What did the postman bring?

[Ags]

@John I believe there was a W70 line that were just rebadged generic 66 degree models. The WALER line ran up to 17 mm, but only covered 78 degrees at that length.

Edited July 14, 2021 by Ags

[John]

3 minutes ago, Ags said:

@John I believe there was a W70 line that were just rebadged generic 66 degree models. The WALER line ran up to 17 mm, but only covered 78 degrees at that length.

The W70's were basically re-packaged 66 degree ones, agreed:

I think the W70 25mm might have been something else but these are not in the same league as the Speers-WALER's.

My SW 24.7mm looked like this:

 

[F15Rules]

I owned the S Waler 5-8mm  variable zoom for a while last year. I bought it as it came up for sale at a good price and I had read good things about it, mainly on the USA forum.

Here's a link to the thread I started on the eyepiece: 

It was a very nice eyepiece, quite quirky and very long when extended!

Dave

[tooth_dr]

A new set of filters arrived cheers @FLO

[Stub Mandrel]

This will finally let me put a Pentax lens on my SP1000 after 38 years 🙂

Plus should be good for wide field, apparently they are sharp all over  stopped down to f2.8.

[rob_r]

Arrived this morning, a new Powermate 2.5x. Will be interesting to see how it compares against my Celestron 2x Barlow on the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn over the coming months. Courtesy of @FLO 

Edited July 15, 2021 by rob_r

[Mctoot]

On 12/07/2021 at 17:28, LukeSkywatcher said:

My lovely Sericho Pallasite arrived today. It's a nice size and pretty weighty. It looks like a lump of beef that's been smoked low&slow for hours. It's making me hungry.

Thanks FLO.

“ It looks like a lump of beef that's been smoked low&slow for hours” hahaha - no matter how many times I look at this picture I can’t unsee the beef. 

[souls33k3r]

11 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

A new set of filters arrived cheers @FLO

Awesome. Have been keeping an eye on these bad boys. What will you be using this with? RASA? 

[tooth_dr]

5 minutes ago, souls33k3r said:

Awesome. Have been keeping an eye on these bad boys. What will you be using this with? RASA? 

Takahashi Epsilon 180ed.  It’s 500mm F2.8, probably ideal for these filters. 

[souls33k3r]

3 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

Takahashi Epsilon 180ed.  It’s 500mm F2.8, probably ideal for these filters. 

Nice one matey. I'd be very interested in seeing the results of these bad boys

[Merak]

Postman Pat brought me this today:

[Alan White]

Post person been to me with a new EP, courtessy of AB&S and Mike Baccanin.

Now have 10, 7 and 5 in the XW range 😃

[F15Rules]

3 hours ago, Merak said:

Postman Pat brought me this today:

Never seen one of these before, but that pic doesn't half remind me of a Baader Morpheus to look at (no bad thing!!😊)..

Dave

[F15Rules]

3 hours ago, Alan White said:

Post person been to me with a new EP, courtessy of AB&S and Mike Baccanin.

Now have 10, 7 and 5 in the XW range 😃

Congratulations Alan..as my much younger-than-me-son  would say.."That's a Bangin' Eyepiece!!👍😂 - and a bargain to boot!

Dave

[Merak]

51 minutes ago, F15Rules said:

Never seen one of these before, but that pic doesn't half remind me of a Baader Morpheus to look at (no bad thing!!😊)..

Dave

It's a APM Ultra Flat Field 24mm eyepiece.   I was thinking about getting a 24mm panoptic but this is half the price and is meant to be quite good.  It also means I have some more money towards my next purchase!   I have a 17.5 Morpheus and they're not bad.

[F15Rules]

I too have a Morpheus 17.5mm and a 9mm. "Not bad"?? I beg to differ, mine are both superb😊.

I'm sure the APM will be excellent too👍

Dave

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

6 hours ago, Merak said:

Postman Pat brought me this today:

Suspiciously similar to the Altair 24mm UFF I bought several weeks back. If it's exactly the same then you have a nice eyepiece. 😀

[Merak]

2 minutes ago, ScouseSpaceCadet said:

Suspiciously similar to the Altair 24mm UFF I bought several weeks back. If it's exactly the same then you have a nice eyepiece. 😀

I believe its the same eyepiece, just a different colour and name on it.

[Adam J]

6 hours ago, Merak said:

Postman Pat brought me this today:

I guess you know because it was late and the box had been opened. 

[Alan White]

If the 30mm and 18mm APM UFF I own are a guide, the 24 will be superb,

One day I will add the 24 just for the sake of it.

 

[Astro Noodles]

Not very exciting, but useful. A tray with a bracket to mount on the vertical tube of a camera mount. Very useful for USB power brick, mobile, intervalometer etc.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Slightly rarer items: two Siebert Optics Tele-Centric Barlows, a 2" 4.5x, and a 1.25" 1.3x. Very workmanlike fit and finish, feel very solid. 

Nice little touch:some spare nylon thumb screws included 

[Victor Boesen]

Looks great @michael.h.f.wilkinson I suppose for the triband and solar spectrum?

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

26 minutes ago, Victor Boesen said:

Looks great @michael.h.f.wilkinson I suppose for the triband and solar spectrum?

The 4.5x is for the 80mm F/6 for H-alpha solar work, I have a Baader TZ-3 for the Triband SCT. The 1.3x is for planetary imaging with the Celestron C8 

[callisto]

My bargain of the week...Interstellarum Deep Sky Guide from Amazon...supposed to well used...It's in mint condition and just £19.99 inc delivery

This book is amazing 😲