What did the postman bring?

[JeremyS]

Takahashi Extender Q 1.6 X

[jambouk]

Do you have to provide you own coffee beans with it, or do they come as standard?

 

[MrFreeze]

Some eyepatches to use at the scope. Now I don't have to squint! 😜 One of the cheapest buys in a long time - 60p each.

David

[HollyHound]

Arrived yesterday, but only got round to unpacking today... mainly for the new dob, but I'm sure it will get used for all other observing now and make for more relaxed viewing... a Berlebach NIX II Observer's Chair 😃

Thanks again to @FLO for fantastic service, as always 👍

Edited November 12, 2020 by HollyHound

[Chefgage]

An Expro battery with dummy battery to power my Canon 200D DSLR. I find with the standard inserted battery I only get about 3 hours worth of power. With this I can image all night.

 

[Mr Thingy]

Nice Mr Postman (or more accurately, Mr DHL man) kindly brought me an SW 72ED and an Ha 7nm filter 😃

May the corrupt sky gods now bring forth the clouds, as is their cruel way.

[Chefgage]

3 hours ago, Mr Thingy said:

Nice Mr Postman (or more accurately, Mr DHL man) kindly brought me an SW 72ED and an Ha 7nm filter 😃

May the corrupt sky gods now bring forth the clouds, as is their cruel way.

Enjoy the 72ed, I certainly like mine.

[Mr Thingy]

19 minutes ago, Chefgage said:

Enjoy the 72ed, I certainly like mine.

Thank you. I plan to play with it at the weekend and figure out if I need any extra extenders for my camera.

[Chefgage]

2 minutes ago, Mr Thingy said:

Thank you. I plan to play with it at the weekend and figure out if I need any extra extenders for my camera.

I needed an extension for my Canon 200d DSLR. Without it I could not get focus. The general recommendation for this scope is a flattener of course. I used an OVL field flattener which gives me the correct distance to gain focus. So it it does 2 things at once, gives me focus and flattens the image.

[Mr Thingy]

15 minutes ago, Chefgage said:

I needed an extension for my Canon 200d DSLR. Without it I could not get focus. The general recommendation for this scope is a flattener of course. I used an OVL field flattener which gives me the correct distance to gain focus. So it it does 2 things at once, gives me focus and flattens the image.

Ah yes, the flattener. That's on my ever-growing shopping list of astro gear. I also plan to get an EAF to attach onto this.

[discardedastro]

Rather foolishly forgot to take photos before doing a rough test assembly but shiny new Televue Paracorr mated up to the optical train (more or less) with the new OAG. Much fiddling to do now!

[Chefgage]

10 minutes ago, Mr Thingy said:

Ah yes, the flattener. That's on my ever-growing shopping list of astro gear. I also plan to get an EAF to attach onto this.

I seem to be buying an item of astro photography gear every week now. I get a bit fitted then think mmm I need that bit on the mount now!

[Mr Thingy]

12 hours ago, Chefgage said:

I seem to be buying an item of astro photography gear every week now. I get a bit fitted then think mmm I need that bit on the mount now!

Ha yes! I know the feeling. I just ordered the EAF, so now my rig will be fully automated 😀.

I can now cross one more thing off my shopping list. My wife will be so pleased.

[skippyinspace]

Postman brought me an Ioptron Ipolar, I now might get this scope finally polar aligned

[markse68]

Thanks to Mike @L8-Nite for introducing me to this on another thread. I found a copy, not too expensive, on ebay- my new oldest astro item- a 270yr old book! It’s a bit fragile and much smaller than I expected but I guess paper was very valuable back then!  It’s actually in remarkable condition for its age- doesn’t look like it’s been read many times at all! I’m a bit scared to handle it and dread damaging something that’s survived this long but i’m itching to read it. The moon map at the back was what interested me most and this one folds out and is quite beautiful, but I’m intrigued by the chapter titles- looks like really interesting reading  

Mark

[johninderby]

A little something for M42 etc. 🙂

[Nigella Bryant]

1 hour ago, markse68 said:

Thanks to Mike @L8-Nite for introducing me to this on another thread. I found a copy, not too expensive, on ebay- my new oldest astro item- a 270yr old book! It’s a bit fragile and much smaller than I expected but I guess paper was very valuable back then!  It’s actually in remarkable condition for its age- doesn’t look like it’s been read many times at all! I’m a bit scared to handle it and dread damaging something that’s survived this long but i’m itching to read it. The moon map at the back was what interested me most and this one folds out and is quite beautiful, but I’m intrigued by the chapter titles- looks like really interesting reading  

Mark

Lovely

[wulfrun]

The postman brought me a new zoom EP yesterday and I'm expecting a couple of other EPs today, off FLO. So yes, you can all cheerfully blame me for the continuing clouds around this neck of the woods. I probably started it off just over a week ago by buying a scope off another member on here.

[JeremyS]

3 hours ago, markse68 said:

Thanks to Mike @L8-Nite for introducing me to this on another thread. I found a copy, not too expensive, on ebay- my new oldest astro item- a 270yr old book! It’s a bit fragile and much smaller than I expected but I guess paper was very valuable back then!  It’s actually in remarkable condition for its age- doesn’t look like it’s been read many times at all! I’m a bit scared to handle it and dread damaging something that’s survived this long but i’m itching to read it. The moon map at the back was what interested me most and this one folds out and is quite beautiful, but I’m intrigued by the chapter titles- looks like really interesting reading  

Mark

That fure if a very impreffive book Markfe68

🙂

 

[markse68]

7 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

That fure if a very impreffive book Markfe68

🙂

 

yef it if ifnt it 😂

[faulksy]

New secondary cover today 

[Dantooine]

Quite boring I know, just a couple of barrel extenders to put on my 6 & 8 ethos. Maybe I can get them closer to focus point with my 13. 

[Tiny Clanger]

Postie (in shorts despite the chilly rain) just handed me this little package

Thanks KP82 😀

[HollyHound]

StellaLyra 50mm 2" SuperView Eyepiece from @FLO

Nicely made and lightweight, which will be important for balance with the StellaMira 80mm f/10 mounted on the ScopeTech Zero 👍

Just need some clear skies now 🤞

[HollyHound]

Finally managed to get a 5" dew heater strap for my C5, thanks again @FLO. I've got plans for an EEVA rig, using my iOptron AZ Mount Pro and the recently bought ASiair Pro, but was concerned that the dew shield on its own wouldn't provide enough protection... hopefully this will help 🤞

Also a Baader Clicklock 2" to 1.25" reducer for the dob 👍

Edited November 14, 2020 by HollyHound