AGO 14.5 is coming

[Somnium]

My new scope is finally built. it has been 5 months of waiting but i am really looking forward to taking delivery and mounting it in the observatory. I have all the adapters, collimation gear and spacers that i need to (fingers crossed) connect it up and start shooting. i really hope that i don't get down there and realise that i needed a different spacer. i am thinking that my first light target will be the antennae galaxies, a good test, but i am open to suggestions.

[Atmos]

Exciting times!!! Looking forward to seeing what that scope will be capabile of :)

[RickS]

Don't forget to post some pics of the beast!

[rustigsmed]

awesome new Aidan, not long to go now! Fingers crossed for smooth installation and having all the correct components! it should gobble up galaxies with no trouble!

cheers

russ

[Somnium]

thanks guys, fingers are definitely crossed, there are so many things that could go wrong that i think it will be a miracle if i can set it up first day and get imaging.

@ russell, i certainly hope so. my goal has always been galaxy imaging. this should do the trick

i will definitely be posting pics as soon as it arrives Rick :)

[Slawomir]

Wonderful news Aidan!

[marc4darkskies]

Very exciting Aidan!! :thumbsup: Looking forward to your commissioning pics!! Hehe ... set up and imaging in one day would be miraculous indeed! Good luck! :)

[Somnium]

Completely agree . I have tried to imagine everything possible but with a focus travel of 1/2 an inch and a whole heap of new software controlling every aspect of my imaging, I am expecting issues . I really hope all the calculations are right and I will be dead on the prime focus.

@ Slawomir , thanks , I am pretty excited.

[RobF]

Exciting time ahead, along with fair dash of "challenges" for sure :)

[Somnium]

That is half the fun of this game isn't it :)

[Somnium]

the scope as it was ready for shipping :)

[raymo]

Yum!
raymo

[RickS]

Indeed!

[Somnium]

it goes well with a nice glass of red :)

[Somnium]

boy this was painful. the shipment was sent a couple of weeks ago, landed in Sydney a week and a half ago but due to a tracking number error i was unable to locate it for the past week, it felt like i had the whole world on the case. Some scary times given the money that is involved but it now appears to be passing through customs and fingers crossed i can pick it up tomorrow.

[Atmos]

Great to hear!
Not something you want to go missing!

[rustigsmed]

Fingers crossed you can collect ASAP Aidan! Mustn't have been a good feeling this past week!

[glend]

Its full moon anyway, gives you plenty of time to get it set up - well planned.

[Somnium]

Tell me about it, extremely stressful .

I am trying to get it tomorrow so I have the long weekend and next weekend to get it all dialled in before first light

[glend]

Your lucky customs cancelled the strike they had planned.

[Peter Ward]

A very pretty machine. Looking forward to seeing the imagery it will produce. :thumbsup:

[Somnium]

Thanks Peter



I didn't even hear about that. I think that would have tipped me over the edge after this fiasco

[Somnium]

and the scope has been picked up!

i haven't actually seen the scope itself, it is being driven down to the observatory tonight and i am heading there on Saturday to set it all up. i will post pics when i get some. i am very keen to get down there :)

[Atmos]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: