Newbie needs help to see the moon

[solti]

Solti wonders if people have seen the clue?

[solti]

Wow on the 3rd page :D

[nicnac]

enjoy the dob!

[solti]

Thanks, another clue was in kniclander sig dob nearly sold

A big thanks to kniclander ( a really nice bloke ) for selling this and showing me around it today. All I need is some clear nights to go out and play.

[nicnac]

will you be carrying the little dob name tag that kniclander christened it

im sure you'll get a clear spell shortly.

[solti]

Good point about the name, sig updated

little dob is back

[brantuk]

Kewl!

[solti]

solti wonders how much he could have taken brantuk and crazyjedi for?

[brantuk]

lol

[crazyjedi]

Lol you are such a shark!

Nice one man, how ever you view it, may the sky be clear for you.

I like your fav quote! i'm a big fan of the book!

[kniclander]

... and so it rains and rains and rains. then it is cloudy for a while, and then it rains.

but soon it will be clear:)

enjoy the scope Soltis.

[crazyjedi]

Hmm Solti + new scope = cloud and rain. It always happens when someone gets a new tube.

Well we know who to blame this week anyway

[solti]

Just giving this thread a little spin

I now have an EQ5 mount THANKS Step_Hen

I need tube rings (180) and dovetail for the 150P, if anyone has some cluttering up the place let me know.

The Dob beat the EQ by a small nudge

"beat the Dod by a small nudge" ha ha ha solti laughing at his own joke

I will now be able to try out both mounts and see which is better for what

solti waiting for crazyjedi to go into a spin

[crazyjedi]

Dob's work out of the box but an EQ has to be learnt. once you're used to an EQ it's second nature but it won't be as simple to start off as a dob, so no fair. you need to put the dob mount away for a while and learn the EQ set up for a while before you can make a fair comparison!

I think you'll find that dobs are quick to set up and good for DSO's but EQ better for the moon, planets and general tracking over longer periods of time. (when properly aligned) Sounds like a fun project tho, anyone willing to lend me a big Dob so i can do a similar project, feel free to drop me a line!!