What did the postman bring? V2

[JeremyS]

Another delivery.

 I need an adapter before I can test, thought 

[DirkSteele]

22 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Another delivery.

 I need an adapter before I can test, thought 

Look fporward to reports on its performance.  I have been considering one.

[Alan White]

26 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

I need an adapter before I can test, thought 

You will need a clear sky as well @JeremyS, good luck on that one 😉

 

[Dan_Paris]

AstroPC Pro from Astro-gadget to replace my buggy ASIAIR

 

Took ten days to arrive from Kharkiv in Ukraine, pretty remarkable given the circumstances.

 

Edited August 30, 2023 by Dan_Paris

[bosun21]

Courtesy of @Stu1smartcookie an almost new 6” CC scope. Got it perfectly collimated and will eventually be mounting it on a Skytee II with a Starsense unit.

 

 

[PatientObserver]

2 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Another delivery.

 I need an adapter before I can test, thought 

That is on my wish list. Looking forward to your thoughts on it once you have tested it.

[PatientObserver]

4 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Accuview Move Shoot Move phone holder 

Alas, it does not fit on my Pentax XW 30. It fits the XW 3.5 through 20 mm though.

[Guest]

49 minutes ago, bosun21 said:

Courtesy of @Stu1smartcookie an almost new 6” CC scope. Got it perfectly collimated and will eventually be mounting it on a Skytee II with a Starsense unit.

 

 

Oh keep us posted on this.  I am thinking about one of these for a travel scope, except going with the 8 inch 

[bosun21]

Just now, Mike Q said:

Oh keep us posted on this.  I am thinking about one of these for a travel scope, except going with the 8 inch 

Will do 👍.

[Guest]

Just now, bosun21 said:

Will do 👍.

Ed Ting has a video on that scope i believe.  So we are all curious as to what you think. 

[Zermelo]

I posted a heads up elsewhere about the current sale on these, and on the 7.2-21.5mm model (but I already have the OVL version of that one). Then I thought 🤔 ...
Arrived in 5 days, £23 posted.

I like the feel of it, very like my OVL (unsurprisingly), but the zoom ring isn't as stiff.

Edited August 30, 2023 by Zermelo

[Nakedgun]

7 hours ago, Alan White said:

Postie has been with a delivery from the classifieds, thanks Tim @Franklin for this next Vixen wonder 😁

7x50 ultimas, the build is sublime.

~

Nice find!

I have the Celestron-branded 10x50 & Swift-branded 8x44 version of these. Very good glasses for their era.

I'm sure you will love them.

 

 

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Edited August 30, 2023 by Nakedgun

[Chaz2b]

And another of Tim Franklins offerings, the mighty Vixen SG 2.1x4.2.

Then the clouds rolled in! Serves me right.

chaz

[cajen2]

Just arrived:

A StellaLyra 80° LER/UWA 4mm. I wanted a short-focal-length EP for planetary / lunar stuff; it'll give me about 179x mag on my Starfield 102. I have a 2" 20mm one in the same range and it's excellent. I'll do a quick review one day if these clouds ever disappear....

[ST_Steve]

On 30/08/2023 at 16:05, bosun21 said:

Courtesy of @Stu1smartcookie an almost new 6” CC scope. Got it perfectly collimated and will eventually be mounting it on a Skytee II with a Starsense unit.

 

 

 

[ST_Steve]

Any thoughts on the stock focuser?

Will shortly be pulling the trigger on the 8” version and wondering about adding a Baader Steeltrack…

[bosun21]

5 hours ago, ST_Steve said:

Any thoughts on the stock focuser?

Will shortly be pulling the trigger on the 8” version and wondering about adding a Baader Steeltrack…

The focuser is up to the task but it’s not up to the quality of a Steeltrack. I am going to use the scope first to see if I like it before I too will probably upgrade the focuser.

[Sabalias]

Not exactly proud of this one:

 

Guess who managed to strip the thread on one of the backlash adjustment holes……

Stu

[Olli]

My first pair of “proper” binoculars. Opticron WA 10x50. Excited to try them tonight!

[Littleguy80]

Swan-Band filter. With any luck I’ll get to test it with Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) soon!

Edited September 5, 2023 by Littleguy80

[Mark the dark]

A  Celestron C100ED-T with a TC focuser Dropped though the post to me today.  I stupidly sold my skywatcher ED100 12 years ago. which was the first scope that gave me some amazing views of Mars..

Hoping this will match that.

[Dark Raven]

ZWO ASI2600MC DUO

Delivered yesterday, had hour and a half with no clouds and no moon to test it out. Everything worked instantly. Pure symphony with WO RC51 and IDAS NBZ...

[Franklin]

1 hour ago, Mark the dark said:

I stupidly sold my skywatcher ED100 12 years ago. which was the first scope that gave me some amazing views of Mars..

Hoping this will match that.

Should do, same scope and a better 3rd party focuser!

[Mark the dark]

39 minutes ago, Franklin said:

Should do, same scope and a better 3rd party focuser!

Looking forward to test it out. I fitted a GSO crayford to my old Skywatcher ED100  But the TC looks like a better quality focuser.

[JeremyS]

6 hours ago, Littleguy80 said:

Swan-Band filter. With any luck I’ll get to test it with Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) soon!

Looking forward to hearing how you get on, Neil