The Skywatcher Evostar ED150 DS Pro Is Here !

[John]

Of course one of the slight ironies with all this stuff on collimation of refractors is that the refractor is often the choice for folks who want a no hassle, no collimation adjustments, scope

 

[DirkSteele]

1 hour ago, John said:

Of course one of the slight ironies with all this stuff on collimation of refractors is that the refractor is often the choice for folks who want a no hassle, no collimation adjustments, scope

 

Haha... My ears are burning.

[F15Rules]

1 hour ago, John said:

Of course one of the slight ironies with all this stuff on collimation of refractors is that the refractor is often the choice for folks who want a no hassle, no collimation adjustments, scope

 

Ssshhh, John..

Otherwise the "steam funnel" brigade will be along to gloat!!

Dave

[Owmuchonomy]

20 hours ago, John said:

Having just packed up the ED150 Pro (carefully !) to be returned I have to say that one person would need to take a lot of care to try and lift the package up on their own !

 

 

Precisely!  Fortunately, my hall floor was highly polished. ⛷️

[Moonshane]

2 hours ago, F15Rules said:

Ssshhh, John..

Otherwise the "steam funnel" brigade will be along to gloat!!

Dave

I'm already gloating ??

[paulastro]

2 minutes ago, Moonshane said:

I'm already gloating ??

Some  120ED owners might be secretly gloating as well - come on, own up, we know you are out there! 

[Moonshane]

I'm already gloating ??

[DRT]

4 hours ago, Moonshane said:

I'm already gloating ??

 

44 minutes ago, Moonshane said:

I'm already gloating ??

What is the collective noun for multiple gloats? 

[John]

48 minutes ago, DRT said:

 

What is the collective noun for multiple gloats? 

See here:

 

[F15Rules]

12 hours ago, DRT said:

 

What is the collective noun for multiple gloats? 

It's known as "DobMobbery"...

"Manifested by groups of strange people who like to look down into large hollow tubes containing mirrors which need constant adjusting and nudging to show wrong way up fuzzy images of faint bits of fog". Source: "A Refractoraholics' Compendium of Superior Imagery" 

Dave??

Edited August 15, 2018 by F15Rules

[Stu]

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[Stub Mandrel]

10 hours ago, DRT said:

 

What is the collective noun for multiple gloats? 

A herd of gloats. ?

[Saganite]

50 minutes ago, Stu said:

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Me too Stu ! Really looking forward to the fallout from this one !

[Moonshane]

To be clear it was a double gloat as I have dobs and a 120ed Equinox. ?

Hope people don't think that I am showgloating.

That said I'd love a 150ed of some kind eventually on a mount in my obs (when I have one).

 

[John]

Off topic (of the ED150) but perhaps we need a new thread on light hearted astronomical terms, eg: Exit Pupil = departure of bored astro student

Good one for a cloudy evening perhaps ?

 

 

[F15Rules]

1 hour ago, Saganite said:

Me too Stu ! Really looking forward to the fallout from this one !

Ahem...if it needs to be said, I was only kid-ding!

PS: (and this is absolutely true). Last weekend I tried Goat for the first time: some friends invited us for supper to try their "Organic fed, Welsh Hills outdoor raised, Slow cooked Kid". I must say it was delicious, very like lamb, but less "greasy". ?

PPS: and I have recently sprouted a Goat-ee beard, much to the amusement of my children. So I can hardly be accused of being "Goatist", can I? 

Edited August 15, 2018 by F15Rules

[John]

11 minutes ago, F15Rules said:

Ahem...if it needs to be said, I was only kid-ding!

PS: (and this is absolutely true). Last weekend I tried Goat for the first time: some friends invited us for supper to try their "Organic fed, Welsh Hills outdoor raised, Slow cooked Kid". I must say it was delicious, very like lamb, but less "greasy". ?

PPS: and I have recently sprouted a Goat-ee beard, much to the amusement of my children. So I can hardly be accused of being "Goatist", can I? 

Very fashionable Dave !

[John]

Meanwhile, back on the topic, ED150 #2 has departed now. The next one is eagerly awaited !

[Saganite]

15 minutes ago, F15Rules said:

Ahem...if it needs to be said, I was only kid-ding!

PS: (and this is absolutely true). Last weekend I tried Goat for the first time: some friends invited us for supper to try their "Organic fed, Welsh Hills outdoor raised, Slow cooked Kid". I must say it was delicious, very like lamb, but less "greasy". ?

PPS: and I have recently sprouted a Goat-ee beard, much to the amusement of my children. So I can hardly be accused of being "Goatist", can I? 

Very good Dave ! You look like an Astronomer now 

[F15Rules]

1 hour ago, John said:

Very fashionable Dave !

What a handsome pair of Goats, er, Goatees!! 

[F15Rules]

1 hour ago, Saganite said:

Very good Dave ! You look like an Astronomer now 

Thanks Steve..but as you know, "looks can be deceptive"!?

[william123]

On 15/08/2018 at 04:54, John said:

Meanwhile, back on the topic, ED150 #2 has departed now. The next one is eagerly awaited !

Has Evostar 150 number 3 arrived???  If not, why the delay?

[John]

4 minutes ago, william123 said:

Has Evostar 150 number 3 arrived???  If not, why the delay?

First Light Optics are on the case and I'm sure I will get one as soon as it can be  checked out by Es Reid as per this post earlier in the thread:

https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/318540-the-skywatcher-evostar-ed150-ds-pro-is-here/?do=findComment&comment=3492258

It's worth remembering that I am not a paying customer for the scope. I'm being loaned them to test and report back to the forum on. I'm sure anyone who has parted with their hard earned cash will get priority for delivery and quite rightly so

[FLO]

On 19/08/2018 at 20:43, John said:

First Light Optics are on the case and I'm sure I will get one as soon as it can be  checked out by Es Reid as per this post earlier in the thread:

We should have another Evostar 150ED DS Pro for John, Es Reid tested, in 2-3 weeks. 

HTH, 

Steve 

[FLO]

On 22/08/2018 at 17:00, FLO said:

We should have another Evostar 150ED DS Pro for John, Es Reid tested, in 2-3 weeks. 

Es' is back from his hols but we are advised the first batch has sold out. 

We haven't been advised when the next batch will arrive but when it does we will arrange John receives one ? 

Hopefully the next batch will have improved box/packaging... 

Steve