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[Chris]

That's valuable info, I'll very much bare this in mind, thanks John

It's very hard to argue with the new price of the 127L, otherwise I could just wait and see which of Derek's scopes he sells

[Chris]

Just ordered the AR127L from Bresser.de

[DRT]

Just ordered the AR127L from Bresser.de

Have you been taking lessons in self restraint from me, Chris?

[Chris]

Hehe, I think so Derek, as I also bought a Baader super sky surfer V from the clearence section the other day

Still, it's all relative I guess, before this I was eyeing up the ES 127 triplet, then the Evolution C9.25! I feel quite relieved to have gone with the budget option to get my scope fix

I'll probably pinch your plan Derek, and try it against the C100ED and keep the one I prefer.

Edited September 5, 2015 by Chris Lock

[fondofchips]

This is my idea of restraint for this week.......

Needed a shorter focal length frac for use with the Mallincam Extreme.

First (ish) light tonight, fingers crossed.

Not a dob in sight and my Newt is up for sale.

Clear skies,

Cheers,

Fondofchips.

[Chris]

This is my idea of restraint for this week.......

Needed a shorter focal length frac for use with the Mallincam Extreme.

First (ish) light tonight, fingers crossed.

Not a dob in sight and my Newt is up for sale.

Clear skies,

Cheers,

Fondofchips.

Good luck for tonight, Looks like a quality VA setup  

[wuthton]

Here are mine, another little Megrez and it's Zenithstar friend.

[fondofchips]

Good luck for tonight, Looks like a quality VA setup

First light report here - http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/252050-first-light-with-sw-esprit-100ed-mallincam-extreme/

That's the learning curve slightly less steep than it was....

Cheers,

Fondofchips.

[garryblueboy]

Just upgraded my OTA from the Meade 5000 102 to this

[Stub Mandrel]

Where can I get one of those wall-mounted tripods?

[fondofchips]

Astronomy dealer on Wall Street sells them.....if out of stock try Mount Siani or Mont Blanc.

They are really good, if you put them high enough on the wall the wife does not notice the telescope clutter!

Clear Skies,

Fondofchips.

Edited September 13, 2015 by fondofchips

[Fozzie]

My latest edition, a fantastic ikle 72mm ED, giving some belting WL views as we speak..

[ChrisLX200]

Here's my NP127is :-)

ChrisH

[John]

Lovely scope Chris

Looks like the pillar / pier doubles as a bird table too

[gp102m]

Enjoyed this thread immensely, having read through it twice already.

There's something about a refractor that says "proper telescope".

[ChrisLX200]

Lovely scope Chris

Looks like the pillar / pier doubles as a bird table too

Thanks John, in days gone by that shelf was used to hold a laptop, nowadays I image from a nice warm control room :-)  The shelf is still useful at times though.

ChrisH

[Stub Mandrel]

I must admit I am surprised how many people use 3-4" refractors and have brilliant results. I had always thought 3" was a kind of 'minimum spec'. It's made me look again at my cheap refractor and discover that it is capable of much more than I thought.

[garryblueboy]

Like that's been said before Refractors feel and look like real telescopes should

[fyratrapporupp]

My William Optics Star 71 on a Eq6 mount, SharpSky focus motor, G2-8300 mono CCD with internal filter wheel and G1-1200 Guider.

Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk

[XTlegend]

Here is my Meade 4" triplet on a HEQ5 Pro.

[Patbloke]

Picked up a pre loved, and stored in a dusty workshop Skywatcher blue 150 Frac... It was an Ugly duckling which I think you will agree is now a beautiful swan! I give you The Great White'

 

 

Edited September 16, 2015 by Patbloke

[Chris]

I asked about this scope on ABS and saw close up pics of the tube. It was enough to know that it really needed some good TLC which I no longer have time for. You sir have given it 100% warp factor 10 TLC, it went to very good home, fantastic job     

[Patbloke]

I asked about this scope on ABS and saw close up pics of the tube. It was enough to know that it really needed some good TLC which I no longer have time for. You sir have given it 100% warp factor 10 TLC, it went to very good home, fantastic job     

Thanks Chris,

The optics were good although a bit dirty... It needed a new (old) dovetail some nuts and bolts, much cleaning and a first class paint job. Also I flocked the dew shield which was pretty grubby and had to file down some rough edges of the inside of the rings, I also flocked them so they now caress the tube... I've also bought a new finderscope shoe and cleaned thoroughly the dual focuser.

I bought a shark motif which for fun I was going to attach... however, she looks so clean now I'll find a home for that somewhere else. It's been fun and can't wait to give her a good road test. I would upload more pics but I'm struggling :-)

I must give Nick (Cotterless45) some big thanks as he mentored me through this project... and supplied the flocking :-)

Edited September 16, 2015 by Patbloke

[cotterless45]

Wow ! That's come out brilliantly. These old 150 f8 achros open up binaries and deep space.

Certainly looks very stunning , nice resto project !

Nick.

[John]

Nice job

The good thing about these old synta scopes is that they are pretty tough. A bit of TLC can turn a rather shabby one into a lovely instrument, as you have proved