Money to spend

[Shaun]

My wife has kindly said i can have $1000 from MY tax return she gets the other 2/3rds

The question is what do i buy, based on my list of items at the bottom what would you suggest?

[shredder]

If it were me, I would buy some Digital Setting Circles.

M

[[1ponders]]

Or as you have a webcam maybe a tracking platform for planetary imaging. :D

Failing that an Argo navis and encoders. with enought left over for a nice 32-35mm eyepiece ;)

[KG8]

Why not put it aside and start saving for an SCT?

[ving]

heq5 :)

or something for me. ;)

[duncan]

I'd say buy as much as you can!!!
You might not be so lucky next year,LOL:rofl:

[janoskiss]

Don't listen to them Shaun!

Here is what you really need: :D
- Rigel quickfinder. (yes, telrad is better but just little too big for an 8" IMO) - nice pair up with your RA finder.
- and eyepieces:
24mm Panoptic
13mm T6 Nagler OR 12 and 8.5mm Pentax XF.
Orion Deluxe 2x 1.25" barlow

Also get a planisphere if you haven't got one yet.

[DaveO]

Less colour! :P

[Shaun]

Does that make it better.lol

[DaveO]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Shaun]

I would like to get an Argo Navis but would also like some sort of tracking i see the ServoCat works well but the price of those together might stretch the budget.

Maybe just the Argo on an Eq platform, i might have to make it myself to keep the price down.

[gary]

Hi Shaun,

Whatever you do decide, we certainly appreciated that an Argo Navis was
on your wish list!

Best Regards

Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place, Mount Kuring-Gai
NSW. 2080. Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Fax +61-2-9457-9593
sales@wildcard-innovations.com.au
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au

[Shaun]

Garry, you need to start selling eq platforms would make a nice combo with the Argo Navis.

While i have you here i have checked out your site and am a bit of a newbie at this stuff, could you give me a quote on the equipment i would need for an 8" Sky-Watcher Dob and your setup.

Regards Shaun

[rmcpb]

An equatorial platform and Telrad with the left overs :)

[gary]

H Shaun,

Thanks for the post. Will P.M you with the details on recommended
components.

Though we don't manufacture or sell equatorial platforms ourselves,
Argo Navis fully supports them.

Best regards

Gary Kopff
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.

[netwolf]

I would go the ArgoNavis and the Sidrealtech Servo system. Make your goto fully goto.

Regards
Fahim

[Starkler]

IMO tracking is very overrated. Spend $50 on some ebony star and get the movements nice and put the rest toward an argonavis ;)

[space oddity]

Lot to be said for buying a second hand SCT or even Ritchey Cretien and selling off the dob.Argo navis and servo cat combo, though nice, will use next years tax refund as well. Funny how in these days of "equality", the women seem to get the better deal. Time to book that sex change!

[wolfman]

Why not tell her its YOUR Tax return and spend whatever you want on whatever you want!!!
Whats wrong with you Guys??

[ballaratdragons]

Shaun,

You could buy me a camera. :)

A 300D or 350D. Either one, I don't mind which one. :shrug:

Thank You Santa . . . errr . . I mean Shaun. :lol: