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11 hours ago, daz said:

Got a picture Jules? I need something for my ED80 while I figure out where I am getting some misalignment in my stars!

Here is a couple of pics but it will struggle with ED80, maybe okay with ST80, not sure if i still have eyepiece tray but will look to see

Will do a pic tonight but don't think it will be what your after

I have a Celestron astromaster mount (AZ) with stainless tripod that i want out of the way any takers at £10

Assuming my ED80 gets fixed, i will be selling my TS 80 F7.5, will have tube rings dovetail but no diagonal or finder so £65 is a good price

 i think the smiley says it all Nigel, that Skylight looks gorgeous hope it gives superb views  

The ED80`s are cracking scopes, punch well above there size, this will be my most used scope, but the 150 pro will still come out to play, Michael you could paint the scope white like you did with the evo 120, you did a very nice job on that, i need to work out field of view with ED80 and Revelation 42mm 2" ep its 65 degree

On 9/7/2016 at 21:43, Chris Lock said:

Your ED80 looks really smart on the AZ4 Jules, and your going to really like the views for it's aperture

Very true, already impressed with Luna views, i have had a few 80mm scopes and they all have been good, had a Vixen 80 custom and was silly to have sold it, my TS80 F7.5 should be going up for sale but maybe not.......

Okay my first new frac for a long time and all being well my last until i win a huge pile of lotto cash, not a mega scope but i like to think it will be a good workhorse, a bit of Luna viewing and imaging small amount of Planetary viewing for quick sessions and a little DSO viewing plus maybe hooking up the 1000D for a bit of basic deep sky snap shots plus some whit light Sol viewing and imaging...........My ED80

2 minutes ago, recceranger said:

That's the exact setup I have and it's fantastic!?

Yep, i think i have covered all aspects with the 2 scopes, my 150 pro has a crayford and this makes it a super scope

6 hours ago, Mark at Beaufort said:

Thanks Stu and I have read with interest the subject that Jules raised and the conclusion that a 120ED frac is a good choice for a single instrument. I suppose it then comes down to the Equinox 120ED or Evostar 120ED both having the same glass but the former a better focuser.

I suppose to cover this discussion more I should follow the thread started by Jules and not hijack the Starwave 152 thread.

 

Mark i think my thread is defunct now as i went against the grain and ordered an ED80 + keep the 150 Mak

Congrats Mike, sounds like your of to a flying start

Good luck Mike, hope all goes well today 

Pictures please

I hope you stick with it Mike, but i would collect and give it a full inspection from all angles before taking it from there workshop

A good start to the pier, most of the hard work done what part of pompey are you? (my old home town, used to live in copnor)

Its sort of looking like i will be selling the Astro systems  150mm F6 newt , probably the TAL100rs and maybe the TS 80 F7.5 frac

very nice, i have gazed at the stars in Kos, wonderful place

lovely little scope, and ideal for  your young one to get to learn with, i think maybe i should have got the TAL 1 instead of the AS 150

Interesting little newt stu, heard good things about these, but as we all know, newts are the work of the devil

Derek, you are getting a pretty big collection of scopes, how many and which is your favorite scope? 

2 hours ago, Fozzie said:

Great fires of London! That's a perilous thing to throw out there.. I once marginally suggested that the 4" starwave was better than that Russian magnifying glass thingy only to realise quite quickly I needed to get the heck out of dodge before the lynching..

I've spoken to a few Talites, including Jules (who I consider to be the grandmaster of the Tal's member club) and the reverence these Tals are spoken off is very great indeed.  Shame they stopped making them.. I've nearly punched the button on the second hand market a number of times just to say I've got one..

Mind you I thought about cutting one down for BV purposes and I believe that get you a life time ban from the lodge so best I don't pick one up!

I could help you out on that, i have a spare 100rs

2 hours ago, DRT said:

Now you've got me worried! I can picture Jules hurtling down the M1 on a pony dressed as a Kossak with his hair on fire heading for my house

Must rush down to Aldi to buy a black plastic plant pot and a big blue sticker so that I can disguise my Altair as a Tal

 

I have access to a race horse called haribo (daughters) i dont have enough hair to set a fire and would not know how to dress as a kossak, so i guess your safe 

4 hours ago, DRT said:

At the risk of stirring up the wrath of a thousand Talites, I must confess that I find these scopes rather ugly   (sorry, Chris)

I have never looked through one and I am sure that is where they win you over, but they do seem to look like something you would see piled high and selling cheap by the checkout at Aldi.

I'm out of here...

 

GRRR......

My first proper scope was an OO europa 200 f5, im sure this was just a rebadged Helios

Yes helical, you push pull to aprox focus then lock it and fine tune with heli, im hoping it will be up to the job of A-focal luna imaging

48 minutes ago, John said:

Newt - Jules, Newt - Jules ...... I'm gradually getting used to the concept !

Yes, its a strange thing, but might be rather good, part of me is tempted to upgrade parts like a dual speed crayford but its charming as it is, rather TAL like so will have to see how it goes 

All we need now is you to get a Mak     John-Mak  John-Mak