What did the postman bring?

[johninderby]

30 minutes ago, Alan White said:

DHL have just been with a big Yellow box from Rowan....
What might it be? 

Shall I open it???

You could allways save it until Xmas morming. 😁

[Alan White]

11 minutes ago, johninderby said:

You could allways save it until Xmas morming. 😁

Oh, go on then, patience required 😉

[Stu]

What are these strange yellow boxes I wonder?

 

[Alan White]

Remember a Yellow Box is not to be opened until Christmas Day, @johninderby said so 😉

So my one is already open.

[Stu]

Darn it, I only went and opened mine too 😉☁️🌧🌩⛈🌨🤣

[Alan White]

22 minutes ago, Stu said:

Darn it, I only went and opened mine too 😉☁️🌧🌩⛈🌨🤣

Oops, sorry @johninderby, two naughty ones not listening....again

[Jamgood]

I apologise in advance but @FLO guarantees clear skies.....eventually. 👍

[Deadlake]

5 hours ago, Stu said:

What are these strange yellow boxes I wonder?

 

If it's what I think it is. One thing of interest would be how much lighter it is compared with an AZ100?
i.e. Can you move around the AZ75 + tripod a lot easier than the AZ100 on a planet tripod.
Also what half-pillar works with it? Maybe Rowan should produce a matching pillar for the AZ100 and AZ75?
How well it supports an LZOS 130/F6?
 

[HiveIndustries]

I'm not worthy of these things. I will own them longer than I own my children.

[varius21]

-EQ6-R Pro from RVO

-WO Z73 2019 with flattener bought from a nice gentleman in this group.

expecting a uniguide.

 

Edited October 15, 2021 by varius21

[Stu1smartcookie]

So , not the postman … but me and the wife ( I think she came just for the ride ) picked up a couple of nice little beauties from Widescreen Centre yesterday .  

[Nigella Bryant]

Free sky at night stuff for new subscription to the sky at night mag arrived. 

[callisto]

Well after a looooooong wait over the weekend and thanks to Debo my 8" CC arrived today...very nice indeed 😊

 

[johninderby]

Definately needs a handle though. 😁😁😁

[callisto]

2 minutes ago, johninderby said:

Definately needs a handle though. 😁😁😁

Yes it does John 😄

Where did you get yours again 🤔

[johninderby]

7 minutes ago, callisto said:

Yes it does John 😄

Where did you get yours again 🤔

Here you go. Plenty of lengths to choose from. Easiest to get the length that lets you use the slots in the top dovetail but I used a full length handle and drilled new mounting holes.

https://www.wdscomponents.com/en-gb/tubed-handle-front-mounted-black-wds-8517/c-404/p-920

Edited October 18, 2021 by johninderby

[callisto]

5 minutes ago, johninderby said:

Here you go. Plenty of lengths to choose from. Easiest to get the length that lets you use the slots in the top dovetail but I used a full length handle and drilled new mounting holes.

https://www.wdscomponents.com/en-gb/tubed-handle-front-mounted-black-wds-8517/c-404/p-920

Cheers 👍

Forgot to say John, I've got the "2 W/O Dielectric winging it's way to me as we speak 😉

[johninderby]

4 minutes ago, callisto said:

Cheers 👍

Forgot to say John, I've got the "2 W/O Dielectric winging it's way to me as we speak 😉

The WO diag is a good match for the CC. 👍🏻

Bet you’re now checking out every weather forecast. 😁

[callisto]

1 minute ago, johninderby said:

The WO diag is a good match for the CC. 👍🏻

Bet you’re now checking out every weather forecast. 😁

Yeah, and it's terrible up here   

[wookie1965]

Full set of bearings for my EQ5 goto courtesy of Tim (Franklin) thank you very much. 

[Newforestgimp]

Heavy duty all weather cover for when rig left out on pier for extended periods…

 

[Stu1smartcookie]

Another “me being the postman “ as I travelled past the Widescreen Centre today …I bought  a nice  11/4” Williams optics dielectric diagonal ( I was going to go for the 2” but the additional weight wasn’t welcome on my small scopes  

Edited October 19, 2021 by Stu1smartcookie

[Adam1234]

Just bought the StellaLyra 8inch f/8 Ritchey Chretien.  As I like to name all my astronomy gear, I have decided to call it Lionel (Lionel Ritchey Chretian 🤣🤣🤣). FYI I have named my Barlow lens Gary 🤣🤣.

Now just need to figure out/learn how to collimate, so if anyone has any good instructions let me know!

[johninderby]

This is the manual for the Orion version which might be of help.

https://nimax-img.de/Produktdownloads/51359_1_AnleitungEN.pdf

[callisto]

1 minute ago, johninderby said:

This is the manual for the Orion version which might be of help.

https://nimax-img.de/Produktdownloads/51359_1_AnleitungEN.pdf

Just gonna say, John will point you the right way 😄