What did the postman bring? V2

[wesdon1]

On 09/04/2024 at 13:43, Alan White said:

I can see a certain parallels here, 
Your named John, You Model make and
Have a Handle thing going one..... Sounds a familiar tale for one late of this parish (RIP John in Derby).
Oh and your oop North to me.

Telescope40 aka JohnOopNorth 🤣

 

Sorry, I will go take my medication.


 

@Alan White I have been into model making, rc car, plane and helicopter making/driving/flying since I was 11 yrs old! ( have you ever tried flying a proper "professional" rc helicopter?? It's almost as hard as trying to learn how to do produce top notch astrophotography images/learn astrophotography full stop!! 😱😂 )

[wookie1965]

This turned up today courtesy of Stu nice Celestron 120mm Omni XL T. 

Paul

[JeremyS]

Looks super Paul. But please don’t touch the lens 👍🏻

[wookie1965]

15 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Looks super Paul. But please don’t touch the lens 👍🏻

I'm not only thing I am doing is putting it on a mount and putting eyepieces in. 

I will be adding a Telrad to it at some point. 

Edited April 17 by wookie1965

[Alan White]

Postie has been a delivered a duplicate of an old friend and idea.

In 2021 I used a plastic toolbox as my astro case, it worked well but got outgrown and I 
needed a new box for my tools, all was placed in multiple bags, cases etc. and I often forget items.

 

 

So a replacement accessory box and how I used it before, watch this space...

I intend to do much the same but perhaps not for Eyepieced.

Edited April 19 by Alan White
Pics added

[JeremyS]

1 hour ago, Alan White said:

Postie has been a delivered a duplicate of an old friend and idea.

In 2021 I used a plastic toolbox as my astro case, it worked well but got outgrown and I 
needed a new box for my tools, all was placed in multiple bags, cases etc. and I often forget items.

 

 

So a replacement accessory box and how I used it before, watch this space...

I intend to do much the same but perhaps not for Eyepieced.

I’ll give it 18 months until you’ve outgrown the new case, Alan 🤣

Edited April 19 by JeremyS

[wesdon1]

Just now, JeremyS said:

I’ll give you 18 months until you’ve outgrown the new case, Alan 🤣

LOL I concur! This hobby has a high rate of gear and aperture fever, and it's more contagious than covid! 😱😂

[Alan White]

58 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

I’ll give it 18 months until you’ve outgrown the new case, Alan 🤣

That long? 

[AstralFields]

I always say, get an 8" and get most of the Messier catalog done with that telescope. Do some Solar System observing and imaging and then you will know if you should get a bigger scope.

Been there done that.. and I know now! Bigger it is!

So what is it??

[Cornelius Varley]

To all. Some posts have been removed from this thread, please stay on topic.

[wesdon1]

4 minutes ago, Cornelius Varley said:

To all. Some posts have been removed from this thread, please stay on topic.

@Cornelius Varley Hi Peter. If this post relates to me personally then I apologise for going off topic. I will do my best to make sure I don't get side tracked again my friend...

Kindest Regards, Wes.

[wesdon1]

17 minutes ago, AstralFields said:

I always say, get an 8" and get most of the Messier catalog done with that telescope. Do some Solar System observing and imaging and then you will know if you should get a bigger scope.

Been there done that.. and I know now! Bigger it is!

So what is it??

@AstralFields Is that an 8" or a 10" incher mate? 

I must agree that bigger is normally better, particularly for visual astro! 

[AstralFields]

11 minutes ago, wesdon1 said:

@AstralFields Is that an 8" or a 10" incher mate? 

I must agree that bigger is normally better, particularly for visual astro! 

The 8" is in the background yes .. and they say , always upgrade at least a magnitude higher

[wookie1965]

Probably mine about my op sorry. 

[Astronomist]

DPD left this on my doorstep today- about 3 weeks late because they lost the first parcel. Also Altair Astro's communications are quite slow, as I'm sure many of you have already experienced. Anyhow it's here at last, and the sky is looking clear-ish. I've just tested it against the neighbors chimney pots, the sensitivity compared to my DSLR is amazing!

[wesdon1]

16 hours ago, Astronomist said:

DPD left this on my doorstep today- about 3 weeks late because they lost the first parcel. Also Altair Astro's communications are quite slow, as I'm sure many of you have already experienced. Anyhow it's here at last, and the sky is looking clear-ish. I've just tested it against the neighbors chimney pots, the sensitivity compared to my DSLR is amazing!

@Astronomist Hi, I'm surprised DPD let you down Harry, I've always actually favoured them because I've always had really reliable service from them. I'm just very happy for you that you finally got your new toy! 

I've been mulling over Altair Astro camera for months now, so I'd be interested to see how you get on with it in the coming months. Is it the cooled version or just fan cooled? 

Thanks, Wes.

[Astronomist]

On 20/04/2024 at 10:44, wesdon1 said:

Is it the cooled version or just fan cooled?

It's the fan cooled version, I don't really need the full tec cooler as I don't plan to use it for long exposure imaging. It seems to be a very well made item, fit and finish is better than the ZWO asi120 I had a while back. 

Best of luck with your potential purchase!

Edited April 21 by Astronomist

[Alan White]

Postie has been with a parcel from @FLO and one from @Giles_B 

 

[wookie1965]

Postman brought this from FLO new plastic housing as mine was knackered. 

Cannot thank FLO enough for sourcing this. 

[DirkSteele]

Big delivery of books to add to the Astronomy library. 

 

The one I most excited about has recently been published. The Binocular Handbook by Holger Merlitz. If you know binocular reviews online you probably consider Holger a preeminent reviewer of them. A scientist by profession, he brings a lot of technical know how to the table. Hoping to learn plenty of new things to improve my own ability to review optics.

[Nakedgun]

10 hours ago, DirkSteele said:

Big delivery of books to add to the Astronomy library. 

 

The one I most excited about has recently been published. The Binocular Handbook by Holger Merlitz. If you know binocular reviews online you probably consider Holger a preeminent reviewer of them. A scientist by profession, he brings a lot of technical know how to the table. Hoping to learn plenty of new things to improve my own ability to review optics.

~

I would be grateful if Springer would publish a less costly paperback of Merlitz' work.

 

 

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[wesdon1]

19 hours ago, DirkSteele said:

Big delivery of books to add to the Astronomy library. 

 

The one I most excited about has recently been published. The Binocular Handbook by Holger Merlitz. If you know binocular reviews online you probably consider Holger a preeminent reviewer of them. A scientist by profession, he brings a lot of technical know how to the table. Hoping to learn plenty of new things to improve my own ability to review optics.

@DirkSteele Hi, what a great selection to add to your astronomy related collection! This might sound silly, but do you yet own "Turn Left At Orion"? It's great book! 

[DirkSteele]

26 minutes ago, wesdon1 said:

@DirkSteele Hi, what a great selection to add to your astronomy related collection! This might sound silly, but do you yet own "Turn Left At Orion"? It's great book! 

Been on the shelf for many years. I was already pretty experienced by the time it was published but I bought to see why so many recommended it to beginners. Short answer is it is great.

[wesdon1]

14 minutes ago, DirkSteele said:

Been on the shelf for many years. I was already pretty experienced by the time it was published but I bought to see why so many recommended it to beginners. Short answer is it is great.

@DirkSteele I had a feeling you'd already own TLAO! That's why I qualified my question by saying sorry if I sound silly! lol. Yes it's great book indeed! 

I think it's such a shame that many people now read "Books" on electronic devices?? Why?? You just cannot beat the feel, the joy, even the smell of a real book in your hands! ( Not to mention a real book doesn't need recharging! lol )

[Stu]

This little gem just turned up courtesy of @John. Looking forward to giving it a go. Hopefully might have a chance to compare with the 22mm Type 4 Nag, but that depends on the weather and when it sells. I hope I don’t regret the change, but doubt I will. This is either my second or third, I can’t remember 🤣🤣