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Sorry to be a noob, how do I delete a thread?

Exciting times though, hopefully clear skies soon..

Remove the other one!

Nevertheless well done on your TAL, you wont be dissappointed it is a wonderful scope!!

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Thanks everyone!

Quick question, should researched this before buying equitment. I've got a NEQ6 on the way - the dovetail. I assume this doesn't come with the scope or mount? If not what dovetail would be good for this love TAL?

Thanks again,

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Hi Reader

Congratulations on your new scope! The TAL100RS is a really nice telescope, with an excellent objective and for an f10 achromat its pretty well colour-corrected. Its also robust and durable with a good focusser and finderscope too. Plus it looks like a "proper" telescope (ducks to avoid incoming from the 'flector fans and the SCT-gang :grin:)! Something about that long white tube that makes it look a real classic.

The TAL should be happy with a standard vixen or skywatcher style dovetail - it comes with tube rings but no dovetail, unfortunately.

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Hi Reader

Congratulations on your new scope! The TAL100RS is a really nice telescope, with an excellent objective and for an f10 achromat its pretty well colour-corrected. Its also robust and durable with a good focusser and finderscope too. Plus it looks like a "proper" telescope (ducks to avoid incoming from the 'flector fans and the SCT-gang :grin:)! Something about that long white tube that makes it look a real classic.

The TAL should be happy with a standard vixen or skywatcher style dovetail - it comes with tube rings but no dovetail, unfortunately.

Fantastic :)

I'm coming from a 8 inch dob, so it's going to be intersting..interesing indeed!

Would this be ok for a dovetail?

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I'm coming from a 8 inch dob, so it's going to be intersting..interesing indeed!

I think both telescopes compliment each other very well. One thing that struck me is that I've always liked the diffraction spikes with my 200P dob until I viewed Jupiter through my TAL. After that I found the spikes to be quite distracting! The other thing I like is the difference in focal length which means I can see all of the Pleiades in my 24mm EP through the TAL, it's a bit too tight through the dob.

Just waiting for pay day and I'm planning on getting a SkyTee 2, which gives me the option of getting a 100RS to match my 100R :)

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I think both telescopes compliment each other very well. One thing that struck me is that I've always liked the diffraction spikes with my 200P dob until I viewed Jupiter through my TAL. After that I found the spikes to be quite distracting! The other thing I like is the difference in focal length which means I can see all of the Pleiades in my 24mm EP through the TAL, it's a bit too tight through the dob.

Just waiting for pay day and I'm planning on getting a SkyTee 2, which gives me the option of getting a 100RS to match my 100R :)

How long have you had your 100R twotter?

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How long have you had your 100R twotter?

It was my Christmas present :) An eBay bargain, but with work and manflu I've just had a few sessions with it and I'm looking forwards to many more. I think the previous owner had it since new (since 2000) and the whole setup (mount, tripod, accessories all in a great big wooden box) has clearly been well looked after.

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It was my Christmas present :) An eBay bargain, but with work and manflu I've just had a few sessions with it and I'm looking forwards to many more. I think the previous owner had it since new (since 2000) and the whole setup (mount, tripod, accessories all in a great big wooden box) has clearly been well looked after.

Man flu hurts :(

That's really cool to find something like that on eBay!

Let's hope for clear skies.

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