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spaceboy

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  1. Every time I see one I want one but have no idea why ? I think they just strike me as being how a telescope should look and rely on quality optics and not a fancy paint job to sell it.
  2. If it can be called night this time of the year ? but here's a couple of mine
  3. Damian that is such a superb dob build. You must be very proud of yourself and your rewards for all your effort will come every time the skies are clear. Hats off to you mate as I wish I had half the level of skills you have.
  4. Don't forget I'm first dibs on that OO 12" John
  5. Looks and sounds awesome John. I don't blame you wanting to get a driven mount. After 5mins of using the ED120 and realizing just how far you can push the mag I soon got sick of nudging doubles back in to the 0.11° FOV. Thankfully my EQ5 seems to cope well with the compact evo but I'm thinking a fine scope like the TMB is deserving of at least an AZ6-GT. You sure have amassed a collection of scopes to be envy of
  6. I know some members suffer from ocd when it comes to having matching black and green eyepieces but seeing a set of matching scope/CCD's is a new one to me
  7. I did open the thread with dual scope set up but in hindsight should really have put multiple scope given imagers in particular use several scopes at a time. Interesting to see a multiple scope set up for visual commanderfish. Would the ed80 not bring a similar offering to the views as the star wave 152? Made me think what would make for the ideal treble scope set up. 6" f/9 apo (doubles and lunar), 12" f/4 newt (faint stuff) & 8" f/5 apo (wide field). Doubtful any such refractors are readily available and the mount would have to be monstrous to carry them but hey what a busy nights session you would have
  8. I did upgrade my focuser in the end with the help of an adapter which really opened up the potential of the scope but I was left wanting for aperture in the end so it went. Oddly the guy who bought it from me insisted on having it all original including the totally pants R&P focuser
  9. It wasn't Stu but it's interesting to see that dual rigs seem to favour solar. I managed to find an old night sky twin view just to help balance things out This set up actually worked quite well despite the 150PDS ep being the opposite end to the C100ED ep. I think any longer on the focal lengths would have posed challenges though.
  10. While grabbing my solar gear thanks to a brief rest bite from the truly depressing cloud and rain we have been having in the Midlands it made me think.....most of us know from reading other threads that not only do a lot of members have more than one scope that many of us now use more than one scope at a time. Thanks to giro type mounts and now Sky-watchers AZ6-GT and AZ5-GT it is easier than ever to use more than one scope to cover wide field & planetary in one go or even WL & Ha solar. I often don't think twice about grabbing two scopes for solar observing as the Lunt does what the ST120 can't ? but what do other members use on their dual set up rigs ?
  11. How are you finding this tripod John? Was that the one I spotted on astroboot some time ago. I was tempted myself. Apparently TS in Germany used to sell them but alas no more
  12. Phuh... never need to buy another eyepiece. I'm sure everyone who bought an 82° eyepiece said that same thing then came a 100° then a 110° next it will be a 135° long eye relief that weighs only 10oz and you can guarantee it will come in green and black.
  13. Whallop John!! Very nice! So what's that view from the dining room chair again
  14. A couple of my efforts from the 10 minute break in cloud.... not sure if this orientation is correct though ??
  15. AND to my current collection ... ST120 For solar white light, rich field and grab and go ED120 to replace and upgrade my much missed EVO120 Evostar 150 because it's the biggest refractor I can afford and does a superb job at splitting doubles ..
  16. I'm not going to miss it either John as despite having a couple offers on the EVO150 I found myself withdrawing the avert yet again It's just something about having a big refractor that I find appealing. The ED will accompany the EVO rather than replace it although in truth the EVO probably won't see much use now other than on those nights when the seeing permits some seriously close double star splitting??
  17. It's no secret that I have always regretted letting my blue tube Evostar 120 achro go and even though the views in my Evostar 150 are far better, a 6" f/8 refractor can be quite the handful so it was only a matter of time before another 4.75" frak made it's way back in to my collection
  18. I don't think it would be worth getting another in truth though mate. From the off I'm sure out of the box an EVO120 for the cost offers more against the TAL but I doubt side by side it would bring much to the table when you already have a TAL. As I say it's nothing against the TAL as I'm sure it is an excellent scope it's just from the advice I have read on the net when the question is asked (mainly due to the close cost) the larger scope is always favoured. I just wish you lived closer and I still had my old EVO120 as we could have had a side by side shoot out. I have tried buying the EVO120 back but the present owner isn't interested in letting it go any time soon which is a shame as I don't think it is currently mounted.
  19. I remember you having the EVO120 Jules but as with anything that comes out of mass production there is always a chance a lemon made it through QC. TAL are not immune from QC issues either but their bomb proof build quality mean your more likely to get a good one than a bad one. You have to think sky-watcher is every where so the chances of a poor example are higher. I think I have been fortunate in that both my EVO 120 (idiot for selling it) and 150 perform far beyond my expectations. I think that having a collimateable cell is a bonus as you can be sure the optics are always perfectly aligned so if the performance is lacking you know you got a poor example. You also have to consider that f/10 over f/8.33 is going to give the TAL a slight edge regards sharpness but the EVO will always have the advantage of 20mm more light grasp adding to greater if subtle depth. I'm not knocking the TAL in anyway and there has been many a time I have almost purchased one myself hence why I am aware of 100RS vs EVO120 topics. I'm sure the TAL is hard to beat when pitched up against similar apertures and focal lengths.
  20. lol I forgot to put 'almost' before "cult following."
  21. The Tal100 does seem to have gathered a cult following over it's time. I find it odd though as I have come across several TAL 100RS vs EVO120 threads both here and else where which all suggest that the EVO would be the better buy. I think the prices are roughly similar too aren't they? I would like a TAL but mainly to see what all the hype is about for myself. I do think they look the part though and having owned a 200K I know the optics must be good in them but good enough to beat the extra 20mm light grabbing of an EVO ?? Just a shame the EVO has such a crappy R&P focuser.
  22. Slight up date to my previous post. This is for solar when I'm too lazy to nudge the scope
  23. How many EVO 150's have you owned now John? Did you not have a similar scope some years ago? Did it have a Baader focuser though? I feel the only down side to them is they are really demanding on mounts ( I admit I have ocd towards focusing vibrations no matter how small) but those 6"s of unobstructed glass on doubles and the moon makes it a keeper for me. While I don't think mine suffers overly much from CA they do benefit from a semi-apo filter. Although I'm sure now your more accustomed to ED glass your eye may become easily distracted to a blue atmosphere around the lunar limb.
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