SHOW US YOUR MAK.......

[nightfisher]

24 minutes ago, iPeace said:

There's just something about this...

I want one.

get one, they are a great little Mak, no idea how it performs on deep sky but wont be terrible, but as a Luna imaging scope its top notch

[iPeace]

Just now, nightfisher said:

get one, they are a great little Mak, no idea how it performs on deep sky but wont be terrible, but as a Luna imaging scope its top notch

I may well, if only to see what it can do.

[John]

They are really neat little scopes

 

[iPeace]

Just now, John said:

They are really neat little scopes

Just don't tell anyone I'm trying one. People tend to get the wrong idea, and I can't afford a spin doctor...

[John]

4 minutes ago, iPeace said:

Just don't tell anyone I'm trying one. People tend to get the wrong idea, and I can't afford a spin doctor...

Don't worry, I quite often buy things just because I fancy trying it for myself. Thats how I've managed to have 30+ scopes pass through my hands over past decade 

Similarly with eyepieces, a bit worse in fact !

 

[nightfisher]

11 minutes ago, iPeace said:

Just don't tell anyone I'm trying one. People tend to get the wrong idea, and I can't afford a spin doctor...

If you buy one it will come with a rather cheap plastic 90 degree star diagonal, swap that out for a better one, i use a Circle T prism in mine.....but most of the time it has a 1000D fitted

[iPeace]

Just now, nightfisher said:

If you buy one it will come with a rather cheap plastic 90 degree star diagonal, swap that out for a better one, i use a Circle T prism in mine.....but most of the time it has a 1000D fitted

Looking forward to trying something cheap.

[Stu]

16 minutes ago, iPeace said:

Just don't tell anyone I'm trying one. People tend to get the wrong idea, and I can't afford a spin doctor...

I'm watching you young Mike  

[iPeace]

Just now, Stu said:

I'm watching you young Mike  

*Sigh* And so it begins...

[Stu]

As the proud owner of a £260 5.5" Mak, I am not in a strong position to criticise  

[iPeace]

2 minutes ago, Stu said:

As the proud owner of a £260 5.5" Mak, I am not in a strong position to criticise  

No, I'm sure I'll be fine for the moment. It's only if I replace the 120ED with anything but a Tak 100 that the sticks will come out.

 

Edited March 13, 2017 by iPeace

[Alien 13]

I think my 90mm is by far the best scope I have ever owned, its compact easy to mount even on lightweight EQs or camera tripods, a DSLR fits without any faffing about and it does produce great Lunar images.

Alan

[recceranger]

She's a beauty ??☘

[Stu]

1 hour ago, iPeace said:

No, I'm sure I'll be fine for the moment. It's only if I replace the 120ED with anything but a Tak 100 that the sticks will come out.

 

No sticks around here sir, or issues with whatever scope you chose..... variety is the spice of life!  

[iPeace]

2 minutes ago, Stu said:

No sticks around here sir, or issues with whatever scope you chose..... variety is the spice of life!  

Understood sir. Will have some fun with it, maybe take it on holiday, see what happens.

[Racey]

5 hours ago, iPeace said:

Just don't tell anyone I'm trying one. People tend to get the wrong idea, and I can't afford a spin doctor...

That therapist is cheap. I keep telling you...

Go big or go home my rugby coach used to say. Get an 8" or 9.25" SCT...,

[Stu]

3 hours ago, iPeace said:

Understood sir. Will have some fun with it, maybe take it on holiday, see what happens.

That's one of the attractions of these scopes, reasonable aperture in a lightweight package. My 140 will go onboard a plane ok, I believe even a C8 will but not certain about that.

[iPeace]

5 minutes ago, Racey said:

That therapist is cheap. I keep telling you...

Go big or go home my rugby coach used to say. Get an 8" or 9.25" SCT...,

I'll let you know when I'm safely home.

I've never used anything but a refractor. This is mostly to see how something like this works without committing fully to it.

Sure, if it works out, I can get whatever an AZ8 will carry.

[Stu]

2 minutes ago, iPeace said:

I'll let you know when I'm safely home.

I've never used anything but a refractor. This is mostly to see how something like this works without committing fully to it.

Sure, if it works out, I can get whatever an AZ8 will carry.

Best of both worlds  

[iPeace]

11 minutes ago, Stu said:

That's one of the attractions of these scopes, reasonable aperture in a lightweight package. My 140 will go onboard a plane ok, I believe even a C8 will but not certain about that.

You do have to mount it as well...all in good time, first I'll have a go and see what I think.

[iPeace]

2 minutes ago, Stu said:

Best of both worlds  

Yes that looks like fun.

[Racey]

13 minutes ago, iPeace said:

Yes that looks like fun.

You'll be doing Solar next... ?

Careful ?

[iPeace]

With apologies for the (lack of) picture quality, under all the accessories lurks a SkyWatcher SkyMax 102mm Mak with a whole bunch of Baader hanging out the back.

I must say, this scope does provide an excellent amount of enjoyment on Luna and Jupiter at a fraction of the cost and weight of other options. Very good build quality and solid mechanics. Nice.

[skysculptor]

The one and only , small but perfectly formed 

[DaveS]

Got my 180 mak back on the HEQ5 yesterday, had my first visual session for over 2 years last night

Oh dear, I might have to buy some more eyepieces.