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RE: FN-FORUM: (Totally OT) New telescope
date posted 21st February 2004 23:52
Oooh... will have to check out the new SkyWatcher Muskatov myself then!
Have fun,
Dave.
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Thorny_bird
Sent: 21 February 2004 21:10
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: (Totally OT) New telescope
Err! Long time deciding. I guess I decided I wanted to spend my =A3500 =
on the
best optics I could buy for that money and not include a goto, also =
keeping
in mind size and portability. The Meade equivalent is well over =A31000. =
The
skywatcher range only recently added a Makusov. It boiled down to either =
a
6" reflector - Orion or Celestron advanced - but they are rather =
large!!! Or
a Newtonian-catoptrics mix - which is a shorter tube. But then I read =
the
image quality of the Makutovs was exceptional. I went to the Astrofest =
on
the 6th Feb, and had a ask around. Met a amateur astronomer by the
Skywatcher range - huge range, and we discussed what I wanted, and =
agreed
having a goto took the fun out of finding things lol, he was very
knowledgeable. Also helped me choose a pair of binoculars for my 6 year
old - they had a table ladened with x-stuff. Got a brill pair, =
waterproof,
compos, 8x24 =A313!
theresa
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Boulden
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 12:33
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: (Totally OT) New telescope
Theresa,
It was me you had a chat with. So you didn't go for the
Meade? Just out of curiosity, what made you go for SkyWatcher instead?
Dave.
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Engel
Sent: 21 February 2004 09:40
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: RE: FN-FORUM: (Totally OT) New telescope
:)
How do you do this? 8am Saturday and your sorting your mail??
I wish I was like that...
Have a nice weekend
Susan =3D)
susanengel
graphicdesign
m: 077 0943 6103
www.susanengel.co.uk
www.susanengel.co.uk/zoo
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Pritchard
Sent: 21 February 2004 09:30
To: FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: (Totally OT) New telescope
Getting the finder lined up is a pain in the bum but well worth it.
Is it a motor drive or mechanical drive?
I have a very old Polaris motor drive which I use occasionally for
astro-photography and when I first aligned it it took me the best part
of an evening, using the Pole star to get it sorted. After that though
it was fine....the fact that I was always lugging it around did cause
some slippage over the years, so now the first task of the night is
always to check the darn thing.
Perhaps time for a new drive...this one must be about 15 years old.....
Joe
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To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:52 AM
Subject: FN-FORUM: (Totally OT) New telescope
>
> Hi,
>
> Can't remember now who I discussed telescope options with, but I
> finally
got
> one and it arrived yesterday - one very large heavy box.
>
> The sky was partially cloudy last night, but got hubby to lug it out -
> heavier then I thought lol Found one bright star object(I believe to
> be Saturn), and used my red dot finder, but no image. Everytime I
> located it, the clouds moved in aghhhhh gave up. So lets hope there
> are clear skies tonight!!!! Actually I found my red dot finder was way
> off, so I
relaligned
> it on a far neighbours top window lololol
>
> It is a Skywatcher SkyMax Maksutov 127 mm
>
> Theresa
> To excited to work - wanted to share ;-)
>
>
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