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Dunk

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  1. Here is my list to date also added mounts & other bits have i spent a small fortune on & sold for peanuts. Tasco 130 refractor & wobbly mount , not very good but got me hooked with views of Jupiter. Meade ETX105 loved it & goto mount just too small. 200mm ex display newt can't remenber make, nice scope on a terrible manual mount Meade 8" LX200R /ACF GPS What a mount 20 years ago just point it north & turn it on always aligned on a two star & with nice 8" SCT would have it back if only. Meade DSI & DSI PRO & PRO-II over the years nice little CCD camera's not too dear nice way to start imaging William Optics Megrez 72ED Lovely scope mounted on the above Meade for a while. Skywatcher 150PDS not used much on a Meade LX80 dual mount with the Megrez 72ED Canon 2000D still sat in the box hardly used must sell it Skywatcher Quattro 250P hardly used (for sale now in classified) & broken the LX80 Mount So got a Skywatcher EQ6-R-Pro mount hated it used with a handset(still own) Skywatcher 72ED Pro light little scope on grab n go Skywatcher AZ-GTI mount ZWO 533MC Pro colour camera with 120 mini mono & ZWO mini guide scope(still own) ZWO ASIAIR Plus 256Gb Wow one of my best buys to date now EQ6-R Pro with plate solving a dream to use with above cameras(still own) Current scope Askar 103 APO Triplet with 0.80 reducer/flattner love it so well built & getting images now i never thought possible. Duncan
  2. Hi Just got one delivered today from FLO & as I also have a EQ6-r-pro I thought I would be able to use the synscan handset from that with both mounts but the connection on the cable is to big for AZ GTI. I am missing something or is it not compatible. Duncan
  3. Hi Phil Your set up looks great I wish mine was like that you are miles ahead of where I am. I don’t like the idea putting the put my scope on it in the dark it is hard enough in daylight a couple of times when I was trying to balancing it wasn’t secured so I lift it all in out my shed as it is & it’s heavy but no heavier than I what I had before. Still not got it balanced correctly on the dec axis so might have to look at the 90 deg finder you suggested as if not I can’t look through it at certain angles. I have also have had movement with the clutches when moving it no matter how tight I lock them. Duncan
  4. A mains power supply & a Skywatcher Eq6-r Pro mount for it to power.
  5. It was delivered this morning 😁 within 24 hours of ordering . It is so quiet compared to my old Meade mount but did need to use the Meade 5kg weight in between as the two Skywatcher ones weren't enough. Hope yours arrives soon Phil.
  6. Hi Phil, That’s good news. I have been putting off ordering but got an email at lunchtime at work today from Harrison’s saying they are in stock, I didn’t have a credit card on me so drove home and ordered it & a mains power supply. Had confirmation that it will be delivered on Monday. Glad I drove home as they are now showing out of stock. Duncan
  7. Phil Also got the steel one not had it long ordered it August last year it arrived the end of November not used it too many times due to weather & work and only for visual so far. Collimation was not far off the mirror locking screws we’re not quite loose when it was delivered, my Cheshire shows it about spot on I only move it a couple of metres each way from my shed & back. Harrison telescopes were showing the mounts due in this week but won’t let you order while out of stock & changed it to mid April today so think I will just order it at @FLO and wait. How long have you been waiting? Duncan
  8. Hi Phil I will be like you soon. I also have a Quattro 250 & will be ordering a EQ6-R-Pro next week as one of the motors in my Meade LX80 mount has broke. Hope yours arrives soon & post a photo of it when you get it. Duncan
  9. A double delivery a camera and the adapters to attach it to my scope 😁
  10. See you also got the may contain clouds sticker. Mine did also had about 5 minutes out with it in the last two weeks since getting it.
  11. Thanks yes it was, now just need the clouds to clear.
  12. No been out for ages but It is sold as a imaging scope it is F4 not F5 focal length and got a bigger secondary mirror than a psd. Next buy is a ccd camera but they can also used as a visual scope cost a bit more and don’t come with a eyepiece but still cheaper than buying a bigger shed and a 250p ds
  13. That is why I got the 250 Quattro it is only 730mm long but it that bottom heavy I had to move the mounting rings to balance it that’s why it looks high on the mount and only just fits in the ketter shed.
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