My new toy :)

[T_Tucks]

I've got the old scope in there just to emphasise the leap I've taken!

[mister_wavey]

That. Is. Awesome.

[Gazabone]

that's very nice indeed :-)

[Sirius Starwatcher]

Very impressive. I think you'll have trouble finding a table strong enough to put it on !

[Davey-T]

Hope you get some clear skies to enjoy it, don't leave it there too long it'll leave dents in the carpet

Dave

[T_Tucks]

Does anyone know how to add another photo?

[mister_wavey]

You haven't bought another one already!?

[T_Tucks]

Note quite yet.

Did get a set of Baader eyepieces to go with it.

[dweller25]

Thats a really nice ship

[John]

Nice scope

Does anyone know how to add another photo?

You can add a new one to the thread in a new post. You can't edit the original post to add another photo though. Sorry about that.

[T_Tucks]

Nice scope

You can add a new one to the thread in a new post. You can't edit the original post to add another photo though. Sorry about that.

I being a little slow John, I can't see an option for that. Is it a limit as I'm new?

[red dwalf]

very nice, they are lovely scopes to use.

[T_Tucks]

And these

[John]

I see you have found how to do it

The Hyperions work very well in F/10 scopes. Nicely designed and put together eyepieces.

[T_Tucks]

My first question (probably of many) is:

I should have clear skies tomorrow evening with a temperature of 1 degree. How long do I need to let it cool for prior?

[John]

From room temperature I think the 11" SCT's can take 60-90 minutes. You might get away with some low power viewing earlier than that but the air currents in the tube mess the image up a bit for higher powered viewing.

Do you have some dew prevention gear for the scope ? - you are likely to need it !

[wheresthetorch?]

Oh no! Mine's the same as the little one in the background!

[T_Tucks]

Thanks John. I have got a dew shield, but no heaters.

I'll have to place an order. The last thing I want is clear skies and a fogged up scope!

[ghostdance]

Reminds me of the old Philip K. D (censor won't allow his surname)

story when he was a hi-fi salesman: we got some speakers in that were sooo big, if you didn't go to the store to see *them*, they'd come to your house to see YOU.....

[John]

Thanks John. I have got a dew shield, but no heaters.

I'll have to place an order. The last thing I want is clear skies and a fogged up scope!

The dew shield may be enough but on heavy dew nights heated dew bands and the dew shield are sometimes needed. SCT's are dew magnets !

Don't be too dissapointed if the conditions won't support the 8mm or 5mm Hyperions. They give 350x and 560x respectively which is a tall order on most nights with any scope !

[T_Tucks]

Yes - I'm learning quickly to manage expectations.

[russ.will]

Did you pick that up from Wrexham per chance?

Russell

[T_Tucks]

Yep. From Nigel.

[russ.will]

Gutted. i was second in-line if you hadn't taken it.

I'm looking forward to hearing your impressions of it.

Russell

[Stridor]

Very nice..............that`ll take some lifting!!