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Old 04-03-2019, 11:11 PM
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Sky Watcher Heliofind Mount
i must be touched in the head, for some strange reason this appealed to me, the Sky Watcher 70/500 SolarQuest Solar Scope with Heliofind Mount. i must be getting really desperate, here i am thinking i can get a solar fix at work, or traveling around. maybe i might entertain putting the ASI 174mm on it to torture me some more, who knows. i love its simplicity in theory oh how this will improve my life

just purchased it from bintel - the price got to me just like the clouds and the stinking hot days......

maybe mount the lunt 60 on there.......
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Old 05-03-2019, 06:40 AM
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sounds good Dave must be the hot days
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Old 05-03-2019, 06:52 AM
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Old 05-03-2019, 08:14 AM
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Coffee break solar imaging at work is just around the corner...
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Good price Bintel!

Would be superb with a Lunt 50THaDS. Hmm...
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Good price Bintel!

Would be superb with a Lunt 50THaDS. Hmm...
Was thinking the 60 may work though it is weighty
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Old 05-03-2019, 07:02 PM
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Was thinking the 60 may work though it is weighty
I bet it will be fine. Looking forward to the first light review
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Just ordered this

https://www.widescreen-centre.co.uk/...nt-tripod.html

for this
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Remember it is just 4 kilo capacity
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Old 09-03-2019, 12:36 PM
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Well it was delivered from bintel within two days, no complaints there though the extra money I paid for cloud insurance didn't seem good value.

So just unpacked it today, will muck about with it tomorrow
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I am told the legs/mount are just adequate for travel so also ordered this

https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk...r-eq5heq5.html
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Well it was delivered from bintel within two days, no complaints there though the extra money I paid for cloud insurance didn't seem good value.

So just unpacked it today, will muck about with it tomorrow
what filter will you be using ??

https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk...ilm-sheet.html
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Old 10-03-2019, 08:56 AM
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Well the toy scope that comes with it and my Lunt 60
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