning myself for the past 40 years then? 😢 I'd bet tho that a lot of so-called AI just googles and picks based on some ranking which answer to give...
  10. are you thinking of printing a base for the part you unbolt from the LT70 or to replace that part? Some here have removed the foot from the LT70 and fitted that onto a plate with a small dovetail attached to it. No need to 3D print anything with that method. Others, myself included made up a carrier for the phone that we could then mount on another scope, leaving the original as-was and this works well also.
  11. Well Orion splashed down nicely just now, lets hope all the telemetry and other data bear out so they can try it with people aboard next time 🙂 Funny it just started snowing here as it splashed down, wonder if it triggered that on its way down 😉
  12. Sadly the shed here is falling to bits, but I rent and Gina's is way too far to make it viable even if I had the transport to attempt it. This garden isn't suited to have a RoRo anyway come to that. Hope someone does take it tho.
  13. Should perhaps just load it all back up on the carrier jet along with the satellites and go elsewhere to launch them, close the doors on UK space ops and not look back. What a farce, they had the chance to come out looking viable but snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Heck Iceland changed laws etc to get that UK launch attempt done and we're sat doing nowt as usual 😞 PS - not digging at the spaceport folks BTW, they've done great getting set up, we know where the fail is, the usual place...
  14. oh dear, just a day later and... Virgin Orbit: First UK space launch from Cornwall faces delay - BBC News So still buried under red tape then. Now looks like it could be after xmas, which of course could add a personnel problem getting them back into the country with the strike dates so far announced 😞
  15. Yikes that was lucky indeed, shows how valuable having an RCD in circuit can be.
  16. ah-ha! We have an aspirational date of 14-Dec 22:16-00:16 🙂 Virgin Orbit: Date set for historic Cornwall rocket launch - BBC News Now we just need the CAA to get their finger out and issue the launch clearance.
  17. surprisingly still no date made known, but mr Angry mentioned that they've got clearances and he's hoping to cover the launch before he returns home on 16-Dec, so could be any day soon perhaps? Was thinking to update the title to say now-Dec? but don't seem able to edit it for some reason 😞
  18. Nice video on these modified 747's
  19. easily done tho. I was fitting a new bath years back, prepped the space it would fit into and checked for fit in the undercuts in the wall then pulled it back out so I could drill for the taps that would be set into one corner. Late at night after a long day and so I marked up and cut the holes dead right, taps slotted in perfectly so fitted up the pipe tails etc. Only thing was when I went to offer it back into where it'd sit... wrong corner. DOH! The fix was to flip the bath lengthwise so the taps were in the far corner from the shower and run extra pipes. Just as I'd planned it all along of course 😄
  20. well no news on a date yet but seems the envir folks have decided to wade in... Lets hope if they superglue themselves to the launcher they go ahead and send them on a free trip to space 😉
  21. Wonder if he'd also advise that post-60 it increases exponentially 😉
  22. which direction does it track? What I saw was traversing W-E or more NW-SE perhaps and left a long track. Not a plane as it was far too fast for a jet liner hence my thought it was a meteor.
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