What did the postman bring?

[PeterW]

RGB filters.. @Captain Scarlet are you turning onto an imager?? (Unlikely probably given your other purchases). 

Peter

[Captain Scarlet]

48 minutes ago, PeterW said:

RGB filters.. @Captain Scarlet are you turning onto an imager?? (Unlikely probably given your other purchases). 

Peter

Imager good god no 😁.

The filters came up on eBay and I fancy doing a bit of comparative RGB star-testing so I put in a silly low bid. Nobody else bid so they became mine.

[PeterW]

Blue might be good for reflection nebulae..

Peter

[Mr Spock]

Cute little case for my filters. I'm going to need another though...

[Mr Spock]

Focuser upgrade for the 120mm. Reassuringly heavy and lovely smooth action. Fits so easily too.

[Highburymark]

Never tried a turret before but looking forward to planet season.

[JeremyS]

6 hours ago, Highburymark said:

Never tried a turret before but looking forward to planet season.

Looks smart and effective, Mark.

I’d be interested in hearing how easy it is to turn and engage the next eyepiece - I presume there is a click stop. Does it cause the scope to shift in the process?
Also, a guy on CN a couple of days ago was saying it interfered with the tripod as the EPs stick out. It doesn’t look to be the case here.

Finally, is it a mirror or prism inside?

[Alan White]

Been away on holiday and returned to post, but sadly missing the FT focuser for the Lunt still ☹️

But some goodies are here 😁

 

The long awaited SLV 9mm, got it off eBay and only 3 weeks from new, not to sellers taste, my gain in this case.

 

[Franklin]

2 minutes ago, Alan White said:

The long awaited SLV 9mm,

I miss my SLV9, the jump from 12 to 6 can be a bit much some times.

[Mr Spock]

The SLVs are really nice eyepieces. I used to have a 9mm (sold to a member here) and it was lovely and crisp.

[Littleguy80]

18 hours ago, Mr Spock said:

Cute little case for my filters. I'm going to need another though...

Really neat. I had a look for a version suitable for 2” filters but no luck on that 

[Mr Spock]

2 minutes ago, Littleguy80 said:

I had a look for a version suitable for 2” filters but no luck on that 

Probably have to use one of those smaller cube foam cases like this one:

 

[Littleguy80]

10 minutes ago, Mr Spock said:

Probably have to use one of those smaller cube foam cases like this one:

 

Yeah, that’s a good idea 👍 

[inedible_hulk]

Been wanting one of these for a number of years…

[inedible_hulk]

19 hours ago, Mr Spock said:

Cute little case for my filters. I'm going to need another though...

❤️ love this 😊

[Highburymark]

5 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Looks smart and effective, Mark.

I’d be interested in hearing how easy it is to turn and engage the next eyepiece - I presume there is a click stop. Does it cause the scope to shift in the process?
Also, a guy on CN a couple of days ago was saying it interfered with the tripod as the EPs stick out. It doesn’t look to be the case here.

Finally, is it a mirror or prism inside?

It’s very easy to turn and engage Jeremy. Nicely weighted with a firm click each time the eyepiece is in position. No shift in the scope or view. Really nicely made product.
It could interfere with the mount depending on your set up - though in most cases it will be fine. No problem with my TSA-120 for example. If the end of the focuser isn’t sufficient distance from the rest of the mount (for example in the pic, you can see how eyepieces would clash with ADM clamp if focuser was adjusted any further inwards). This is the only scope/mount I’d have a problem with as it’s so short and the dovetail’s positioned a long way back - but I can adjust the dovetail to solve the problem.    
It’s a prism inside - seems on a par with my Baader diagonals, so very nice views. Finally, any eyepiece with barrels above 31mm will hit the prism, so caution needed. My Pentax XO5.1 is 30mm so right on the cusp. Other eyepieces (like Nagler zooms?) might be over the limit.

[Highburymark]

Here’s the pic……

 

[garryblueboy]

Came a few days ago but only just been able to login 😞

[garryblueboy]

On 02/07/2023 at 10:42, inedible_hulk said:

Been wanting one of these for a number of years…

Had mine for years now it’s one of the longest owned pieces of Astro equipment I’ve got 😂😂

[Highburymark]

After 25 years of starhopping, going to give push-to a try. Celestron Starsense Explorer unit repurposed for a typical Synta finder mount. Thanks to the much missed JohninDerby for the original inspiration, and others on the forum for help sourcing the bits. 

[Nicola Fletcher]

I don’t think a day can ever end badly when you come home from work and this is waiting for you…

[F15Rules]

On 02/07/2023 at 10:00, Mr Spock said:

Probably have to use one of those smaller cube foam cases like this one:

 

Me want those LVWs...😍😂

Dave

[dweller25]

1 hour ago, Nicola Fletcher said:

I don’t think a day can ever end badly when you come home from work and this is waiting for you…

I think/hope it’s clear for you tonight……

[Nicola Fletcher]

20 minutes ago, dweller25 said:

I think/hope it’s clear for you tonight……

It’s looking a lot better now than it did earlier! Here’s hoping 🤞🏻 

[Ags]

Well, the postal worker delivered this a few days ago, but I unboxed and assembled it yesterday.

It was a bigger job than I expected. It's not for astro equipment, but it is for storing tables and chairs that clutter one of my astronomy spots. Also, it is proof I am fully shed-capable and ready for the bigger, better astroshed.