Baader Skysurfer III 30mm RDF

[Whippy]

Has anyone got or used one of these? I'm looking at picking one up when my 80mm 'frac arrives. Of course any other suggestions would be most welcome...

Tony..

[Kai]

I "think" Phatire and Chubster have got one Tony.Maybe a pm will get your answer

Btw you say "when my 80mm frac arrives" does that mean you have ordered one ?

[Ant]

Hi Tony,

I have one and I have just managed to attach it to my 80mm Apo

I'll send you a pic if you want?

Ant

[Whippy]

Ant, if you could send a pic, I'd be appreciative as always amigo . I'd also be interested in what you think of it too....

EDIT: Just seen your thread about it, looks like it should do the job . I'll await for you first light on it.

KH, I believe they've got the bigger Skysurfer V, whereas I'm looking at the smaller (and cheaper!) III model. But as I said, I'm open to suggestions...

I've got my name down for one of those Equinox 80's that will hopefully come early next month. With the Meade and Vixen not being available, I very nearly bought a ED Pro 2, but the lure of a dual speed crayford was too much...And of course it looks the mutts nuts . When I get into imaging, piggy-backing it on top of my C8N would look schmooov 8).....

Tony...

[Ant]

Here's the pic.

(click to enlarge)

As I said in the thread it is not ideal but it does work, it has the advantage of being able to completely remove the finder and leave the scope unmarked!

I does mean that the focuser is upside down, but in the dark I cannot see that it is goign to make a lot of difference.

Ant

[Whippy]

TBH I'm with you on this Ant, I'd rather have the focuser upside down than mounting it on with sticky stuff and possibly wrecking the paint job on the tube...

Tony...

[russ]

I bought a Skysurfer III from D Hinds last week. It works really well for what I want. I'm only looking at the moon and planets these days, so no star hopping needed.

Russ

[Whippy]

Cheers Rus, I think for £15 it doesn't seem you could go wrong...

Tony..