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

[L8-Nite]

............... That's it then no more... well not for a while...

Peter....

Hmmm, where have I heard that before ?

Oh yeah, I keep saying that to myself.

[L8-Nite]

100ah Battery and 3-1 cig lighter connector, plus battery charger. Got enough juice now for about 15 hours shooting. Oh and a QHY8L CCD. that's the year after next birthday present.

I like that, you come up with brilliant ideas Pat !

Think I'll take an advance on my birthday presents up to about age 125 as a start.

[L8-Nite]

Looks like the video tripod is going to be the new home for our 5" Mak. Although too heavy for a quick grab-&-go, It works well in alt az with just the OTA attached, and also with the Half/Hitch mount in reaching zenith.

Found my camera, here are some pics, click on to enlarge.

[Freff]

I picked up a case for my Vixen 81s today at the BMEE Thornbury.

Fully foamed with egg box in the lid and solid block in the base, size 850x295x270.....£37.00

[stevetynant]

Nice one Tony - looks similar to the case I have my kit in

[Freff]

Yes Steve, they look identical.

I'm amazed how much room there is. There's 4" of foam under my scopes.

[Psychobilly]

Looks good in there Tony Nice cases what are the dims ?

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[Freff]

Sorry Peter, what is dims.

[Psychobilly]

dimensions..

I'm looking for a scope case For the 102mm f11 solarscope setup...

They look superb vfm...

Peter..

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[dean069]

First 2 buys Plossl eyepieces 12.5 from Flo and a barlow 3x from ebay its cheap just to see what its like and a stargazers lounge sticker to

[Freff]

dimensions..

I'm looking for a scope case For the 102mm f11 solarscope setup...

They look superb vfm...

Peter..

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Peter the dims are on post #779. Yes they are good value, and should fit your scope.

[Psychobilly]

Peter the dims are on post #779. Yes they are good value, and should fit your scope.

Cheers Tony..

When tnreads get this long I just dip in from time to time...

Much too small

Back to plan B

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[Freff]

Long threads tend to do that.

Is your scope the FT102, I was thinking of the SW102T.

[Psychobilly]

Lyra optics 102 f11 modified by Kev into a Ha scope - the carboard box is a tight fit at 1020mm internal

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[Freff]

Yes that's big. Unfortunately, the box I bought is their biggest.

Perhaps a good chippy is called for.

[Psychobilly]

I was going to use the cutting service in B&Q to rip a sheet of someting down for me... I don't do pretty it just needs to be functional....

[Psychobilly]

QHY5II Mono as a small guidecam... Hopefully get it working on the modified Celestron 8x50 finder had it focused up in daylight usignthe supplied nosepiece extension but yet to point it skywards...

[Psychobilly]

Samyang 14/2.8 for an ultra wide field full frame prime...

[Psychobilly]

Nikon Fieldscope ED50 with Nikon Zoom EP MC II giving 13-40x mag... Will use it on my Manfrotto 190MF4 magfibre

Tripod and MG460 3 way head as my ultralight grab and go Astro and Birding scope...

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[L8-Nite]

 Finally got around to posting this. I purchased a great book while overseas last month called

 "Hidden Treasures", the third book in the Deep Sky Companion series by Stephan J. O'Meara

 ISBN - 10  0-521-83704-9

About 600 pages covering 109 hidden treasures in the night sky.

[Mr Flibble]

I'd be interested to have a quick look at that Mike. Its one of the lists I'm toying with after I finish the messiers and caldwells.

[L8-Nite]

Sure, I'll put it in my kit and bring it to the next observing session.

Edit: Each object is described at length, along with an individual star chart, photos and a sketch.

Here is an example; sketch is on a following page.

[L8-Nite]

Although forty years old, and sitting atop a fifty year old tripod, its our new grab and go.

My Wife likes it.  

[Freff]

Not only the wife Mike, I took quite a fancy to it myself when I saw it. I looked it up on the web after having a play with yours, and there are some  awful copies  about.

A nice piece of kit worth owning.  

[Matthew]

Although forty years old, and sitting atop a fifty year old tripod, its our new grab and go.

My Wife likes it.  

Grab and goes dont get much better than that mike.