What did the postman bring?

[Ratlet]

40 minutes ago, RobertI said:

I did the same a while ago,  I took the cheap/lazy route and used epoxy resin and cable ties to connect them as they exactly matched my interpupillary distance. Works a treat. 

I bought a 3D printer recently so I'm obligated to print as much as possible to justify the purchase.

[Nakedgun]

Just about everyone has one of these. I, too, had one at one time and foolishly sold it; now reacquired:

 

 

 

Vernonscope, here in the USA, is distributing this model bino-viewer, which arrived Thursday just ahead of cloudy/wet weather, so I was able to test it under a clear sky. Excellent unit:

 

 

 

 

Finally, these two publications arrived from Europe. Ordered 01 October, delivered today:

 

https://discovering-astronomy.eu/index.html

 

 

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[SzabiB]

New cordless air duster to clean optical elements + drone gears.

Picked it up from Amazon with some voucher, so worked out around £33. 

I wasn't expecting a hurricane machine, but have to admit, it is pretty impressive.

 

Edited October 17, 2022 by SzabiB

[Alien 13]

7 hours ago, SzabiB said:

New cordless air duster to clean optical elements + drone gears.

Picked it up from Amazon with some voucher, so worked out around £33. 

I wasn't expecting a hurricane machine, but have to admit, it is pretty impressive.

 

I have something similar and its like comparing an air can or rocket blower to a real hurricane, can knock cans down 12 feet away... Great for my PC and keyboard etc.

Alan

Edited October 17, 2022 by Alien 13

[SzabiB]

6 minutes ago, Alien 13 said:

I have something similar and its like comparing and air can or rocket blower to a real hurricane, can knock cans down 12 feet away... Great for my PC and keyboard etc.

Alan

This one has 3 settings and I started with my bino after the Outer Hebrides trip (was full of sand...). Done beautiful job, very pleased. 

After usual boring Monday calls and lunch, will test it on the drone....

[jjohnson3803]

On 15/10/2022 at 21:15, Nakedgun said:

Finally, these two publications arrived from Europe. Ordered 01 October, delivered today:

https://discovering-astronomy.eu/index.html

 

I keep hearing about the Clarke books, so I downloaded a PDF for a quick look, thanks. 

Although the LP map map says I live in a B7-8, her Bortle examples indicate I'm in a B9.  Yikes!  😲

Edited October 17, 2022 by jjohnson3803

[Ags]

To keep my solar telescope company as it hibernates through the winter.

[Stu1smartcookie]

Royal Mail ( finally ) decided to relinquish their grip on a lovely , pristine 10 mm Luminos EP , well packed from  @Rob (many thanks Rob) and low and behold , Amazon delivered a 15mm Luminos EP at the same time ! 
Talk about London Buses 😂

Edited October 17, 2022 by Stu1smartcookie

[Ags]

5 hours ago, jjohnson3803 said:

Although the LP map map says I live in a B7-8, her Bortle examples indicate I'm in a B9.  Yikes!

Well, the charts cannot distinguish between bortle 9 and, as is my case, being as hard of seeing as a bat 🤣

[badhex]

17 hours ago, Ags said:

To keep my solar telescope company as it hibernates through the winter.

But not before Tuesday, right? 

[badhex]

Been a bit lax updating this thread here with a few small purchases in the last few weeks.

 

Speaker stand cable clips which happen to be the exact right size for the Gitzo 5 series legs:

 

Strap wrench and thread pitch gauge to assist in my Evoguide 50ED project:

 

Universe 11th Edition, required book for the Astronomy distance learning course I've just started at UCLan:

 

[Telescope40]

Hello. ES 11mm argon purged eyepiece courtesy of @Dave scutt

Now have a nice bino pair. Possibly use later as forecast looks promising. 
 

John 

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

All the way from Wisconsin, USA! 🙄

Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas...

I procrastinated for years then at Autumn Astrocamp got my hand's on @Live_Steam_Mad's copy and decided the book was worth the $$.

[markse68]

2 more !  

[F15Rules]

On 13/10/2022 at 15:17, JeremyS said:

Sore point. My lawnmower went in for repairs 4 weeks ago. I just called them again and it’s still not done 👎🏻

Maybe get a new one?

Only 10% of the cost of a TV Apollo 11 ep..and they'd probably throw in an extra handle for it too!😁😁

Dave

[Froeng]

4 hours ago, markse68 said:

2 more !  

I could sell you another 7.5mm Ultima if you need one for a bino-pair…

[JeremyS]

1 hour ago, F15Rules said:

Maybe get a new one?

Only 10% of the cost of a TV Apollo 11 ep..and they'd probably throw in an extra handle for it too!😁😁

Dave

As long as I could get one in TV colours 🤔

 

[RobertI]

Just received this rather nice 17.5mm Morpheus from FLO. Beautifully put together in a nice box with magnetic lid and lots of accessories that I will never use! Includes an interesting metal ‘tie clip’ type device which I think you attach to the pouch and allows you to determine the eyepiece size by feel… or something like that. The most expensive eyepiece I have bought and inevitably the start of a slippery slope. 😉Looking forward to first light. 
 

 

 

[nutter241]

new to me neq6 pro, now all i have to do is take a degree in astronomy software to figure out how to use it lol, looking forward to it

[F15Rules]

1 hour ago, JeremyS said:

As long as I could get one in TV colours 🤔

 

Nah!!!

This is what you want Jeremy, got a nice handle with it...

...and the right colour, too👍

Dave

[IB20]

7 hours ago, markse68 said:

2 more !  

Excellent EPs. 👍🏻👍🏻

[markse68]

1 minute ago, IB20 said:

Excellent EPs. 👍🏻👍🏻

yes- I'm building quite a nice ragtag collection of them

Mark

[Nakedgun]

8 hours ago, markse68 said:

yes- I'm building quite a nice ragtag collection of them

Mark

 

Which ones? I have found eye relief with the 35mm too long, and with the 5mm too short. The 7.5 is OK for me, but a bit tight for bino-viewing. Orion Telescope, here in the USA, used to market a line called "Ultrascopic" which were very similar in design, but with greater eye relief in the 7.5, 5, and 3.8mm lengths, making them suitable for the bino-view option, for me.

Good luck acquiring more.

 

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[Stu1smartcookie]

18 hours ago, markse68 said:

2 more !  

I'm finding the Celestron EPs to be very good , across their range .

[starhiker]

It will be StellaLyra 8" dob, in a couple of hours! It is my first proper telescope. I am really looking forward to it.