What did the postman bring?

[Dave scutt]

Been waiting a while for this , it's finally arrived with wind and rain

[Franklin]

4 hours ago, Aquavit said:

Somewhat overkill for my little ED80

Imo there is no such thing as overkill, only underkill, when it comes to mounting telescopes, whether for imaging or visual. No more focus wobbles for you👍.

[Franklin]

6 minutes ago, Dave scutt said:

it's finally arrived with wind and rain

The wind wouldn't bother that thing, it's massive!

[Greymouser]

21 minutes ago, Dave scutt said:

Been waiting a while for this , it's finally arrived with wind and rain

Come on now, you know the rules, where is the tin of beans for scale? ( please... )

[Dave scutt]

24 minutes ago, Greymouser said:

Come on now, you know the rules, where is the tin of beans for scale? ( please... )

Not as tall as rhe 4.7, but still big weighing 1kg

 

[SuburbanMak]

To complement my aforementioned Dobknob, the final Dob-fettling purchase for a while, it’s…. 

A handle. 

[JeremyS]

2 hours ago, SuburbanMak said:

To complement my aforementioned Dobknob, the final Dob-fettling purchase for a while, it’s…. 

A handle. 

So I’d just emerged from my darkened room after seeing @Captain Scarlet’s amazing new handle and now I’m confronted with this!

[JeremyS]

15 hours ago, Dave scutt said:

Not as tall as rhe 4.7, but still big weighing 1kg

 

Those Ethos look amazing. Any others on your wanted list, Dave?

[Dave scutt]

40 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Those Ethos look amazing. Any others on your wanted list, Dave?

I would like to try them all , if I could save for another 10 years 🤔

[SuburbanMak]

59 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

So I’d just emerged from my darkened room after seeing @Captain Scarlet’s amazing new handle and now I’m confronted with this!

Nowhere near as racy as @Stu’s leg spreader surely… 

[R26 oldtimer]

A very nice fluorite 107/300 refractor. Stars at the corners of a full frame sensor show some coma, but my guess is that some cropping and blurXT will take care of them.

 

[Littleguy80]

The DPD man surprised me with a Sunday delivery this morning. A Giro-WR and various bits and pieces to go with it. This brings me into the world of dual mounted scopes. The sun even came out so I could give it a try! Seems really stable even on my carbon fibre photo tripod. Had wondered whether I’d need to get a chunky steel tripod but first impressions are that it seems good. 

[Stu]

5 hours ago, Littleguy80 said:

The DPD man surprised me with a Sunday delivery this morning. A Giro-WR and various bits and pieces to go with it. This brings me into the world of dual mounted scopes. The sun even came out so I could give it a try! Seems really stable even on my carbon fibre photo tripod. Had wondered whether I’d need to get a chunky steel tripod but first impressions are that it seems good. 

That’s a great setup Neil, glad to see it getting some use 👍👍

[Littleguy80]

46 minutes ago, Stu said:

That’s a great setup Neil, glad to see it getting some use 👍👍

Thanks Stu. It’s found a happy home  

[Captain Scarlet]

On the recommendation of a thread in the Lounge:

[Stu]

This was a somewhat convoluted purchase, which I’m not sure I even understand myself 🤪. Suffice to say I ended up with what I was after, which was two nice Vixen 20mm eyepieces for binoviewing.

[Saganite]

On 18/02/2023 at 12:44, JeremyS said:

So I’d just emerged from my darkened room after seeing @Captain Scarlet’s amazing new handle and now I’m confronted with this!

Excellent Jeremy, can't type for laughing ..😂😂

[Highburymark]

A nice addition to my planetary line up. Tight eye relief but worth the effort, by all accounts.

[Littleguy80]

31 minutes ago, Highburymark said:

A nice addition to my planetary line up. Tight eye relief but worth the effort, by all accounts.

I saw this one come up. Very much looking forward to hearing how you find it!

[Telescope40]

1 hour ago, Stu said:

This was a somewhat convoluted purchase, which I’m not sure I even understand myself 🤪. Suffice to say I ended up with what I was after, which was two nice Vixen 20mm eyepieces for binoviewing.

Stu. Very nice. Fancy a pair of these for my BV’s. Any particular source or just a wanted ad ?? 
 

Thx. John 

[Stu]

59 minutes ago, Telescope40 said:

Stu. Very nice. Fancy a pair of these for my BV’s. Any particular source or just a wanted ad ?? 
 

Thx. John 

These were off eBay,  but actually from our own @F15Rules and before him @Franklin I think! It all got a bit confusing I must say. I bid on the auction thinking it was for two, but it was for one (clearly stated if I had read it!!), paid a low price for two (one) then Dave offered me the second so I ended up paying what I thought I would in the first place. See? Clear as mud 🤪🤣

Yes, I guess try a wanted ad on here, or ABS, although I think ABS may be a little more prone to scams on wanted ads. If you are patient, they do come up every now and then.

[Franklin]

23 minutes ago, Stu said:

These were off eBay,  but actually from our own @F15Rules and before him @Franklin 

And before me they were in Japan!

[Paul M]

A rare secondhand purchase for me, via DPD.

A new guidescope for the RC10, the adapted skywatcher 50mm spotter I've been using maybe isn't up to the job. Was OK on 250PDS but I think I'm kidding myself at how good it's guiding the RC10 at f8

[Franklin]

1 hour ago, Paul M said:

A rare secondhand purchase for me,

Very nice, those little Borg achros have great optics.

[Sunshine]

On 18/02/2023 at 05:11, SuburbanMak said:

To complement my aforementioned Dobknob, the final Dob-fettling purchase for a while, it’s…. 

A handle. 

It's a towel hanger! I was weary of fixing a handle to my refractor, now I realize anything is possible!🤣

Edited February 21, 2023 by Sunshine