Its here!

[nightfisher]

My lass told me to treat myself to some thing, i said "ok a new telescope"   like i really need another, but i had fancied a little Vixen VMC110L, 

so what the heck.

I find this an interesting design, being open fronted, sold as a Mak/Cass, but much more like a TAL Klevtsov (but lighter)

It claims to be 110mm aperture, but strangely a tape measure seems to make it 115mm clear aperture, and it has a sensible 1035mm focal length.

I did not need this but as i have a super track mount and no ideal OTA to use with it, this looks a good idea for tracked Lunar and Solar imaging work, be it webcam or A-focal stuff, no idea when first light will take place, but fingers crossed for the weekend, here are a couple of pics, note i dont plan on using the red dot finder that came supplied, but a 6x30 looks like it will work well

[swamp thing]

Nice Jules.

When has need ever come into a hobby

Can't say I need any of my kit, but boy it's fun ain't it

[Bart]

Enjoy your new toy

I haven't even thought of any new gear lately but that's because I haven't been observing. That might change soon!

Enjoy and congrats

Barry

[Marki]

Nice one Jules! Look forward to reading how it performs. Will you be taking it to Dalby? Hope you get some nice dark cloudless skies to test it under .

[oldpink]

I know how you feel
just took a delivery of a lot of new toys myself

[Alien 13]

Nice I like the dual output thingy on these camera and eyepiece at the same time.

Alan

[nightfisher]

Nice one Jules! Look forward to reading how it performs. Will you be taking it to Dalby? Hope you get some nice dark cloudless skies to test it under .

Yes marki, i will take it to dalby, a good test will be under dark skies

Nice I like the dual output thingy on these camera and eyepiece at the same time.

Alan

Its a good idea, but not with out its problems, i dont know if i will get much use from the dual ep holders

[John]

Very nice looking scope Jules

I love those curved secondary supports - style and function !

[spaceboy]

BOOO!!!! Where's the 120ED

[nightfisher]

BOOO!!!! Where's the 120ED

Its a 110 ED, so nearly 

[philj]

_{Good scopes those Jules, congrats}

[nightfisher]

I managed a VERY quick first light tonight, just to check collimation, all looks good, need to go to a darker site and give it a proper work out, better still point it at the Lunar surface

[Uplooker]

Hi Jules,

Only just saw this thread - Doh. I knew your new scope was turning up and was wondering where the unboxing / waving your new bling thread was! Congratulations, enjoy. Just see if you can hold on to this scope a bit longer than some that you buy

Nice I like the dual output thingy on these camera and eyepiece at the same time.

Alan

Yeah, i am not familiar with these scopes, but I was looking at the images and thought "hey, is that another focuser on the side?". Is it? Does this mean that you can do visual and imaging at the same time or two of you can view the same object

Ian

[nightfisher]

Yes Ian, its possible to put an ep in one port and say a webcam or dslr in the second, but i feel this is more of a gimmick rather than a useful function, but its a nice little scope, very light but solid, i think it will be a keeper..................despite my reputation   

[RT65CB-SWL]

Nice I like the dual output thingy on these camera and eyepiece at the same time.

Alan

Would be interesting to find out whether or not the eyepiece holders 'dual output thingy' are parfocal. They are not or do not appear parfocal on my ETX105 before it had its accident and I had the rear cell 'modded'.

[nightfisher]

Now with white light solar filter

[philj]

You going to give us some solar imaging then Jules? Your Canon should fit on the back ok I reckon, maybe a bit of vignetting but it should give some good views

[nightfisher]

Yes Phil, canon fits direct, it has n M42 thread on the central ep holder, works well in white light 

[Qualia]

Only just seen this thread, and the Vixen looks like a lovely new member to the family. Solar by day, Lunar by night, perfect mix

[AndyH]

 Woops, thought I'd posted a message ages ago.

Nice scope, Jules. Hope you're having the opportunity to have fun with it?

Quick question? I take it that it focuses by moving the primary mirror, hence the focus knob?

Cheers,

Andy.

[nightfisher]

 Woops, thought I'd posted a message ages ago.

Nice scope, Jules. Hope you're having the opportunity to have fun with it?

Quick question? I take it that it focuses by moving the primary mirror, hence the focus knob?

Cheers,

Andy.

Hi Andy, yes focus by moving mirror, other than that its nearly a little Klev !

Not had much chance to use it yet, but all looks good, if you have seen the solar shot this gives an idea how it works