Carl Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hi AllI Ain`t got much Equipment as i ain`t left school yet.My Equipment is:A celestron F/8 114 eq Newtonion ReflectorA 10mm epA 20mm epA omni 4mm plossl epA Solar FilterA moon Filter A collimation ToolAnd That`s it i told you it was not much ,Hoping to get a camera for my b-day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hi Carl,It's quite good equipment you have there matey, far better than what i had at your age ....Good luck with your birthday too :)James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Thnx It ain`t my b-day till april longggggggggg wait but i`m looking forward to it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 A very respectable list there, Carl. As James said, much better than we had when at school. Nice 'un! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Ahhh an f8 114 Newt. brings a little tear to my eye!! .I loved my 114 f8 Newt, and miss it a lot!!.... sounds like a nice setupRob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 The F8 114 newt is a good telescope for peeps like me that have just started out in Astronomy.The Only prob with it is that its difficult to carry from my bedroom to the garden.Good litle scope,Hoping to get a motorised un when i leaveschool but will always keep my f8 114 newt.Because it is and always will be my favourite telescope because it`s the telecope that has got me into the best hobby in the world (Astronomy). :) :o :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 You will do well to keep it Carl i wish i had my first scope still just for the love of owning it.....James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I sometimes wish I'd kept my first proper scope - a 102mm f/10 refractor. It certainly rekindled my interest in this hobby back in 1990.As for my current 11" 'gutbuster' - well all I will say is that I'm glad I've got it permanently set up! :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Andy your 'gutbuster' must weigh a bit matey don't think i have asked you before but what is it mounted on? A pier?Wish i could have a permanent mount but alas the kids would kill it in 24hrs.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 No, it's not on a pier, James. It's merely a fork mounted scope with an equatoral wedge & Ultima tripod. A set of vibration supression pads (sounds kinky! :shock: ) completes the set up.They don't make 'em like that any more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Nice!! :)Do those pads work Andy? i made some homemade job's a while back out of rubber seemed to help.Also how do you manage to do anything in your turdis?James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 The pads do help dampen vibration times, James. Certainly, they received a good review when they first came onto the market many years ago.Space is tight in the tardiss! However, I don't use a laptop in there - so there's just enough space for me to squeeze behind the scope to set it up for imaging/operate the autoguider. Just,...........but only just! :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Carl,Being a relector you havne't got the huge cool down times that you have with other "sealed" scopes, but have you anywhere that you could leave the scope - garage or shed or something,That would save your parent woodwork in doors - thats soemthing that I always used to get to get told off about! Thats a lovely scope by the way, my firt scope (this time round) was a 6" (150) and the veiws I got were spectacular.Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 Thnx for the comments.I just leave it down stairs cause my shed is how do you put this...............Full up with Junk and there`s not enough room for it. :lol: :) :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazOC Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Carl,Be careful of that solar filter mate, some of the ones given way with scopes are dangerous. If it's the type that fits in the eyepiece end of the telescope don't use it. they are known to crack when used and could really cause damage to your eyes.If the filter goes on the other end of the scope then you sould be OK, but do check though!cheersGaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 thnx for the warning Gaz appreciate itI brought the solar filter of the dhinds website. I`ve used it about 5-7 times so far.As for wear it goes it goes on the end wear the light enters.Oh yeah it`s that silvery stuff that looks like you can wrap sandwiches in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazOC Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 No worries then Carl, it'll be OK. Enjoy your filter.It's just they used to ship these horrible little bits of smoked glass and call them sun filters when they were no such thing. but they used to fit on the eyepiece end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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