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Reticle in polar scope
sublime_mick replied to sublime_mick's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
anyone know what size we need for the reticle? mine is an eq5 -
Reticle in polar scope
sublime_mick replied to sublime_mick's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
great idea glowjet - now all i need is a drill and some dowel lol i surprised myself knowing what dowel is. will definitely give that ago. though i'll have a look at the o rings in halfords and check their sizes and compare those sizes to the ones i have. if i find the right size - i reckon with clever marketing a 1p o ring could fetch £50 - just with a fancy "astronomical" name. retailers seem to be doing it with all astronomy stuff -
Reticle in polar scope
sublime_mick replied to sublime_mick's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
know what you mean Rob. I got a box of rings from Maplin - only about £3 for 225 of them - some fit nicely round the reticle - but are either too thin or too thick. I tried a combination of 1 that is too thin and the thumb screws - seems easier to work that way as there is much less movement from the reticle. will try halfords for more o rings or even try and trim 1 of the rings which are too thick with a stanley knife. remind me to buy plasters for when i slice the fingers off myself. i'm hopeless with fidgety things - and this reticle mullarky sure is a pain in the ass. at least if i find an -
Reticle in polar scope
sublime_mick replied to sublime_mick's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
this is the thread I read and was hoping someone would be able to give even more basic instructions: http://stargazerslounge.com/diy-astronomer/166595-permanent-polar-scope-reticle-centring.html -
can anyone help me out? Mine is off centre and I read in another thread about using o rings to centre the reticle. I couldn't make sense of the procedure and would be grateful if anyone has done this themselves and could provide simple instructions. cheers Mick
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Help - broken EQ2 hand controller!!!
sublime_mick replied to Beardy Bob's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
did you get this fixed? -
Polaris in Transit
sublime_mick replied to JamesM's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
must try this -
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anyone know where to buy spares for this? also the little locking grub screws for the mirror on a 200p Skywatcher explorer (blue body)? Thanks in advance.
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Morgan Computers Philips Web Cam
sublime_mick replied to cabby's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
Mine arrived after a week - think some of us were lucky and ordered at the right time. Week was a bit long but they were probably trying to clear a back log. -
Wanted: a definitive guide to SPC880
sublime_mick replied to blusky's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
once the cam has been flashed - lens removed etc adapter attached how vital is the IR filter for viewing/imaging? -
Buying from America
sublime_mick replied to Sully's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
like your style Bart - must get onto their site. What part of Cork are you from? My in-laws are (West) Corkonians - got married in Gougane Barra and had reception in Clonakilty. Love it down there. -
Morgan Computers Philips Web Cam
sublime_mick replied to cabby's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
nearly tempted to buy a second one .... -
hello folks - hoping an expert would be able to advise. I have 1 of the above cameras - i noticed it has a CCD sensor. I dropped the thing on holiday and the the little extendable lens is broken - it'll still take photos but the zoom isn't working. would anyone be able to advise if/how it would be possible to modify the camera for astrophotography?