cajen2
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Ah, good - you owe me a beer, Neil! 🤣 I'll just be bringing my SL 8" dob, plus my Asterion EQ platform, which I want to trial properly. Don't see the point of bringing the 150p too - same thing but smaller.
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Yep, coming up just this weekend.
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You're very welcome.
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Hello from one of the brightest spots of the light Pollution map! ;-)
cajen2 replied to lordwimsey's topic in Welcome
I have the Heritage 150p - the bigger brother- and used 2mm foam to make my shroud. I found it too thin so the shroud tended to bow in and out. If you use the 3mil, please let us know how you get on. -
Thanks very much. Perhaps you should say "The WO hanging off the Luminos!" 😄
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Please let me know how you get on with it, Stu. I might be in the market for one.....later, but not now. 1+kg!😱
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Let's hope so. I wanted to try it out tonight but it isn't looking promising here.
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Baader Contrast Booster. Why do you want one, Clive, you don't own a refractor? Because I've heard many times that it's a great filter for Jupiter, Saturn and Mars. My views of Jupiter especially suffer because it's too bright now, near opposition.
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EAA with dobsonians - GOTO or EQ platform?
cajen2 replied to Jonathan_Shields's topic in Discussions - EEVA Equipment
IIRC, it was just a couple of brothers making them, but they did a beautiful job:
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South Wales Astronomy Group (SWAG) Autumn Star Party 2022
cajen2 replied to Freff's topic in Star Parties & Astro Events
If you don't mind my posing the question, is this the sort of gathering where people all know each other and come from South Wales, or do you get lots of strangers from all over Britain? -
Majulah Singapora! I lived there many many years ago. Nice images, taikiat.... especially Saturn.
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Actually, according to the Widescreen Centre, the FOV is 70° on the 30mil. No wonder it 'feels wider'.
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Ah, ok. I assumed it was the 32mil version of this: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/japanese-made-eyepieces/masuyama-ultra-premium-japanese-eyepieces.html
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Are you sure you're happy with the FOV? According to the photos, they're 46°. At that price, far wider fields of view are possible.....the 82° ES 30mil, for example.
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EAA with dobsonians - GOTO or EQ platform?
cajen2 replied to Jonathan_Shields's topic in Discussions - EEVA Equipment
I think you'll find an Asterion EQ platform is now not in the running - they were made in the Ukraine and naturally supplies have run dry. I was lucky enough to get one of the last available. -
😄 Actually in my case, I've sort of stopped buying EPs, as I'm very happy with the ones I've got or can't justify small differences in f/l. I might one day replace my 18mil with a 17.5mil Morpheus and perhaps get a really good wide-field 30mm but it won't happen any time soon.
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It's like so many things: you get what you pay for. At your budget, the BST Starguider range are very good value for money and difficult to improve on until you're willing to pay over twice the price. When you do, though, you realise the benefits of wider fields of view and images which are sharp across the eyepiece. It's a slippery slope which some people never escape from! 😄
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Hi Rich and a warm welcome to SGL. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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Age old question… which telescope for a beginner
cajen2 replied to Llew's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
Yes indeed. Both are very handy. -
Age old question… which telescope for a beginner
cajen2 replied to Llew's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
Excellent choice. Be sure to read on here: - mods to the focuser - how to make a lightshield for the 150p. -
Well, Wales, to be exact.....😉
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Ta very much! Though it'll probably rain....😉
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My Pentax XWs used to hang up all the time on the compression ring of my dob adaptor. I solved it with a Baader Clicklock. No more problem.
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You actually have to buy something, Mike! 😉
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You're very welcome.
