latest buys.. the S.W.V.G :P

[Mr Flibble]

Mat, that 400p will be huge! On a good night you'll be able to make out the little people on Titan :-)

Yes the pulser is pretty neat - I think it'll be one of those 'how did I ever manage before' type of things.

[Matthew]

Was it much hassle to fit David?,the 400 will be BIG lol,Im not sure to have the 350p or the 400p,id like to see them both before i buy.

[garethmob]

sure u want a 400p mat.... theres some pretty good pics of one on here apparently it dosent fit through doors.... and it looks like it could be the same hight as u

http://stargazerslounge.com/discussions-scopes-whole-setups/152017-16-dobsonian.html

[Matthew]

It is as tall as me Gaz , Focal Length: 1800mm .The base looks very easy to assemble/di-assemble.Im not going to rush into it tho,ive seen some posts on here thats theres problems with the goto/tracking,the handsets have updated firmware and there may be a issue with them(they were 350p's but i assume their the same on the 400p),so im waiting to see the outcome.

I gotta sell a few bits to part fund it but im hoping to have it for crimbo.

[Mr Flibble]

Really easy to fit Mat. The instructions are straightforward. Just drill a hole for the pulser knob and a second small hole for a guiding lug, fix in place with the supplied washer and nut, snip the two battery wires and remove your current battery holder and re-attach the wires to the new battery holder - there are two screw caps supplied for this but I don't like them so I just stripped 6mm of wire on each, twisted together and taped up with insulation tape. Easy.

Just wondering how santa is gonna get that 400p down the chimney?

[Mr Flibble]

Here's a pic.

[Matthew]

I think he might have a battle on his hands lol,where did you order the pulser from?

[Mr Flibble]

From RVO. Ordered monday & arrived wednesday :-)

Telrad Pulser | Telescope Accessories | Rother Valley Optics

[Matthew]

7mm Skywatcher Nirvana e/p i hope its clear on the weekend!

[lennylovit]

picked up s/hand 127 mak goto and a few bits with it only 4months old and like new super plossl 25mm 9mm and 6mm all wide angle 0.5 focal reducer l/p filter 2x barlow and a spc900 from Morgans blame me for the clouds:icon_salut:

[Matthew]

That's why it's been raining!!!

[Matthew]

New focuser ready for action.

[Matthew]

I hope its clear on the weekend !!!!!

[stuy]

my latest buy is a 10" intes micro maksutov cassagrain f 15 delux 14 th wave optics waited 7 months dont even go there what i paid:icon_eek: but it will be worth it i am sure!!!!! (better be) regards stuy

[Matthew]

WOW thats a serious bit of kit stuy,id be too scared to take it outside

[Quatermass]

hey goatboy thats my scope to a great bit of gear but beware of the latitude bolts see my blog for tips on replacing them as there a bit weak

Last thing i got was a canon 350d love it

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[stevetynant]

Fed Ex have just dropped in my first ever telescope- Skyliner 200P Dob but I feel completely outgunned already reading this thread and dreading the wife coming home and complaining about the size of the boxes in the bedroom :0)

[Quatermass]

I remember that scenario at our house when my 200p arrived now my telescope seems quite small and lives in my shed.

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[Celtic Deacon]

£5.95 camping mat to turn in to a dewshield for 200p! No expense spared here

[Matthew]

A full set of baader genuine otho's and a gemred

[garethmob]

just bought a opticron 8x42 aspheric bins + a vixen photoguider mk1 (but sending it back as its broke:( )

[Psychobilly]

Thanks to the Taxman finally sorting out my 2008-09 overpayment...

A couple of secondhand Canon lenses ...The 200/2.8L USM II and 100/2.8 Macro USM (non L)....

A Carbon Fibre Manfrotto Tripod...

And Hawke Prostalk 8x56 ED binos...

Peter...

[Mr Flibble]

An airbed from Argos for SGL 7 which cost just under £20. I'm quite beside myself because it included a pump as well

[Psychobilly]

My EHU and 15m hookup lead arrived today...

[L8-Nite]

My latest purchase was a book: "Field Book Of The Skies" - by William T. Olcott

The curious thing was, that upon closer inspection when I got home, I noticed it was signed and dated Feb 17, 1936

Wow ! Exactly 76 years to the day I bought it, Feb.17, 2012

Just because it was still February the seventeenth, I thought the coincidence was a cool reason to enter my own signature and date next to that of the previous owner.