Sorry!

new scope arrived today, I'll apologise in advance for the weather which is
bound to cloud over soon.

Stuart

So, its your fault! What did you get? And, what will be first light?


"HobGobSnakyWaky" wrote in message
...
new scope arrived today, I'll apologise in advance for the weather which
is
bound to cloud over soon.

Stuart

"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
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So, its your fault! What did you get? And, what will be first light?

I did some work for Seben-Europe - the company which sells loads of scopes
on E-bay, and got a discount on one of their 6 inch reflectors. I'm
impressed so far, the eq 3 mount is very sturdy with a lot less movement
than my previous scope. The only thing letting it down so far is the fixed
focus finderscope, still a minor point at this stage.

It won't be first light for me, I got a 4.5 inch reflector a month ago
(which is now for sale if anyones intrested) and from my experience with
that I'll be spending tonight making sure this new ones collimated.

Stu

"HobGobSnakyWaky" wrote:
It won't be first light for me, I got a 4.5 inch reflector a month ago
(which is now for sale if anyones intrested) and from my experience with
that I'll be spending tonight making sure this new ones collimated.



How can you tell if a scope is not collimated. I too have a 4.5inch (Helios)
scope, but though I'm no expert and only get a featureless red disk for mars
(which is still puzzling), it seems okay.

"Dre" wrote in message
...

"HobGobSnakyWaky" wrote:
It won't be first light for me, I got a 4.5 inch reflector a month ago
(which is now for sale if anyones intrested) and from my experience with
that I'll be spending tonight making sure this new ones collimated.



How can you tell if a scope is not collimated. I too have a 4.5inch
(Helios)
scope, but though I'm no expert and only get a featureless red disk for
mars
(which is still puzzling), it seems okay.

type 'collimation' into google and you'll get a list of sites all about it.
Best way to see if anythings wrong is to point the scope at a bright surface
and look down the eyepiece tube with no eyepiece in place. basically you
should see the inside of the tube, the reflection from the primary mirror,
the reflection of the outline of the secondary mirror, the reflection of the
eyepiece tube and finally your eye. all these should be concentric (your eye
should be in the centre of the image with everything else equally spaced
around it) for a more accurate test drilla hole in the cap of a 35mm film
case and put it over the eyepiece holder, this will centralise your eye and
make it a little more accurate.

Stuart

Did you go for the short or long focal length 6"er? Let me know how you get
on with it.

Regards


Chris


"HobGobSnakyWaky" wrote in message
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"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
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So, its your fault! What did you get? And, what will be first light?

I did some work for Seben-Europe - the company which sells loads of scopes
on E-bay, and got a discount on one of their 6 inch reflectors. I'm
impressed so far, the eq 3 mount is very sturdy with a lot less movement
than my previous scope. The only thing letting it down so far is the fixed
focus finderscope, still a minor point at this stage.

It won't be first light for me, I got a 4.5 inch reflector a month ago
(which is now for sale if anyones intrested) and from my experience with
that I'll be spending tonight making sure this new ones collimated.

Stu

focal length of 1400mm, allegedly.

"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
news:EmVec.118$KC6.70@newsfe1-win...
Did you go for the short or long focal length 6"er? Let me know how you
get
on with it.

Regards


Chris


"HobGobSnakyWaky" wrote in message
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"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
...
So, its your fault! What did you get? And, what will be first light?

I did some work for Seben-Europe - the company which sells loads of
scopes
on E-bay, and got a discount on one of their 6 inch reflectors. I'm
impressed so far, the eq 3 mount is very sturdy with a lot less movement
than my previous scope. The only thing letting it down so far is the
fixed
focus finderscope, still a minor point at this stage.

It won't be first light for me, I got a 4.5 inch reflector a month ago
(which is now for sale if anyones intrested) and from my experience with
that I'll be spending tonight making sure this new ones collimated.

Stu

You should be happier with the longer focal length than I was with the
shorter one. I don't think the mirror was accurate enough for the shorter
focal length. Hence my curiosity with your level of satisafaction.

Regards


Chris


"HobGobSnakyWaky" wrote in message
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focal length of 1400mm, allegedly.

"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
news:EmVec.118$KC6.70@newsfe1-win...
Did you go for the short or long focal length 6"er? Let me know how you
get
on with it.

Regards


Chris


"HobGobSnakyWaky" wrote in message
...
"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
...
So, its your fault! What did you get? And, what will be first light?

I did some work for Seben-Europe - the company which sells loads of
scopes
on E-bay, and got a discount on one of their 6 inch reflectors. I'm
impressed so far, the eq 3 mount is very sturdy with a lot less
movement
than my previous scope. The only thing letting it down so far is the
fixed
focus finderscope, still a minor point at this stage.

It won't be first light for me, I got a 4.5 inch reflector a month ago
(which is now for sale if anyones intrested) and from my experience
with
that I'll be spending tonight making sure this new ones collimated.

Stu

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:35:39 +0100, "HobGobSnakyWaky"
though we all should know:

"Chris Taylor" wrote in message
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So, its your fault! What did you get? And, what will be first light?

I did some work for Seben-Europe - the company which sells loads of scopes
on E-bay, and got a discount on one of their 6 inch reflectors. I'm
impressed so far, the eq 3 mount is very sturdy with a lot less movement
than my previous scope. The only thing letting it down so far is the fixed
focus finderscope, still a minor point at this stage.

It won't be first light for me, I got a 4.5 inch reflector a month ago
(which is now for sale if anyones intrested) and from my experience with
that I'll be spending tonight making sure this new ones collimated.

Stu

HobGob,

What fl is the 4.5? and how much you asking for it. Im after a scope
for cloudy nights, my 250 takes too long to cool?

Rob

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HobGobSnakyWaky wibbled...

new scope arrived today, I'll apologise in advance for the weather which is
bound to cloud over soon.

:-)

Having given up on night observations for now (as I've not had a non-
cloudy night yet while at home) I decided that I'd concentrate on a
little Solar Luminosity experiment I currently need to do for a course
I'm on... guess what - instant transfer of clouds into what should've
been a nice bright sunny day.

grump

Suzi