Hurrah,televues for xmas

[hes not well again]

The missus has finally caved in and ok'ed the purchase of two televue plossls. For those interested in how I acheived this near impossible feat here are the two clinching arguments

1. I only have one ep and that is an unbranded and uncoated ep from the fifties.

2. Most women would be pleased that I have a hobby where she knows where I am [at the bottom of the garden] and doesn't involve snorting coke off some celebrities breasts.

I must admit the second excuse covered less ground but might be worth a try.

Will let you all know how I get on with them.

[saturn4me]

Well done mate!

You certainly gave me a laugh:D:D

[jimmyjamjoejoe]

I wouldn't say number 2 was completely impossible...

[LongJohn54]

If number 2 works forget the Plossl's, you're good for an Ethos

[iamzoso60]

Mmmmm, with the weather the way it is at the moment, snorting coke off celebrities breasts seems quite appealing! LOL

[faulksy]

Mmmmm, with the weather the way it is at the moment, snorting coke off celebrities breasts seems quite appealing! LOL

[Astro Imp]

Well done mate, hope the weather improves before you receive them - enjoy.

[Capricorn]

Last year the celebrities on Stargazing Live were Jonathon Ross and Dara O'Brien!

What's the scope and which TV's are you considering?

[Bart]

Mmmmm, with the weather the way it is at the moment, snorting coke off celebrities breasts seems quite appealing! LOL

I wouldn't have thought the weather would have made snorting coke off celebrities breasts any less appealing

[Moonshane]

I wouldn't have thought the weather would have made snorting coke off celebrities breasts any less appealing

but it's cheaper than buying an Ethos!

enjoy the TV plossls, they are excellent eyepieces.

[hes not well again]

Last year the celebrities on Stargazing Live were Jonathon Ross and Dara O'Brien!

What's the scope and which TV's are you considering?

Its a home made [about forty years ago] 8 inch newtonian. focal length 1400 mm. Thought I would try an 8mm plossland a 15mm. Think about 8mm is near the realistic maximum fot this scope

[sublime_mick]

snorting coke off Jonathan Ross' breasts ??????? you can keep yer TV plossls

[JamesF]

Don't the bubbles tickle your nose?

James

[jimmyjamjoejoe]

snorting coke off Jonathan Ross' breasts ??????? you can keep yer TV plossls

Did you hear? He's been arrested for shoplifting... Got caught stealing kitchen utensils or something...

He said it was a whisk he was willing to take..

*groan*

[MjrTom]

I have more chance of option 2 than using my TV eyepieces at the moment.

Wall to wall cloud here which is annoying as when I left the office in Macclesfield it was a glorious clear night...

Suppose that will teach me for living on the west coast...

[hes not well again]

Ha Ha, no more jonathon woss please,I'm having my tea

[hes not well again]

They have arrived anyway and look really good. Know what you mean mjr tom it hasn't stopped raining in glasgow since they arrived. No astro but I have examined the pointing on the house down the road in exquisite detail from out of the window.

[MjrTom]

Mmm bet they will be nice, now how do you resist the urge to not unpack them before Christmas or has the Mrs hid them?

[hes not well again]

Obviously I failed to resist the urge to unpack them even though the missus hid them. I'm afraid that i became a mere animal, unable to think of anything else. Look out for headlines in the paper, 'aliens unpacked my televues'

[umadog]

I've got the 8mm, actually, and it's a nice eyepiece. Hope you enjoy them!

[MjrTom]

Haha I think we are all like that when we get new kit.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Haha I think we are all like that when we get new kit.

Too true!

Regarding excuses to buy kit. I sometimes find counting the missus' shoes helps.

[sublime_mick]

Did you hear? He's been arrested for shoplifting... Got caught stealing kitchen utensils or something...

He said it was a whisk he was willing to take..

*groan*

the cheesy ones are the best...

[hes not well again]

I've got the 8mm, actually, and it's a nice eyepiece. Hope you enjoy them!

Yes umadog they seem very well made. One thing I have noticed that for my eye I have to roll the eye rubber back to get close enough to see the full field. Although with the more expensive Naglers etc I wonder whether the money is worth it unless you have a very fast scope. Horses for courses I suppose

[hes not well again]

Too true!

Regarding excuses to buy kit. I sometimes find counting the missus' shoes helps.

Awsome tactic, will definately try that. Whats the weather like in the Netherlands? In glasgow it has been raining for 24 hours.