What did the postman bring? V2

[Franklin]

4 hours ago, Alan White said:

I now have a second Vixen HAL tripod, really nice bit of kit and has a favoured name on it too

Excellent tripods!

ps. if you need a 1/2 pillar for it, pm me.

[cajen2]

Not the most thrilling delivery in the world but hopefully very useful: a variable polarising filter for lunar / planetary work.

Edited December 18, 2023 by cajen2

[Ratlet]

8 minutes ago, cajen2 said:

Not the most thrilling delivery in the world but hopefully very useful: a variable polarising filter for lunar / planetary work.

If your using it with a Barlow and eyepiece you can usually stick one half on the Barlow and the other on the eyepiece.  You can then rotate the eyepiece to adjust the dimming.

Not going to claim credit for that tip, @Mr Spock enlightened me

[cajen2]

Not the most thrilling delivery in the world but hopefully very useful: a variable polarising filter for lunar / planetary work.

 

Thanks, R, but I did know that ... It's why I bought the two-part one. 😉

If you have a diagonal with filter threading, you can do the same.

Edited December 18, 2023 by cajen2

[Mr Spock]

I have a double set - 2" and 1.25" so I can mix and match 

[cajen2]

34 minutes ago, Mr Spock said:

I have a double set - 2" and 1.25" so I can mix and match 

Do you know, I was just considering exactly that. So it's true: I can mix the 1.25" and the 2" halves?

[johnturley]

Only ordered on Friday from FLO and arrived today, 'Drop Shipped' direct from OVL (Optical Vison Limited), a pair of Helios Stellar II 16 x 80 Binoculars. I thought that they might be useful in particular for the upcoming comet apparitions of Pons-Brook and Tsuchinsham-Atlas, and a step up from my current Celestron Skymaster 16 x 70's. 

I was amazed however how much bigger and heavier they were than the 15 x 70's (good job I didn't go for the 20 x 100's which I briefly considered), but at least they do come with a sturdy tripod mounting rail.

John 

[bosun21]

2 hours ago, cajen2 said:

Not the most thrilling delivery in the world but hopefully very useful: a variable polarising filter for lunar / planetary work.

 

Thanks, R, but I did know that ... It's why I bought the two-part one. 😉

If you have a diagonal with filter threading, you can do the same.

I bought one years ago and I’ve never used it. I can enjoy viewing the full moon without any filter whatsoever. Probably due to mainly using high magnification I reckon. I will have to dig it out and try it on the moon at low magnification.

[LaurenceT]

Getting to grips with guiding was not helped by my RVO guide scope. Admittedly it was getting on in years like its owner but after tightening the locking ring it would magically loosen itself just by lying there. After hours of pleasant research I decided on this William Optics offering. Can't test the optics yet but the engineering quality is superb and it's a colour match for my ZS61II.

 

[Elp]

36 minutes ago, LaurenceT said:

 colour match for my ZS61II.

Been umming and arring myself to the same end...

[LaurenceT]

1 hour ago, Elp said:

Been umming and arring myself to the same end...

Go on, it's Christmas..,

[SwiMatt]

5 hours ago, Mr Spock said:

I have a double set - 2" and 1.25" so I can mix and match 

Here I was trying to achieve the same with only one filter and a pair of sunglasses 

[Stu1smartcookie]

A lovely new tripod thanks to those peeps at FLO … the stellalyra (very solid ) tripod that makes my ED80 ultra stable . 

Edited December 18, 2023 by Stu1smartcookie

[Ouroboros]

1 hour ago, Stu1smartcookie said:

A lovely new tripod thanks to those peeps at FLO … the stellalyra (very solid ) tripod that makes my ED80 ultra stable . 

That looks very classy I must say. Is it light enough to pick up the whole lot to take outside?  I like the right angle finder. I bet that helps avoid neck ache. 

[Stu1smartcookie]

1 hour ago, Ouroboros said:

That looks very classy I must say. Is it light enough to pick up the whole lot to take outside?  I like the right angle finder. I bet that helps avoid neck ache. 

Absolutely light enough but also very sturdy . The fluid head has just the right tension and smoothness. Just need some clear skies now  

[F15Rules]

A nice vintage 6mm Japanese volcano top ortho in great condition.

Bought to use on doubles with the 80mm F15 Vixen (x 200) and the FS128 (x173 or x295 with 1.7x Glasspath Corrector and Baader Zeiss prism.

Dave

[johnturley]

2 hours ago, F15Rules said:

A nice vintage 6mm Japanese volcano top ortho in great condition.

Bought to use on doubles with the 80mm F15 Vixen (x 200) and the FS128 (x173 or x295 with 1.7x Glasspath Corrector and Baader Zeiss prism.

Dave

Looks similar to, if not identical to the Fullerscopes branded Ortho's.

john 

[Mr Spock]

Circle T orthos are very nice 

[Stu1smartcookie]

So , tonight I drove about 1000 miles ( that’s what the M25 does to you ) to collect a Sabre v2 mount from @Alan White. Good to see you again Alan , many thanks for your patience in waiting for me to finally pick it up … looks really good on the wooden tripod . 

[bosun21]

DPD dropped off an ES 2x extender and a Baader clicklock for the new scope. STILL waiting for first light ☁️🌩🌧.

 

[JeremyS]

The definitive work on Lowell

[Alan White]

Postie yesterday and a unpack today

Another Vixen item and yes you know who it came from 🤣

Riser pillar for the HAL130 I have just purchased, I love the build quality of the Vixen stuff. 

[ED Splitter]

Arrived last week from Mr Spock. Tak prism diagonal. Very impressive it is too. 
Also realised I haven’t uploaded in some time so am in need of a catch up of some hard to resist bargains I acquired in the last 12 months or so. 

 

[Stu]

Two mounts delivered back to me this week from the Rowan chaps. My AZ100 has been upgraded with the Goto kit, and I have a an AZ75 to open on Christmas Day as a very generous pressie from Mum and Dad 🙏😊.

I’m looking forward to getting the FS-128 onto it for a decent session sometime soon, and also to do some side by sides with the LT80AZ and ST80 to see how they compare.

[Telescope40]

Hello. Just the one pressie for my Canon IS 10x30 binos. 
Original case just not cut it so from the the large river in S America site a Aproca hard case. Looks the business and the binos are happy in their new home. 
 

John