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PeterStudz

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An Astronomik OIII filter from @bosun21 - much appreciated and I look forward to trying it out!

Only posted via Royal Mail yesterday and arrived today, obviously a Sunday. I didn’t think/believe that they did Sunday deliveries, so a nice surprise. 
 

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HollyHound
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Latest addition to my "other" (and daytime) hobby... photography... the Olympus OM-1 😍 Arrived yesterday, and I had a few hours to play with it (ahem, set it up properly 😆).... within a few hours

nickarp2000
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So here she is. The rainmaker. Just my little contribution to the appalling weather systems running through the UK at the moment.  Received in excellent condition from FLO last week:_ Starfi

Kon
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Not the post man but me doing a 5hr round trip to Essex to collect an almost brand  new 12" goto. 8" next to it for comparison. 

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Naughty Neal

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The Royal Mail over  acheiving on a delivery , what ever next  ?

I was a bit surprised a couple of months ago when they knocked on my door on a Sunday.

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Greymouser

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As my SS50 needs a tablet with 4 GB Ram and my Samsung has only 3, I thought I would splash out on a 4GB RAM A8! The added advantage of a second tablet means it can be mostly just for my SS50 and can be always charged. Now all I need is to get organised...

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Then of course, I thought a new cover would be good idea, so here comes Star Cat! :grin:

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Ratlet

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10 minutes ago, Greymouser said:

As my SS50 needs a tablet with 4 GB Ram and my Samsung has only 3, I thought I would splash out on a 4GB RAM A8! The added advantage of a second tablet means it can be mostly just for my SS50 and can be always charged. Now all I need is to get organised...

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Then of course, I thought a new cover would be good idea, so here comes Star Cat! :grin:

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Love the fact the buckle is another, smaller image of the star cat.

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Sunshine

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On 29/02/2024 at 08:13, JeremyS said:

I seem to remember someone on here saying these aren’t too shabby, so thought I’d try

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It’s alright Jeremy, we all make mistakes, that is way too heavy and optically inferior, I will be glad to trade you for this one below,  of which i have doubles, I would like to use the one you bought to hold my office door open. 

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mikeDnight

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On 01/03/2024 at 22:43, F15Rules said:

For us Penniless Ones.. the Poor Man's Terminagler...next to an Aero 30mm for scale..

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Celestron Axiom LX 31mm, claimed 82deg fov, but its actually wider, c84-85 degrees. It's also heavier than the Nagler, which is why I decloaked mine (and also it's 23mm little brother)..

Both are superb eyepieces for low power viewing.

Here's a shot of the 23 and 31mm decloaked next to a Nagler T2 12mm for comparison..

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I don't ever plan to let this great pair of UWA's go!

Dave

They really do look much better decloaked Dave. But "penniless"? That had me chuckling! 

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F15Rules

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Trust me Mike..

Having recently bought the Vixen SD115S and a case of 6 Vixen LVWs and booked short spring breaks in the coming weeks to take my lovely wife to visit 2 European cities, "Penniless" feels like an accurate description!

But joking apart, both those Axiom LX's in mint used condition cost me less than one new Morpheus!!😄👍..so probably c 1/4 the cost or less for the pair, of a new 31mm Nagler?

Dave

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JeremyS

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6 hours ago, F15Rules said:

Wow!! I just checked the Terminagler current new price..!!🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😱

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I was lucky enough to get a used one from a chum.

Not going for one of these, Dave? Similar FOV, darker Sky background.
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JeremyS

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16 hours ago, Sunshine said:

It’s alright Jeremy, we all make mistakes, that is way too heavy and optically inferior, I will be glad to trade you for this one below,  of which i have doubles, I would like to use the one you bought to hold my office door open. 

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The Nagler 31 isn’t that big, Sunshine (sorry, we don’t eat Baked Beans in this household)
 

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mikeDnight

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7 hours ago, F15Rules said:

Wow!! I just checked the Terminagler current new price..!!🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😱

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I sold my 31 Nag a couple of years ago, replacing it with a 35mm Panoptic.  On my Genesis SDF the Pan was sharp to the edge, which the Nag certainly wasn't. Losing the half degree extra true field provided by the 31 Nagler was no real loss at all. I felt the 35 Panoptic to be better in every way. I sold my 35 Pan when selling my SDF. Now my widest field eyepiece is my Altair 30mm UFF and couldn't be happier! 

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Ratlet

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13 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

The Nagler 31 isn’t that big, Sunshine (sorry, we don’t eat Baked Beans in this household)
 

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Pretty sure I've seen threads titled "eq6 Vs am5, what is best to mount my Nagler 31?"

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JeremyS

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15 minutes ago, mikeDnight said:

I sold my 31 Nag a couple of years ago, replacing it with a 35mm Panoptic.  On my Genesis SDF the Pan was sharp to the edge, which the Nag certainly wasn't. Losing the half degree extra true field provided by the 31 Nagler was no real loss at all. I felt the 35 Panoptic to be better in every way. I sold my 35 Pan when selling my SDF. Now my widest field eyepiece is my Altair 30mm UFF and couldn't be happier! 

That’s interesting Mike. I’ll do a comparison of both.

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John

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36 minutes ago, mikeDnight said:

I sold my 31 Nag a couple of years ago, replacing it with a 35mm Panoptic.  On my Genesis SDF the Pan was sharp to the edge, which the Nag certainly wasn't. Losing the half degree extra true field provided by the 31 Nagler was no real loss at all. I felt the 35 Panoptic to be better in every way. I sold my 35 Pan when selling my SDF. Now my widest field eyepiece is my Altair 30mm UFF and couldn't be happier! 

Thanks for reminding me why I don't post my new stuff here Mike :icon_salut:

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Franklin

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1 hour ago, JeremyS said:

sorry, we don’t eat Baked Beans in this household)
 

This isn't just a telescope, it's a Takahashi telescope and this isn't just an eyepiece, it's a TeleVue eyepiece, so obviously this isn't just food, it's M&S food.

Only the best for our Jeremy😁.

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1 hour ago, JeremyS said:

The Nagler 31 isn’t that big, Sunshine (sorry, we don’t eat Baked Beans in this household)
 

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The Nagler is small, but the tin of soup is far, far away 🤪

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plyscope

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Received a new K-Astec ring set from Japan. 

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This one weighs only 1.53kg complete, compared to 2.85kg for the original.

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A nice birthday present for my FS152 which is 20 years old this year. 🙂 

 

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Ratlet

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All the talk of 24mm Vs 30mm in one of the threads got me wanting to test it out (as well as wanting wide field views from the new scope).

Saw this maxvision 24mm 82° on the for sale section and pulled the trigger.  No beans for scale but have some more of the bunny my daughter made me.  Just need a diagonal to take it, though I will give it a burl in the dob if the skies clear.PXL_20240305_102658381.thumb.jpg.7d49e563673dab985ecd4bd60d72575d.jpg

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JeremyS

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14 hours ago, plyscope said:

Received a new K-Astec ring set from Japan. 

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This one weighs only 1.53kg complete, compared to 2.85kg for the original.

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A nice birthday present for my FS152 which is 20 years old this year. 🙂 

 

That is an impressive piece of kit! Worth getting just for the handle in my book 👍🏻

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Franklin

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2 hours ago, Ratlet said:

No beans for scale but have some more of the bunny my daughter made me.  Just need a diagonal to take it, though I will give it a burl in the dob if the skies clear.

How can we not look into the evil bunnies eyes if you keep posting pics of it?

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25 minutes ago, Franklin said:

How can we not look into the evil bunnies eyes if you keep posting pics of it?

You took the words right out my mouth :confused2:

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17 hours ago, plyscope said:

Received a new K-Astec ring set from Japan. 

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This one weighs only 1.53kg complete, compared to 2.85kg for the original.

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A nice birthday present for my FS152 which is 20 years old this year. 🙂 

 

They look the business. Sure Mr JohninDerby would have been impressed !! 
John 

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