What did the postman bring?

[tooth_dr]

27 minutes ago, smr said:

I've upgraded! My Star Adventurer Mount looks dwarfed now!

William Optics ZenithStar 73 & HEQ5 Pro Rowan Belt Modded.
 

I know it make no odds but I have the red SA and I think it’s as ugly as sin. The white one is gorgeous. 

[tooth_dr]

I got this the other day.  The standard 2” attachment on the ED80 loosened itself and my camera was left almost ‘dangling’  ££ well spent 

And a few shorter cables including a QHY9 0.5m power cable and some 0.5m usb cables.

Edited December 6, 2018 by tooth_dr

[david_taurus83]

Hopefully the final piece of my imaging setup.

[tooth_dr]

4 hours ago, david_taurus83 said:

Hopefully the final piece of my imaging setup.

Be good to hear how you get on. Looks great. 

[johninderby]

A tin of Tartan paint. ?

Bought as a joke Xmas gift but I’m keeping it for myself. ?

[LukeSkywatcher]

23 hours ago, johninderby said:

A tin of Tartan paint. ?

Bought as a joke Xmas gift but I’m keeping it for myself. ?

It's not my Clan colour. This is my Clans colour:

 

Edited December 9, 2018 by LukeSkywatcher

[LukeSkywatcher]

Irish people are allowed to wear kilts. It's part of our shared history. Not sure I ever would though. I don't have the legs for it. I prefer mine. Who wants to look like Rod Stewart. 

Edited December 9, 2018 by LukeSkywatcher

[johninderby]

I’m just waiting to see if any Xmas visitors are taken in by the “Tartan Paint”   ?

Re: kilts. The cold winter wind blowing through my hair is enogh for me let alone blowing around other parts. ?

Just a thought. Has anyone ever done a dob in tartan?  

 

[Gina]

I'm told kilts are very warm.  I find a thick woolen skirt to be quite warm but I'm not bare underneath and don't have "dangly bits" ?

[souls33k3r]

A brown man wearing a Kilt is exactly what you all want to see.

[Alien 13]

On 06/12/2018 at 21:10, smr said:

I've upgraded! My Star Adventurer Mount looks dwarfed now!

William Optics ZenithStar 73 & HEQ5 Pro Rowan Belt Modded.
 

Nice, I like the camera too 

Alan

[Olli]

A new 18mm 82 degree ES eyepeice also another handle for me to put onto the base of my dob.

[Space Hopper]

Second hand 9mm Nagler. Arrived today.

Its the one on the left next to my 13mm for comparison purposes.

Note the 13s very long barrels.

 

That was it though.

He must have forgotten the TEC 140 Flourite Apo that was on my wish list......

 

 

 

Edited December 12, 2018 by Tubby Bear

[Danjc]

Dew control, a strap, bolts and also bought a StarTools license. 

 

[Jojo204]

Brand new 6SE!

[Guest]

10 hours ago, Jojo204 said:

Brand new 6SE!

 

Fantastic 

First scope?

Go straight to Messier 45 with that and bedazzled ?

David

[Davey-T]

Guess what the postman bought today 

Dave

[Gina]

But what is it? ?

[Davey-T]

1 hour ago, Gina said:

But what is it? ?

You were supposed to guess 

It's an Astro Physics .67 reducer for my SCT, I've been using the "normal" Meade 6.3 flattener / reducer for ages which isn't designed for the already flat field scope although it works OK with small sensors.

Dave

[Jojo204]

8 hours ago, David_L said:

Fantastic 

First scope?

Go straight to Messier 45 with that and bedazzled ?

David

Yup! I sure will!

[Olli]

A telrad finder, 9x50 raci finderscope and a 28mm 68 ES eyepiece, had a  bit of a sending spree this week

Edited December 15, 2018 by Olli

[alanjgreen]

A two inch Chroma 5nm Ha filter has arrived, just in time for Christmas.

Look forward to see how it goes when paired with my PVS-14 Night Vision on those fainter Sharpless catalog objects...

Alan

[Alan White]

Not the Post-person, but the Charity Shop and what a find......
My first ever book about Astronomy, sadly long lost but a copy now back in my mitts, very happy.

It explains why I have such a solid grounding,
it set me up well in the early 1970's

[JamesF]

Have you run a plate solve on the jacket illustration yet?

James

[GavStar]

14 hours ago, alanjgreen said:

A two inch Chroma 5nm Ha filter has arrived, just in time for Christmas.

Look forward to see how it goes when paired with my PVS-14 Night Vision on those fainter Sharpless catalog objects...

Alan

I’ll be interested to hear what you think of this filter with the Photonis tube, Alan. It certainly makes a contrast difference with my Harder tube, but I rarely use my Photonis now. And also the impact it has at your dark skies rather than my light polluted ones?

Edited December 16, 2018 by GavStar