Guest StevenWhatley Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Telrad on a 2" riser & Dew Heater (thanks to Devil74) Illuminated 12.5mm plossl cross hair EP (Thanks Nigel @ Northern Optics) Celestron Neximage Camera (for guide camera usage) Just need some clear skies now !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stash Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Telrad on a 2" riser & Dew Heater (thanks to Devil74) Illuminated 12.5mm plossl cross hair EP (Thanks Nigel @ Northern Optics) Celestron Neximage Camera (for guide camera usage) Just need some clear skies now !! Steven ,Stop buying stuff - its your fault its raining- at this rate it will be Dec 2015 before we get some more clear skies - well actually Fri looks ok - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Just taken delivery of this Absolute bargain off a lovely forum user over on SGL/Astronomy Shed called Gedan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xanthic Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Baader Sky Surfer V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Nice one Felix - how on Earth did I miss that one? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Nice one Felix - how on Earth did I miss that one? lol. Been on ABS for 3 months. Emailed him Monday asking "long shot, is it still available?" And got a yes New in box and everything-very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslar Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 He's Just a few miles from me Felix, Gordon was at my obsy last weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 He's Just a few miles from me Felix, Gordon was at my obsy last weekend Yeah I saw your exchange on astronomy shed Tom and figured you guys weren't far from each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 In order to improve and W I D E N my eyepiece collection, and after drooling over them for a year, I just had to get these...Explore Scientific 25mm 100 degree and 9mm 120 degree eyepieces. I'm absolutely certain that Amanda will be as thrilled as I am, and will thoroughly appreciate the incredible value for money of this latest little purchase. After all, I'm no longer sleeping in the garage with the new dob. Will just have to pick my time to surprise her with them. Thought it wise to have a quiet weekend at home instead of going to the IAS candy store. Wouldn't want to push my luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stash Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 In order to improve and W I D E N my eyepiece collection, and after drooling over them for a year, I just had to get these... Explore Scientific 25mm 100 degree and 9mm 120 degree eyepieces. I'm absolutely certain that Amanda will be as thrilled as I am, and will thoroughly appreciate the incredible value for money of this latest little purchase. After all, I'm no longer sleeping in the garage with the new dob. Will just have to pick my time to surprise her with them. Thought it wise to have a quiet weekend at home instead of going to the IAS candy store. Wouldn't want to push my luck! Maybe we should rename EMS to SPS - AKA "The Self Preservation Society" AKA "The Italian Job" - thats was all about planning money capers . Plus you might be moving back in with the Dob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cazz Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Very nice, you'll have to buy yourself a campervan to move into, but looking at your username - that's off the cards for a bit lol. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Wow......Pete.......am i reading that right ? An ES 25mm 100, AND a 9mm 120 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 That's right Rob. They will nicely cap the top and bottom end of my eyepiece range. Over two and a half kilograms worth . They should be pretty good in the 14". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Rob, you really need a couple of 9mm 120s for the binoviewer . Special summer discount at Agena, California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 (Hope you don't mind me asking) Did you ship them over from California ? Was it straightforward ? The weak dollar makes this an attractive proposition...... No good for the bino by the way lol..... 1.25" only territory. That 9mm is a bit of a monster.....you may need a beefier focuser or a counterweight system. Just don't drop it !!! Really looking forward to a first light report with this setup.... The views will be amazing i'm sure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Yes, they landed in the UK today from California and you can track it all the way. Dead simple, just click to put them in your basket, enter your shipping address and it will calculate and add on the shipping costs and then you enter your card details and confirm! As easy as dealing with a dealer in the UK. However, you need to then calculate the VAT at 20% on the whole bill (obviously converted from USD to GBP) and then add another 4.2% of the total to cover customs duty. Expect a minimal handling fee in the UK from £10 to £20 and reserve this whole amount to pay the UK part of the bill later. So you can work it all out in advance. I placed my order online last Friday evening 30th May. My focuser is beefy and will cope. The dob has altitude tension adjustment which, and I have checked, will compensate for the weight of both the big ep and the big finder. but a counterweight might also help. This is the first time I have purchased from the US, but I suspect, if it is anything like my dealings with TS in Germany, the exchange rate actually charged will not be quite as favourable as google suggest on the day. But not far out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Atik 314L+ Mono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Atik 314L+ Mono Nice! IAS was good today wasn't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 great day, sorry didn`t catch up with you Felix. weather turned out nice in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 No worries rob my dad and I got a fantastic view through an unbelievably expensive king solar scope. It was amazing. My Dad wanted to buy one based on the view until I told him it was circa £5,000! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 *lunt not king! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 No worries rob my dad and I got a fantastic view through an unbelievably expensive king solar scope. It was amazing. My Dad wanted to buy one based on the view until I told him it was circa £5,000! a cheap one then did they not have the 10k one on demo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 a cheap one then did they not have the 10k one on demo Oh yes, they did indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 drool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 NEED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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