Dave scutt

Samsung galaxy s21 ultra.

Held by a phone holder on a stick

In normal mode using 100x space zoom , edited in snapped

Hi all.

Would it be possible to fit a filter wheel to my dob, and still be able to achieve focus .

I think my spider vane might stop me from getting a filter slider

Thanks dave

Hi all.

Ive seen a televue ranger for sale ,  has anyone got one of these or used one to give some info on.

I guessing being a televue the build quality most be good but has it got any bad point's. 

Dave 

This might be just me , but can you feel a bit sick when looking through an ep.

Dave

24 minutes ago, bosun21 said:

DHL and the postie delivered today an EQ5 Synscan upgrade kit, 5 colored filters, a roof prism binocular mount and one of those magnetic handles for my 12” dobsonian. Synscan upgrade all fitted, greased and working.

 

Can i ask where you got the magnetic handle from. 

Never mind found them

There's seems to be a lack of clubs around my area the closest is Galway,  you would think there would be one in Mayo as it's bortle 1 and a dark site

5 minutes ago, globular said:

Did you locate the pieces using SkySafari? 🤣

>>>🚪

Stellarium

My wife foud this in a charity shop for 1 euro , took me 3 days to complete, weather has been terrible so i had to something. 

Nice postman brought me a delivering from flo.

I hope this one fits🫰

1 hour ago, Stu said:

The 8” f8 out for the first time in a while on Friday night. Wonderful lunar views.

It looked a bit spooky before I took the eyepiece caps off!! Like a big robot staring at me 😱🤣

Reminds me of bad robot. 

DPD delivered this today from @Saganite.

Now i could fit 1  or 2 more a push , wish i never sold the 6mm.

Thanks steve well packaged,  ive even got extra pluck foam for another case.

First light for the televue ethos 21mm.

I had the Google pixal 6 pro , the camera is excellent, it's a shame after a while the phone keeps freezing. 

Not the postman this time.

It was my silver wedding anniversary last week and my birthday today, my lovely wife brought me this.

15 minutes ago, Dave scutt said:

Another fast delivering from flo.

Going to test it out now to see if I can achieve focus. 

It doesn't fit 😪

Another fast delivering from flo.

Going to test it out now to see if I can achieve focus. 

The 30mm ES 82° is a beast and is heavy at 1 kg.

I had to use a coma corrector at f 4.9 as it wasn't sharp to the edge.

But when I had the 30mm and the 24mm the 24mm stayed in the box and I used the 30mm alot more

Hello Bogmonster and welcome to SGL.

Where abouts in Ireland are you.

Get a guard dog

Hi all.

Is there an adapter to connect my dew shield to my power pack. 

The dew shield is a lynx astro and has a phono plug.

I can get a female phono plug adapter but don't know what to get the other end , some images below.

Dave

40 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Those Ethos look amazing. Any others on your wanted list, Dave?

I would like to try them all , if I could save for another 10 years 🤔

24 minutes ago, Greymouser said:

Come on now, you know the rules, where is the tin of beans for scale? ( please... )

Not as tall as rhe 4.7, but still big weighing 1kg

Been waiting a while for this , it's finally arrived with wind and rain

Nice postman brought me this today. 

It's my only 110° ep and it's massive. 

And a bonus it brought clear skies. 

Hi all.

At the moment on my dob I'm using the standard 1.25 and the 2" adapter's. 

I would like to get a twist lock adapter in a 2" , will I  still need to use the 2" adapter and will I have enough inward and outward travel to focus. 

Any help or links on which one would be appreciated. 

Dave