What did the postman bring?

[DaveL59]

Just dropped off a few mins ago...

a classic aus Jena Sonnar 180mm/F2.8 lens with Pentacon six to M42 adaptor. A tad dusty and I'll need to service the focus and aperture but considering this dates from around 1964 its not in bad shape at all 🙂

[MrFreeze]

This morning's little haul. A 4mm circle-T ortho ( I didn't know they did that one, and maybe a bit too powerful ). And a supposedly 'commercial' auto-focuser for my 127Mak. To be honest it seems a bit Heath-Robinson, using a modded RC servo, but I like the idea of the clamp. I've not had much joy bashing 2mm aluminium sheet to follow the curve of the scope back (it isn't flat!), and this clamp seems a much better idea.

David

Edited December 19, 2020 by MrFreeze

[HollyHound]

26 minutes ago, wulfrun said:

Postie dropped a FLO parcel on my doorstep (pretty much literally, he's halfway down the drive when I get to the door). A nice book that I've been waiting to come back into stock - the famous "Turn Left". That's been salted away now since it's a Christmas prezzie.

Got this last Christmas, along with my little Mak... really good book both to get started and also plenty of targets to work through during the year 👍

[HollyHound]

Well having got astigmatism sorted, field curvature (mostly) under control, I thought it's now time to tackle coma, so here's the very thing to slay this final aberration apparently... a Tele Vue Paracorr Type 2 😃

I'm hoping not to run into "in focus" issues with it, but have some options if I do 🤞

I do love my new Bresser 10" dob, but I now seem to spent more for add-ons for it than the telescope itself... wasn't it ever thus 🤣

 

[Dantooine]

59 minutes ago, HollyHound said:

Well having got astigmatism sorted, field curvature (mostly) under control, I thought it's now time to tackle coma, so here's the very thing to slay this final aberration apparently... a Tele Vue Paracorr Type 2 😃

I'm hoping not to run into "in focus" issues with it, but have some options if I do 🤞

I do love my new Bresser 10" dob, but I now seem to spent more for add-ons for it than the telescope itself... wasn't it ever thus 🤣

 

Do you have to take off the orange cap to put the seed in? Nicest looking pheasant feeder I’ve ever seen though 😉

[HollyHound]

2 minutes ago, Dantooine said:

Do you have to take off the orange cap to put the seed in? Nicest looking pheasant feeder I’ve ever seen though 😉

Actually I could literally give that a go, there are 1500+ pheasants right behind us in the woods... although I strongly suspect they won't be all there come Feb 😬🙁

I think this one is for Parrots though 🤣

[HollyHound]

3 minutes ago, HollyHound said:

Actually I could literally give that a go, there are 1500+ pheasants right behind us in the woods... although I strongly suspect they won't be all there come Feb

Correction... 1470 😬

Edited December 19, 2020 by HollyHound

[johninderby]

Nothing astro today although the purchase did involve sacrificing a scope. Imported from W Yorks. 😁

Edited December 19, 2020 by johninderby

[HollyHound]

4 minutes ago, johninderby said:

Nothing astro today although the purchase did involve sacrificing a scope.

Needs must... go John 👍

[Dantooine]

17 minutes ago, HollyHound said:

Correction... 1470 😬

At least this year the birds will come past the line 2 metres apart on Boxing Day. 

[faulksy]

1 hour ago, johninderby said:

Nothing astro today although the purchase did involve sacrificing a scope. Imported from W Yorks. 😁

these are great for drying clothes on 🤣

[LukeSkywatcher]

10 hours ago, Nigella Bryant said:

I power my hi-tech astro focuser via a usb hub. Not sure if the Eaf would be the same. 

Never heard of cable ties!!!!.

[LukeSkywatcher]

2 hours ago, faulksy said:

these are great for drying clothes on 🤣

Or leaning telescope up against.

[Nigella Bryant]

36 minutes ago, LukeSkywatcher said:

Never heard of cable ties!!!!.

Na, I like spaghetti, lol 

[Luke]

15 hours ago, johninderby said:

Nothing astro today although the purchase did involve sacrificing a scope. Imported from W Yorks. 😁

It has potential as an observing chair! Lots of adjustability in seat height, you could replace the panel with the hand controller, and keep warm and power the goto via the pedals. Is there a bottle holder for the single malt?

[Padraic M]

3 hours ago, Luke said:

Is there a bottle holder for the single malt?

Yes there is, but it tends to make it very unsteady in RA.

[Nigella Bryant]

New pulley arrived today for the shutter of my pulsar 2.7m dome. I'm going to motorise the dome rotation next summer but I'm not going to bother motorising the shutter.

[johninderby]

More non astro. A monotor for the exercise bike that arrived the other day. Now I can see where I’m going. 😁

[souls33k3r]

35 minutes ago, johninderby said:

More non astro. A monotor for the exercise bike that arrived the other day. Now I can see where I’m going. 😁

To FLO and back I presume to pick up your new telescope. Don't you worry, your secret is safe with us mate

[Len1257]

On 19/12/2020 at 11:41, wulfrun said:

Also a camera adapter, not that I'm even thinking of the rabbit-hole of AP but the intrigue to see if I can get snapshots of bright things like the Moon.

Best smile of my day so far! Trouble is that rabbit-hole just gets bigger and bigger.......... 

[wulfrun]

31 minutes ago, Len1257 said:

Best smile of my day so far! Trouble is that rabbit-hole just gets bigger and bigger.......... 

Not under any illusions of the capability needed versus what I will have. IF I decided to go that way, I'm well aware of the sort of gear and £££ that's needed. Just based on where I'm located, I think would be pouring money down the drain for little reward. We'll see! I'm too near the "total novice" end of the scale to even consider AP anyway.

[R26 oldtimer]

These clouds have to go away, there bad for my pocket.🤣

 

[tooth_dr]

I received my SharpStar 94 today, a replacement for the ED80. It’s very similar focal length, 517mm, F5.5.  It’s clear tonight so hopefully can start a thread on it later.  The 0.8x reducer should have been here but alas it wasn’t in stock (despite being listed as several in stock) so fingers crossed it arrives before Xmas  

 

 

[CraigT82]

For my 12" dob... A new 16mm Nirvana EP, an Aero ED 35mm EP and the dob mirror itself back from OOUK having been recoated.  Nothing better than brand new Hilux 😍.

Refurb of this 20yr old David Lukehurst dob is almost complete!

Forgot to take pics of the EPs 🙄

[bomberbaz]

I don't have any pictures because both are still in the box but I have just taken delivery of a new ZWO ASI 183MC ZWO and a EQM -35 Pro mount. EQM 

I am slowly getting into EEVA but I have realised my existing stuff is at it's limit, then I got an unexpected cash windfall so Mrs Bomberbaz got her treat, this was mine 👍