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[CELESCOPE]

Well not a good image lol but at least you can see what i have just collected from Bern , the Skywatcher HEQ6 PRO Skyscan, i must admit i was taken back by the quality of this bit of kit , assembled easy pizzy, and ran through the Skyscan indoors. i know i,m a bit deaf , but heck i could hardly hear the motors , smooth as silk , Bern kindly gave it a test for me , and found the go to was spot on , and i think he was well impressed as well, being with Celestron for many years , has kinda kept me in the dark over other equipment , but i must say and nothing against Celestron , the skyscan looks and acts as good , but the prove of course will be in the imaging , and at the moment is a little ways away , i found it not overweight for me but difficult in moving it around to my patio, so it does look like finding a way of perm fixing and a cover or even another observatory for this , i do have a pier as well , so in a month or so it will be ideal for buliding something, but for now it will be imaging with the celestron and maybe learning a bit about this new thing called polar aligning :lol:seems strange me saying that after ALT-AZ for so many years , anyway that just a quick review , the main one will be once i,m up and running ,

Cheers

Rog

[MartinB]

Just one point Rog, and I hope you don't think I'm being negative here but are you sure the EQ6 can handle the ED80

Martin

[CELESCOPE]

roflao ehehhehehehe oh god ya know i never thought of that Martin , yes i know it looks like a pea on a pimple , but hey it supposed to be the all singing dancing scope is the ED80 mate , and maybe in time i can fit an 14 inch ota on it

whooo hoo .

Rog

[Martin 2]

thats a nice bit of kit !

Martin 2

[OXO]

Congrats on the Kit Rog, it's nice to see an image of what will no dought be what takes fantastic images .

Can i move in?

James

[lunator]

Rog

Top piece of kit there.

Just one question if this is your 'den' does the roof slide back?

[The Warthog]

Oh, bother. Just forget I mentioned my new mount...

Lovely piece of gear there, eh? That will be more fun than a cheerleader in the garden...

[FLO]

That will be more fun than a cheerleader in the garden...

Doubt it

(That cold must be getting to you WH)

[MartinB]

Lovely piece of gear there, eh? That will be more fun than a cheerleader in the garden...

:shock: :shock: :shock:

[OXO]

That will be more fun than a cheerleader in the garden...

LMAO

[CELESCOPE]

nope roof stays put thats why i need a second observatory , all blumming money this , Hey James if i build it big enogh you cam take up home ehehheheheh #

[Tinkerbell]

Hello Rog

A mate of mine had his EQ6 out and running for the first time last night and Your right it is as quiet as a quiet thing. The GO-TO's were very good and the tracking astounding. 3 minutes unguided on the Orion Nebula and the image looked quite sharp. Good luck and Good imaging with Your New Toy. :wav:

Kev

[daz]

Looks a nice bit kit Rog!!!

BTW, your den looks exactly like a blokes den should do!!

[CELESCOPE]

thats it DAz , TV , RADIO, BAR , KETTLE , no dancing gals though eheheh , oh and a scope and puter ehehehhe #]

[daz]

Har! Har!

I can't get a 6' square patch of garden, let alone a whole ROOM!!! Maybe one day!

[tom.yates]

nice bit of kit mate

[Naz]

Nice toys Rog, hope it stops raining so you can try it out.

nabban

[Albireo380]

Lovely piece of kit there, Rog. Now I know what I need to get for my 80mm semi apo (in the post - and can't wait to get it). The EQ6 should be so stable, you could swing on it ( or perhaps a cheerleader could)

Tom

[CELESCOPE]