Show us your Frac

[Stu]

Looks fabulous!

[DRT]

Nice job , Patbloke - I'm thinking of doing the same with my Helios 150mm f8 as I do like a white livery on these big refractors.

Which type of paint did you use on yours?

[Fozzie]

That's the second 150mm f8 I've seen go through a make over and look stunning (believe Mr spock has done one also).. makes me want to have a go myself with a lovely old piece of neglected frac..

Ahem Mr lock... Did I miss the picture of your 127?

Ta

Fozzie

[Dave Lloyd]

Lovely beast.

[Chris]

Ahem Mr lock... Did I miss the picture of your 127?

Ta

Fozzie

hehe, I've not forgot honest I'm hoping to get some daytime pics with it setup on the Skytee, and grab some white light at the same time. Hopefully it will be dryer this weekend, we've had a lot of rain in Suffolk recently, I've just got in drenched from work half hour ago and I'm contemplating building an Ark!

I managed a very rushed first light a few nights ago, the clouds were rolling in fast from the south so just had enough time to swing it round to capella to test the intra-extra focus rings. Initial verdict is that it's a very well corrected 5" achro. Simply amazes me you can get this much scope for 250 quid, Mwahahah!

[algady]

This is mine.

[nightfisher]

My new frac for grab and go/travel has arrived, looks very nice, will post a pic when i get a chance

[Patbloke]

Nice job , Patbloke - I'm thinking of doing the same with my Helios 150mm f8 as I do like a white livery on these big refractors.

Which type of paint did you use on yours?

My man at the Spray shop did it :-) I walked into the garage with the tube and he said "I know what that is, it's a telescope" he has just repaired one that has been dropped from a window! Well pleased with white in the end... It looks huge in my lounge.

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[garryblueboy]

Just added this little beauty to the collection .

[John]

Very nice

I used to have one just like it when WO first bought them out.

[DRT]

I do like the look of those WO Megrez scopes but I can't really justify one with already owning a TV Pronto - unless of course someone tells me it is essential to test them side by side?

[John]

I do like the look of those WO Megrez scopes but I can't really justify one with already owning a TV Pronto - unless of course someone tells me it is essential to test them side by side?

You have a distinct gap in the 90mm aperture region Derek

And 80mm come to that ....

[DRT]

You have a distinct gap in the 90mm aperture region Derek

And 80mm come to that ....

Coming from you, John, I feel suitably chastised.

I will tell Mrs T she needs to order more shoes

[StevieO]

Earlier on in this thread I posted my new TS Star 71 as it came out of the box. Here it is (almost) ready for its first light. I fitted a SW finder shoe to hold the finder/guider, having first drilled countersunk holes into the shoe to fit the lengthwise orientation of the finder holes on the scope.

StevieO  

[nightfisher]

My new frac for grab and go/travel has arrived, looks very nice, will post a pic when i get a chance

I had a brief first light last night on the Moon, very nice, some CA as expected but nicely controlled and sharper views than i had hoped for, sits on the mount well...............jobs a good un   

[Chris]

What scope is it Jules, post a pic

[hjw]

Hi everyone,

I know it's a beginners setup - off the shelf, but hey... it is my pride and joy.

SW 80ED on a HEQ5 with a Pentax K-30 for imaging and the SW ST80 with a ZWO ASI120MC for guiding. Just loving it !

One day, when I grow up, I might get a real scope...

Cheers

HJ

[MattJenko]

I know it's a beginners setup - off the shelf, but hey... it is my pride and joy.

A beginners setup which will outperform many not so beginner setups I would say. I started out with a Pentax K500 on the same rig, and other than a change to a CCD, am still loving it.

[MattJenko]

I forgot the show-off Skywatcher ED80 thread I started a while ago. Check out Uranium's images with it....

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/236987-what-can-the-skywatcher-evostar-ed80-do-for-me/

[nightfisher]

What scope is it Jules, post a pic

TS 80mm f7.5 OTA and have mounted it on little AZ mount, will do an unboxing thread soon

[callisto]

I would if I had one.......just a Dob man I'm afraid 

[Chris]

I would if I had one.......just a Dob man I'm afraid 

Don't worry, your finder scope kind of counts, technically speaking

[callisto]

Don't worry, your finder scope kind of counts, technically speaking

Thanks, I feel better now 

[hjw]

I forgot the show-off Skywatcher ED80 thread I started a while ago. Check out Uranium's images with it....

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/236987-what-can-the-skywatcher-evostar-ed80-do-for-me/

I know, I did a couple of posts there !

[CHASLX200]

Here was one of my 4" Unitrons back in 1987.