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So today we headed to Reading, and look what I came home with...

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To add a sense of scale

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Unpacking and building...IMG_20170429_225911.thumb.jpg.fcd815cfa9c0489b7673f62a04b2da33.jpgIMG_20170429_230612.thumb.jpg.e36c47a86fc51f9326f320e0f716372d.jpgIMG_20170429_231242.thumb.jpg.9d199164a43008dea54238f1995b2cbc.jpg

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I then dismantled it and rebuilt it on the patio... just to prove I could (just!)IMG_20170429_234345.thumb.jpg.f94dac80f0300f5a8903e1490aa7e9df.jpg

Clouds, so no first light

More details tomorrow.. off to bed now!

Helen:D

ps yes, that is a sock, and yes it does need a shroud ;)

 

 

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15" f/4.2 I reckon.  That's a seriously lovely scope, Helen - congrats!  I have my eye one day on their 18" UC, but probably a few years away and still plenty to see with my 12".

Can't wait to read your first light report.

Paul

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Spec says 15", not hard to guess! ;) 

Lovely scope Helen, looks beautifully designed and looks like you can handle it just fine :) 

Fingers crossed for a clear night soon.

When you need a rest while observing that crate looks just about perfect :)

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3 hours ago, Stu said:

Spec says 15", not hard to guess! ;) 

Lovely scope Helen, looks beautifully designed and looks like you can handle it just fine :) 

Fingers crossed for a clear night soon.

When you need a rest while observing that crate looks just about perfect :)

Clearly i have a lack of knowledge with dobs, I spotted a 14" dob on ABS for sale in Reading and put 2+2 together.........and made 5

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47 minutes ago, nightfisher said:

Clearly i have a lack of knowledge with dobs, I spotted a 14" dob on ABS for sale in Reading and put 2+2 together.........and made 5

Belueve it or not same seller Jules ?, so nearly right!  He has been trying to sell them both for a few months, but both now gone in a week (originally I was going to do a comparison, but the Sumerian sold).

Helen

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16 hours ago, Helen said:

So today we headed to Reading, and look what I came home with...

IMG_20170429_225713.thumb.jpg.46f4375552bedbd59aa04a8e49e0dd54.jpg

To add a sense of scale

IMG_20170429_225802.thumb.jpg.844d87fc69c795d133f01771a9c4d45e.jpg

Unpacking and building...IMG_20170429_225911.thumb.jpg.fcd815cfa9c0489b7673f62a04b2da33.jpgIMG_20170429_230612.thumb.jpg.e36c47a86fc51f9326f320e0f716372d.jpgIMG_20170429_231242.thumb.jpg.9d199164a43008dea54238f1995b2cbc.jpg

IMG_20170429_231259.thumb.jpg.bd80b0186c5563b4ad71cf280931383f.jpg

I then dismantled it and rebuilt it on the patio... just to prove I could (just!)IMG_20170429_234345.thumb.jpg.f94dac80f0300f5a8903e1490aa7e9df.jpg

Clouds, so no first light

More details tomorrow.. off to bed now!

Helen:D

ps yes, that is a sock, and yes it does need a shroud ;)

 

 

Nice scope H.

1 hour ago, Davey-T said:

Congratulations Helen, still resisting the Dob urge here.

Does this mean you'll be camping in the Dob Mob enclosure at SGL SP2017 ?

Dave

From my point of view it won't be very big.

Not sure who's attending out of the mob but not me as the skies aren't good enough sorry to say! 

 

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3 hours ago, mapstar said:

Nice scope H.

From my point of view it won't be very big.

Not sure who's attending out of the mob but not me as the skies aren't good enough sorry to say! 

 

Won't matter if you can't see the sky, I just go for the Hog roast, Curry and the Craic.

Oh and the drink :drunken_smilie:

Dave

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