What did the postman bring?

[markse68]

And a new objective- half of my second refractor 😁 Thanks to @Andrew* It’s been like Christmas today!

[markse68]

Just now, MarkAR said:

You have my interest peaked, would it be for something like pen making?

Nope- definitely Astro related 😉 it’s for the repair of this

[Barry-W-Fenner]

26 minutes ago, merlin100 said:

Have you managed to use the new eyepiece yet?

Only very briefly with the 76p it gave some good views of the moon.

I am hoping to try it in Venus later in the 200p

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

Only very briefly with the 76p it gave some good views of the moon.

I am hoping to try it in Venus later in the 200p

I'll be interested to hear what your thoughts are on it. 😉

[Davey-T]

Something to blacken all the shiny shiny bits inside the tube 😂

Dave

[johninderby]

It’s back 🙂

The return of the little 1.25” crayford that I sold with a scope earlier this year. Had the chance to buy it back and so I did. Perfect for the Omegon 127 Mak. 👍🏻

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, johninderby said:

It’s back 🙂

The return of the little 1.25” crayford that I sold with a scope earlier this year. Had the chance to buy it back and so I did. Perfect for the Omegon 127 Mak. 👍🏻

Sweet!

[Nigella Bryant]

Losmandy dovetail plate arrived yesterday for my C11 XLT. Love it, really good quality and sturdy. Awaiting delivery today of an SCT focuser for the C11. Hopefully be first light tonight.

Updste, SCT focuser has arrived and now fitted. Also retro fitted JMI motor focus I had knocking around. 

Edited May 6, 2020 by Nigella Bryant
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[Merlin66]

Nigella,

look at my earlier image...you’ll see I fitted a stop to the dovetail, makes it 100% easier to mount the dovetail and balance the OTA.

 

[Guest]

Used Canon 600D and T adapter with Barlow and other accessories. Also virtual delivery of Backyard EOS professional.

 

Edited May 6, 2020 by Guest

[RayD]

22 minutes ago, Chris Wright said:

Used Canon 600D and T adapter with Barlow and other accessories.

Looks brand new!!

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, RayD said:

Looks brand new!!

It does indeed @RayD. I chose one from MPB in their 'Good' category rather than 'Excellent'. Under 10,000 shutter count, very pleased. Also managed to bag myself a Peltier cooler on AstroBuyAndSell last night so looking forward to that arriving in the next couple of days.

[RayD]

1 minute ago, Chris Wright said:

It does indeed @RayD. I chose one from MPB in their 'Good' category rather than 'Excellent'. Under 10,000 shutter count, very pleased. Also managed to bag myself a Peltier cooler on AstroBuyAndSell last night so looking forward to that arriving in the next couple of days.

Excellent!  What a great way to get a decent camera.  Looks like you may have bought some clear skies with it as well, which is unusual 🙂

[Guest]

20 minutes ago, RayD said:

Looks like you may have bought some clear skies with it as well, which is unusual

I don't want to speak too soon, but....

[markse68]

Funny the things that get me excited- some delrin rod!

[Pixies]

[Nigella Bryant]

8 minutes ago, Pixies said:

Cloud tomorrow onwards then, lol. 

[johninderby]

And yet another Bresser dob. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[Pixies]

14 minutes ago, Nigella Bryant said:

Cloud tomorrow onwards then, lol. 

 

[JamesF]

Auntie FLO didn't send me any clouds...

Arrived today.  A NEQ6 may well find itself in pieces this weekend...

James

[Barry-W-Fenner]

11 hours ago, johninderby said:

And yet another Bresser dob. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great looking scope the Bresser. I am interested to know if they intend to produce a 12" dob.

[Guest]

Mr Postie must be getting plain sick of me - or enjoying the additional exercise on my driveway.

Following such excellent advise on here and research (and less that 2 weeks since I purchased my first scope!) I have opted for the Sky-watcher 72ED Pro as my first astrophotography dedicated scope. Being one of the more budget conscious apochromatic reflectors, it will give me good starter results with a forgiving wider field of view, should make a great travel scope and can always be used as a guide scope much further down the line.

Paired with the Canon EOS 600D that arrived yesterday, I am looking forward to getting it out in some clear skies - skies that will be cloudy for a while I guess in response to my purchase!

[Nigella Bryant]

10 hours ago, JamesF said:

Auntie FLO didn't send me any clouds...

Arrived today.  A NEQ6 may well find itself in pieces this weekend...

James

You won't regret it, so much better. Did mine a couple of years ago.

[markse68]

New focuser

Almost a new telescope!

Edited May 7, 2020 by markse68

[F15Rules]

A rather large shoe box arrived today..that's funny, I had my new walking shoes delivered just yesterday??

Hang on, it's not a new box, it's an old one, and it contained a rather large eyepiece...

I've shown it next to two of my Carton Japan "normal" eyepieces😱😱..it's a Large Unit!!

I've almost stopped buying eyepieces in the past 12 months, but once in a while something pops up that is hard to resist -and this was one of those things!

I've read very good things about these Speers Waler variable power EPs..not a zoom in the strict sense of the word, but certainly offers large (80 deg+) fov at each magnification (7 steps from 5mm to 8mm in half mm increments), but some refocusing is needed between steps. The photos show it "closed" at 8mm and "open" at 5mm!

I'm really looking forward to trying this big fella out soon!

Dave

Edited May 7, 2020 by F15Rules
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