Skywatcher Skyliner 200P Dobsonian

[megastream]

2nd post - another apology....powers of Google....I've sussed it!

[tms48]

Great telescope I love mine even though my sky is extremely light polluted I can still get some great views from home. My avatar is take with it and a webcam.

[kingboya]

Great telescope I love mine even though my sky is extremely light polluted I can still get some great views from home. My avatar is take with it and a webcam.

How easy was it to get a shot of jupiter like that with a web cam on a dob? I am getting a t ring for my 40d canon slr and am looking at getting some basic photos just like yours on my 200p!

[Black Knight]

sorry - my 1st post and a dumb question.....

Can someone point me to the 'FLO' website please?

TIA

John

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/

Gah! Should have read your following post

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[Zachariah]

Just bought the 150 dob. Beautiful bit of kit. But until the damn weather improves I wont know how it performs.

[Kane]

Click on the First Light Optics logo at the top of the forum pages or First Light Optics - Suppliers of Astronomy telescopes, binoculars and accessories from Skywatcher, Celestron, Meade, William Optics, Atik, Imaging Source, Starlight Xpress, ADM, Moonlite, Catseye, Hotech and others.

[jimmyjamjoejoe]

I'm SO excited for mine to arrive - Jimmyjam, when did you order yours out of interest?

I ordered mine friday afternoon, but missed "last orders" by a few minutes. The guys at FLO were kind enough to order it straight from the importer on monday morning and slapped a big "URGENT" on it

Ironically, i still haven't got the cheshire from FLO lol

Can't fault their service though, speedy, and kept me up to date the whole time.

[Clouder]

Gonna ring them again tomorrow, they didn't get back to me, was hoping it would be here tomorrow..

[sunshine185]

You could always try Harrison telescopes,Ed is a pleasure to deal with and can almost skywaysbe contacted by telephone, they price match too.

[stevetynant]

First Light Optics - Skywatcher Skyliner 200P Dobsonian

here you go and welcome on board

[Bloosman]

That nice man from Fedex has just been...

I'm now staring at two LARGE boxes in the lounge...

I am 53 years of age, but I'm acting like a 5 year old....what's that all about...???

...oh, did I mention the boxes were LARGE...???

...and it looks like the sky is clearing.....!!

[Geordieboy]

You will not be disappointed with your purchase. I've had mine for a few days now and although the sky hasn't been so kind I am astounded at what you can still see. Enjoy and hope you get many clear nights ahead. Well worth the money!

[kingboya]

Yes it is a very good bit of kit! I have had mine now for several weeks and love it. I have upgraded my eye pieces to the BST ED range from skies unlimited and they are incredible. Enjoy constructing your new toy!

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[huggiebear]

What is the best way to store this scope? Is it ok to leave it pointed vertically on the base. I'm still debating between this and the Explorer 200p.

Sorry to highjack the thread but is it ok to keep it indoors and take it out when its dark?

[Geordieboy]

I store mine in the garage under a clean tarp. I'd like a more experienced answer though as I've not long had it and was wondering the same.

[kingboya]

I store mine in the shed under a home made cover (made from waterproof breathable fabric). It obviously keeps water and dust at bay just because my shed isn't the most watertight structure out there!

It is fine I think to store outside because set up does not require cooling down of the scope (if you take it outside from a nice warm house).

Hope this helps and happy viewing.

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[huggiebear]

Kingboya thanks for that. I don't have a garage and my shed is full so will be keeping it indoors. Just want to make sure its ok to keep it indoors and leave it attached to the base.