nightfisher

15 minutes ago, John said:

My 130 F/9.2 is number 40. Since 2006 they will have made 114 in total when production finishes this year, I'm told by Markus Ludes of APM. It's a visual scope primarily though, with that focal ratio.

 

 

Looks lovely John, whats the best target you have acquired to date with it 

Skywatcher all the way, only beaten by Intes Maksutov

I clean forgot i started this thread.........keep em coming lads and  lass`s i have not had any astro stuff for a good while, though i did get a rather nice Giro 2 mount a while back

1 hour ago, xtreemchaos said:

great shots John, I like using a dslr most of the time, but the extra mag you get from a ccd comes in handy, its the best 100 quid I ever spent. lovely detail mate, well done. charl.

A-focal can be a good compromise between webcam and DSLR 

Here is a humble offering from me Mak 102/1000D cropped from another image

11 minutes ago, iPeace said:

Just don't tell anyone I'm trying one. People tend to get the wrong idea, and I can't afford a spin doctor...

If you buy one it will come with a rather cheap plastic 90 degree star diagonal, swap that out for a better one, i use a Circle T prism in mine.....but most of the time it has a 1000D fitted

24 minutes ago, iPeace said:

There's just something about this...

I want one.

get one, they are a great little Mak, no idea how it performs on deep sky but wont be terrible, but as a Luna imaging scope its top notch

My mak 102 now has motor focus, made from a pair of RC servo`s and a few bit i had

Its a Circle K f16.5 sold under the Prinz label, the lens will clean up and you can buy tube rings from TS in germany, in fact i might have a tube cradle that might fit it, start of by cleaning the optics before spending any money, when taking the glass out make a note of the orientation (seek advise if in doubt)

9 minutes ago, Knighty2112 said:

Here a couple of images with both scopes on my Skytee II mount to give you a better idea of scale together on a mount.  

 

Houston we have a problem...........some one has snuck a newt into a refractor thread...........how should we deal with this infidel 

15 hours ago, iPeace said:

Not the best of pics, just to give you an idea.

Mike i must have missed the pic, the rings look better on your scope than on TS website, on the site i thought they looked a bit thin

1 minute ago, iPeace said:

Actually, it's a well known diameter. I bought CNC rings off-the-peg for my 120ED:

http://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/language/en/info/p3283_TS-Optics-CNC-Alu-Rohrschellen-fuer-Teleskope-mit-116-mm-Tubusdurchmesser.html

would you say they are a lot more sturdy than the stock skywatcher rings?

Thanks Mike, sounds like i might have trouble getting these

On 2/16/2017 at 17:07, John said:

Very nice Paul

I like the handle on the scope as well - I could do with some of those on my fracs.

I guess you mean ED120 - or have Skywatcher produced an exciting new 130 and kept it quiet ?

 

 

John, dont suppose you know the diameter of the ED120, mine is all packed away and i have been thinking about getting CMC tube rings for it

46 minutes ago, Paul73 said:

@DRT I'm sure that Derek will know the origin of the handle. Seems good and solid. 

And, the prize goes to John for spotting the 130 mistake (now corrected to 120)?

Paul

Paul, welcome to the ED120 club, great scopes

I think you should loan it to.me for a second opinion on this mount   or bring it to my little star camp at Usha gap 

Mike, superb write up, i still want one but cant justify it, and still looking into getting a bespoke alt az mount made at some stage, but it wont be as nice as the AZ8

Sneaks of to google GM8 lol

They look nice and not "mega" bucks...........oh for a lotto win 

You mention polar align on this, but why would you even think about it on an AZ mount, sorry just curious about this

Ruddy hell this forum is doing my nut in!, go to post a reply and up comes a quote from previous!

back on topic  Nice, this mount looks a million dollars, just oozing quality.....only wish i could afford one, okay so i can afford one but i cant justify this kind of outlay, really looking forward to your "in use report" i suspect it will be good

Just a thought, a 2S lipo for radio control models is 7.4 v dc, fully charged they tend to put out 8.4

Ouch, that is one rather pricey AZ mount, but it looks superb..........good luck with it, please share your findings

This is now my travel scope and grab an go, skymax 102 maksutov on old but nice CG3 EQ mount

If you want to keep it as a dob and add tracking then get an equatorial tracking platform, or mount the tube on a goto EQ mount 

2 hours ago, Stu said:

What is it Jules?

Dont worry, i still have the 120ED, but i found myself needing a grab an go set up, so when i heard about this "Monster mak" i had to go for it, i had one a few years back and kinda regretted letting it go, so here we have a little travel/grab an go 102 Skymax on a Celestron EQ3 mount, nice and stable, ideal to take to Mukar camping (dont think i would be happy leaving 120 in a tent for some badboy to steal)