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[Soligor Rob]

Well as dusk was drawing in I was outside with my camera taking photos of the moon against the purple blue sky when the phone rang, well about an hour earlier I had been chatting with a guy who lived local and he was selling a Sky-liner 200P Dobsonian, I made an offer and voila he accepted, so I jumped in the car nipped round paid and brought it home, in less than an hour I was now looking through my new purchase well happy as it was brand spanky new, he had changed his mind as he thought it was too big.

As I Panned round to the West amongst all the white twinkles I notice a shade of RED,  Now then did I just find The Big Red Giant  (V1489 Cyg)   totally by accident of course and  only after having the new Dob for about 30 mins.

So I am now one happy bunny.