What did the postman bring?

[Stu]

6 minutes ago, F15Rules said:

Hi Dave,

Mine wasn't on eBay, so there must have been another similar one recently..?

Dave

There was a very similar one on eBay, very tempting it was too but I behaved myself and let it go

Always fancied a look through one

[LukeSkywatcher]

A letter saying im due a retinopathy screening in Oct.

WOOHOO................

They usually do the screening in June/July but because of the heatwave and brightness of the Sun cancelled all screenings because the drops they put in your eyes make everything so much brighter and for health and safety reason they didnt want to have anyone driving home after or just being blinded by the Sun (more so than the average Summer).

Edited September 24, 2018 by LukeSkywatcher

[AdeKing]

36 minutes ago, Stu said:

What a lovely looking setup Ade. Bet the views are cracking too.....if you’ve managed to see any sun that is!

Thanks very much Stu, I'm very pleased with the setup, its definitely a keeper.

The white light views have been stunning, though lately only stunning views of a cue ball

 

[Stub Mandrel]

14 minutes ago, LukeSkywatcher said:

A letter saying im due a retinopathy screening in Oct.

WOOHOO................

I have a flu jab ?

[LukeSkywatcher]

On 22/09/2018 at 16:53, Gina said:

  Glowing Moon 

Thats off of your 3D printer?. Looks great (id forgive the horizontal lines).

Nice job.

I did order a 3D Moon light (as previous posts). It never showed up. Got a refund.

Edited September 24, 2018 by LukeSkywatcher

[Helen]

2 hours ago, F15Rules said:

Sometimes in life you get an "itch you have to scratch", and this was one of mine...

I wasn't looking for it, nor thinking about it, but I was browsing the net for something else and came across this classic beauty.

It dates from 1989 and came with 6mm and 16mm Carl Zeiss Jena orthos, a 25mm Huygenian and a (non standard diagonal) all in 0.965mm barrel size.

I've already sourced a Zeiss M44 -T2 adapter so I can use 1.25" eyepieces, and tonight I had really lovely views of Saturn and Titan, glimpsing the Cassini Division to one side of the planet, (straigh through viewing) and a very respectable view of Mars, with the polar cap quite distinctly seen. To be honest, the views held up very well with my FS128, which has struggled in the "low murk" recently. Sometimes conditions really do mean that "less is more"!

I'm really chuffed with this classic old frac, at F13.3 it's like old times!

Dave

I can completely relate to this post Dave!  I did exactly the same 4 years ago.  The Telementor was my dream scope when I started - but out of my price range.  So when one came up at a very reasonable price, at the same time my parents wanted to buy me something special for my 50th birthday, I couldn't resist.  A classic scope and mount, punches above its aperture!  And looks great too?  

Enjoy!

Helen

[LukeSkywatcher]

22 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

I have a flu jab ?

Must get mine.

[John]

I get my flu jab later this week.

Meanwhile, the postman delivered another star atlas today - The Atlas of the Night Sky by Storm Dunlop. Illustrated by Will Tiron and Antonin Rukl. £7 pre-owned but mint and delivered.

[LukeSkywatcher]

Collins publish good night sky atlas.

[Dave1]

10 hours ago, Stu said:

There was a very similar one on eBay, very tempting it was too but I behaved myself and let it go

Always fancied a look through one

Yep I behaved myself too and didn't take the plunge! 

[Stu]

If (when  ) I have a study in my country mansion i will buy a Telementor to put in there, just to look at . They look fabulous I think.

 

[Moonshane]

I just received a Skyscan handset to convert my HEQ5 pro to GOTO. My back will thank me.

[Stu]

1 hour ago, Moonshane said:

I just received a Skyscan handset to convert my HEQ5 pro to GOTO. My back will thank me.

Nice one Shane. I think at our age we deserve a little help and convenience

I do enjoy the GP-DX goto, makes a big difference.

[RiponJas]

HEQ5 Pro, godsend lol. Wouldn't be without it. ? 

[F15Rules]

21 hours ago, Stu said:

If (when  ) I have a study in my country mansion i will buy a Telementor to put in there, just to look at . They look fabulous I think.

 

I agree Stu, elegantly simple. And the mount can be used as an altazimuth too, which is cool?

Dave

[Panda Alvin]

Not strictly astro astro, hope you'll forgive. 

Got the 11-20mm F/2.8 lens for Canon crop sensor today. 
Hope I can get some good Milky way / star trail / time lapse pictures with this.

 

[RiponJas]

Finally my 8mm EP I complete my BST set has arrived, but for some reason it's not got Starguider branding on it. Instead it's got Astroessentials on it.. Going to have to message FLO and enquire why, its not doing my ocd any good. Doesn't match properly. ? 

[Stu]

10 hours ago, F15Rules said:

I agree Stu, elegantly simple. And the mount can be used as an altazimuth too, which is cool?

Dave

That is cool, didn't know it could do that . Looks good!

[RT65CB-SWL]

Thought I would give these a try...

                   

...less than £19.00GBP each. Ordered last week from HK ?? [via ebay] and arrived today.

 

Edited September 26, 2018 by Philip R

[FLO]

1 hour ago, RiponJas said:

Finally my 8mm EP I complete my BST set has arrived, but for some reason it's not got Starguider branding on it. Instead it's got Astroessentials on it.. Going to have to message FLO and enquire why, its not doing my ocd any good. Doesn't match properly. ? 

That wasn't intentional. The manufacturer applied the wrong brand label but a solution is in hand ? 

Steve 

[RiponJas]

@FLO - Steve, stellar chap. ? 

[Stub Mandrel]

These could become collectors items...

[RiponJas]

32 minutes ago, Philip R said:

Thought I would give these a try...

                   

...less than £19.00GBP each. Ordered last week from HK ?? [via ebay] and arrived today.

 

Bought the set of the red banded ones for my son, work surprisingly well. 

[Stub Mandrel]

A box!

 

 

For what lies within....

 

[LukeSkywatcher]

Not astro related, but today i got these from Amazon. I only ordered them on Tues night: