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  1. bosun21
    I agree with you about the pv values of Skywatcher, Stella Lyra etc. There’s no way my new 12” Stella Lyra is 1/2-1/4 pv. Me thinks he’s playing down the competition.
  2. bosun21
    Well DPD delivered my Starfield 102 today. I ain’t selling this one. Mounted on a new EQ5 with enhanced motor drive kit and slow mo cables. I decided to not get the EQ5 go to this time as I have become quite proficient using the starsense unit which I intend to swap between my dobsonian and Starfield. If only these weeks of clouds would retreat 🤔
  3. bosun21
    Great image and well deserved.
  4. bosun21
    Buy one!. They are great scopes and great value. In fact I am getting my second one delivered today, as I foolishly sold my first one. The views are crisp with little to no CA visible.
  5. bosun21
    One pair of thermal socks inside my wool lined boots does the job for me.
  6. bosun21
    Another factor is securing the laser in your focuser. A single screw will knock the laser off centre. For this reason I prefer the Hotech with it’s expansion rings which keep the laser centered. My HoTech came perfectly collimated and when used it’s in perfect agreement with my Cheshire and cap.
  7. bosun21
    In all honesty I wouldn’t take it back from you. A sale is a sale in my mind. I am also looking at a 6” Rumak Maksutov although a frac is miles ahead in the reckoning.
  8. bosun21
    I’m pleased to hear that I’m not alone on this telescope adventure. I keep telling myself that this will be the last scope I’m selling, but unfortunately I have wandering eyes.
  9. bosun21
    DPD dropped off a new EQ5 mount and an enhanced motor drive kit. I miss my frac so I will have to replace the Starfield 102 I sold. When will I ever learn 🤔
  10. bosun21
    I can no longer drive due to health reasons so I got a friend and neighbor to drop me off at a dark site 2 hours away. I had arranged to be picked up in 4 hours time. As I watched his rear lights disappear in the distance I had the shock horror of realization that I had left my eyepiece case in my hallway with my mobile balanced on top. My most miserable 4 hours ever.
  11. bosun21
    I use an electric focuser for visual. Even if the focus is well off, with the focuser set to fast it’s rapid in its movement of the draw tube. I like the look of this little electric focuser you have highlighted but my concern is if it’s robust enough.
  12. bosun21
    A heated pet blanket is a relatively cheap and low power consumption method to keep moisture at bay.
  13. bosun21
    Better with a concenter to align the secondary mirror as with a cap you have to rely on your eyes judgement.
  14. bosun21
    Go into your settings and go to about phone. Scroll down to Build number and tap about 7-10 times. This will unlock developer options and inside that is allow unverified apps.
  15. bosun21
    Not going to get wide field views with a 10” dobsonian. It all depends on how you define wide field.
  16. bosun21
    I would definitely drop the eyepiece kit. You would be much better to buy two or three relatively decent eyepieces and a barlow of similar quality. The eyepiece kits come with eyepieces that are too close together in focal length. You won’t get any benefit from this. The BST Starguider range are a good starting point. Good luck.
  17. bosun21
    I see your eyepieces have little foot rests. How nice.
  18. bosun21
    I used the Celestron WiFi adapter on my Celestron 8” Nexstar and it worked flawlessly. No dropouts etc and decent range.
  19. bosun21
    You have to activate allow unverified apps to use the link to download the app from the FLO website.
  20. bosun21
    Which phone do you have?
  21. bosun21
    I just checked and my phone is running Android 13. It just downloaded like any other app. Perhaps you could download it from somewhere else like the First Light Optics website link and use the developer function to allow unverified apps.
  22. bosun21
    It does work despite the notice about about an older Android. I have the most recent Android on my Google Pixel and it works just fine.
  23. bosun21
    I’ll second that. It’s surprising how much of a difference top and bottom thermals make during a cold session.🥶
  24. bosun21
    I bought them on here in the classifieds from @Littleguy80. Message him and ask him where he bought them.
  25. bosun21
    You want to get a pair of Astro gloves. They are great quality and just your essential fingertips are exposed in order to tweak your equipment.
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