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

[Matthew]

That explains the 13" F/7, saw the ad on ABS a while back and wondered who would buy it .

Congrats on the purchase, have you got a step ladder?

Yeah,ive got a solid 3 step ladder i bought when i used to have a 16" F6 Dob..The good thing about this one is its pretty transportable considering its size.It will be nice to see how it performs at our dark site.

[L8-Nite]

Wow !  

[lennylovit]

nice one Mat , looks a cracking bit of kit

Lenny

[Matthew]

Wow !  

Thats what i thought when i seen it close up 

nice one Mat , looks a cracking bit of kit

Lenny

It is Len,hopefully it wont be too windy at the next observing so i can bring it along.

[lennylovit]

lets hope so I WONT A PEEP IN THAT

 

Lenny

[stevetynant]

Your gonna need a bigger truck Matt surely

(Note to oneself - do not get aperture envy, do not get aperture envy)

[L8-Nite]

Your gonna need a bigger truck Matt surely 

Steve, They are called "Lorries" here in the UK.     

[Matthew]

Your gonna need a bigger truck Matt surely

(Note to oneself - do not get aperture envy, do not get aperture envy)

The Ota is the full length of the Zafira ( boot door to dashboard ) ,but we've just bought a galaxy so it should fit in there no problem

[stevetynant]

Steve, They are called "Lorries" here in the UK.  

Thanks mike I must have been working for a Us company for too long or spending time with American astronomers over christmas lol

[Mr Flibble]

I havnt had chance to take one myself but im sure Linton wont mind me using this

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The scope is massive and i mean proper massive !.I had a brief first light earlier before Rachel went to work and i was very impressed 

How did the mount function Mat, any good?

[Matthew]

Surprising well David it's pretty smooth and well balanced but I haven't tried it with larger eyepieces yet.I need to sort out a tracking platform to get the best out of it.

[garethmob]

pretty impressive scope matt!   althrough dare i ask how heavy it is! lol    and i thought my little 11" dob was big 

well iv just bought the manfrotto 405 junior head for my astrotrac,  and tomorrow im going to "mod" my eklipse mount with a peice of sheet steel to attach the astrotrac to the wedge so it will be stable (and trust worthy) to attach the megrez to!    its nealy coming haha    i dare say the amount iv spent on the astrotrac kit i could probally bought a HEQ5 by now

[Matthew]

its heavy gaz I can just about carry the ota on my own, ive got a 12 x 4 shed coming which I will keep it in.

[valleyman]

Skywatcher 127 Mak AZ Goto.

Still got stuff to sell so will posting in Classifieds again soon.

Pat

PS, I said I would Matt

[Matthew]

Its the perfect scope for you pat, the tube and mount are both pretty light so at least you will be able to lift them up the steps without over exerting yourself, youve almost had as many scopes as me now pat lol

[L8-Nite]

Picked up a 2005 copy of Patrick Moore's autobiography.

Some good reading for one of those rare cloudy nights.     

[Solar_observer]

Ordered a 200p dob this morning to partner my little heritage. Waiting for the dob (already) at home are nearly a full set of bst and a 24mm maxvision,rigel finder and a raci. Can't wait till it gets here :-)

Clear skies to you all :-)

[L8-Nite]

Considering the awful weather, I have been searching for Astronomy gear which could actually be used ;

so I decided to buy some classic books.

The first to arrive is a 1909 copy of  " In Starland With A Three-Inch Telescope " by   W. T. Olcott

              

[texaspete1973]

Looks in good shape for a 105 year old book;-)

[L8-Nite]

Hi Pete,

Not too shabby, I must say.   

[L8-Nite]

Another book arrived today.......  " The Telescope " by  Louis Bell   ( dated 1922 )  6" x 9"  287 pages

The book is not about the large telescopes in the great observatories, but about telescopes that would likely be within reach or come into posession of amateurs and students at the time.  There are drawings of many vintage telescopes. This is going to be an interesting read on a rainy night.     

Edit : Worthy of a place on your bookshelf.

[Solar_observer]

All ready for clear skies. Raci and regal fitted plus a sca.

Clear skies to you all :-)

[texaspete1973]

Where the hell do you find these books mike

[L8-Nite]

I've been spending a lot of non-observing time searching the net.  Sent you a PM.

[brantuk]

Well - apart from a 314L+, 7-pos EFW, set of LRGB, Ha/Sii/Oiii filters, and a Lodestar, the only thing I got was a 10mm spacer. Otherwise all pretty quiet really.

(I'm expecting to be murdered when swmbo turns up lol)