Members and there setup's pics

[GazOC]

Big refractors look the mutts nuts don't they?

[OXO]

Is this scope the same as yours Gaz? they look amazing value for money :shock:

[mark RD]

Is this scope the same as yours Gaz? they look amazing value for money :shock:

It is the same scope as Gaz but he only got the OTA, I payed £330 for mine including the motor drive and the delivery. The tripod was upgraded to a stainless steel one, I fitted a red dot finder and one or two other mods. after all the mods I done to it its cost a total of about £410 and its worth every penny IMHO.

Mark

[OXO]

It's an excellent setup Mark well worth the extra pennys

[daz]

Same excuse reason as Damien - too much cloud / rain / wind / snow / sleet / locust plague / value of the $ :roll:

P.S. Nice set up Mark!

[GazOC]

Is this scope the same as yours Gaz? they look amazing value for money :shock:

As Marks says I've just got the OTA (I already had my CG5). They are brilliant scopes for the money and they look sexy as well!!

I think I paid £175 delivered, so £330 for a mount and motors is a good deal Mark.

[mark RD]

Same excuse reason as Damien - too much cloud / rain / wind / snow / sleet / locust plague / value of the $ :roll:

P.S. Nice set up Mark!

Well we had some clear sky between clouds last night, best I seen for a long time, the milky way stood out clearly. I went out with the binos.

Mark

[daz]

Good for you matey!!!

By the time I got in from mum's, completely clouded over

[mark RD]

It will be a moonless night tonight...

And starless :laugh:

Mark

[daz]

Same excuse reason as Damien - too much cloud / rain / wind / snow / sleet / locust plague / value of the $ :roll:

P.S. Nice set up Mark!

You forgot abduction by aliens

Attacked by a man-eating millipede named George....

[mark RD]

Same excuse reason as Damien - too much cloud / rain / wind / snow / sleet / locust plague / value of the $ :roll:

P.S. Nice set up Mark!

You forgot abduction by aliens

Agreed

its not like it rains much in the UK :laugh:

Mark

Attacked by a man-eating millipede named George....

I think the rain and snow are a little far-fetched...

[trekker308]

Well shoot!, if we're allowed indoor piccies then here's a contribution to help show up certain 'old hands' who are 'shy' (whaat?)! ...... but why is there a voice in my head saying "Allan, DON'T do this...."!!

...... and yes, my desk is a tip / and yes, I'm a smoker - what the heck ........

[OXO]

Very nice setup that scope looks awsome on the mount Allan As to your desk being untidy well i have more packets of drum on mine mate

[trekker308]

Thanks all - I was VERY lucky picking up that scope for the dosh I paid - it was a cancelled order and I think the seller needed the money like fast.....

My desk IS organised chaos - bit like me really ... 8)

[OXO]

I bet your Intes-Micro MN78 is a killer on the Planets Allan? there well built those scopes arnt they allan..

Glad you got a bargain mate

[trekker308]

Yep - built like a tank (you should see the crate it came in!), and yes, planets are good - one small bonus is that its focal length ain't miles different to the Mak-Cass so I don't have to buy additional e/pieces - well. that's the theory .....

[GazOC]

Beatifull setup Allan, do the rings rotate?

[trekker308]

telescope4u

He hee, now there's an idea - a revolving house! The MN78 has been relegated to staring out of a small skylight window while I ordered, received, fitted and set up the new focuser - the standard one is real dog!

Next weekend it's back outside staring at the full sky at a club star party - weather permitting of course

[trekker308]

GazOC

Yep, you just loosen off two clamps and you can rotate the OTA - handy!!

[radioactive]

Thats one heck of a nice setup Allan

[trekker308]

Cheers radioactive = I call her Olga (and a lot of other names when I'm lugging it about)

[mark RD]

Well shoot!, if we're allowed indoor piccies then here's a contribution to help show up certain 'old hands' who are 'shy' (whaat?)! ...... but why is there a voice in my head saying "Allan, DON'T do this...."!!

...... and yes, my desk is a tip / and yes, I'm a smoker - what the heck ........

Funny that had the same voice in my head great setup Allan

Mark

[daz]

The focuser looks V.V.Nice Allan! Is that the one with the dual-speed ?

[Jamie]

Nice kit Allan very nice indeed.

[trekker308]

daz:

Yes it is the dual speed version, and it is a thing of beauty for those of us who are 'engineering anoraks' about such things - BUT a warning:- Moonlite Focusers are great people to deal with, and the service and help from them was amazing but they don't come cheap, and I was ever-so-slightly taken aback by the request for £67 VAT and duty before the nice man who delivered it would give me the box .....

..... and just to prove I AM an anorak: