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Hi Miguel👋 A warm welcome to the lounge

Thanks for the warning . I probably would get somewhat obsessive over completing the list of Messier targets. But at the same time I will probably derive a lot of enjoyment out of it.

Hi 👋, welcome to the lounge

Yes it was the Altair I was looking at in Harrison’s Telescopes. I may contact Altair direct.

Thanks for this. I’ll get an email sent to him straight away. This is exactly the sort of thing I’m looking for.👍

Thanks for that, I’ll be reading this later.

They are always out of stock for the 102ED at Harrison’s .

I actually seen it appearing the minute it was posted but I made the cardinal mistake of being undecided.(fool I am)😱 Oh and the 10mm BCO

I have up until now just viewed the Messier catalogue totally at random. It’s high time I undertook the marathon in a structured manner. Are there any good books that I could peruse to assist me somewhat? I have seen numerous, but wanted to sort out the wheat from the chaff. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks

Thanks to @F15Rules for the well packaged Celestron 40mm plossl. Ideal finder eyepiece for my Maksutov

Hi @Starman71 Welcome to the lounge. One of the things that you are guaranteed to find here is knowledge and assistance.

It’s got to be a supernova on the scale of the Crab Nebula.

Welcome to the lounge, and I wish you every success with your endeavors.

You should try plugging in a 12v DC power supply (centre pin positive). If it still doesn’t work then it could be a myriad of things causing the failure. This will require a more thorough investigation. If it does work then it’s either the contacts in the battery compartment have lost tension, or have become oxidized. Retention the contacts and check the wires are connected ok. Good luck 👍

Nice little set up you have for yourself. Clear skies my friend 👍

What are those black circles in your image? 🤔

What are the secondary adjustment screws? A nice evaluation of this scope. Trust Celestron to come up with innovation.

Well if you are actually using one and not noticing any I’ll effects that’s good to know. I am just thankful that I don’t have to contend with the levels of dew that you do Mike.

For myself a dew shield is as far as I would go, as fitting a secondary heater surely must cause convection currents of air at the front of the scope. We are told to try and avoid observing directly above house rooftops for this very reason. A secondary heater must surely be worse than rooftops. That’s my two cents worth.

Hi 👋 Welcome to SGL.

I also have the Zeiss lens wipes but I only use them for cleaning the body and barrel for which they are great. For the actual lenses I use the Baader wonder fluid with either the Baader microfiber cloth or a Calotherm Cali cloth. For pollen or a fingerprint I will use ROR on the same cloths.

I’m wondering how he changed it from 6v to 12v. The motors are rated for 6v and the tracking speed electronics are also all 6v. If it’s all working fine and the sidereal tracking is accurate then you are onto a winner.

It’s actually 40-60 days.

My next addition to my Morpheus collection. A 6.5mm this time. The search continues.

The tension control on the Stella Lyra is done by turning one or both side knobs which are capable of accepting the 2” ES eyepieces. The Allen key is only needed to alter the pivot point of the tube. I must admit that I do like the large alt bearings on the Bresser.