It's Arrived...

[Benno85]

...the EQ6 and 200mm reflector, personally delivered by the wonderful Lee Andrews. AND THERE'S NO CLOUD!!!
:eyepop::eyepop::eyepop::eyepop::ey epop:

[renormalised]

There will be....that's why it's clouded over here:eyepop:

Piccies are now mandatory....let's see the cannon:D:D

[DavidU]

Congrats !
it WILL cloud over

[Moon]

Congratulations Ben.

Get out there and enjoy it.

[BerrieK]

Great stuff Ben, congrats.

Hope the cloud stays away for you!!

Lee (and his whole team) is a ripper isnt he.

Kerrie

[mozzie]

great stuff ben boys and our toys

[mental4astro]

Guess who is not viewing IIS tonight!

Good on you Ben! Enjoy the new puppy.

[DavidU]

Yes the non posting by Ben is a good sign
Hope you have a great night mate.

[toryglen-boy]

pics, or it didnt happen


:P

[Omaroo]

Good stuff Ben. There is an open invite for you to our MAS Stargard field any time you like. Bring it along one night and play with the rest of us :)

[Benno85]

Thanks for all the comments guys and girls!! So, twas all setup, roughly pointing south and pretty damn level. Looking good so far, although I'm still in awe at the sheer presence of this beast (my wife thinks I'm compensating for something....hmmmmm:shrug:).

Now, my first post about no cloud was correct, however it turns out that there were no eyepieces in with OTA :( No one is to blame for this, it's actually hilarious when you think about it.....I KNEW the lack of cloud was too good to be true!!!

Will have some pics up this weekend, I'm having a new shed put up to house the cannon:thumbsup:

[DavidU]

Oh no !

[Darth Wader]

Show us the new beast!

[Benno85]

All is sorted now, Lee is arranging post for a couple of standard Skywatcher plossl's. Such great service, I cannot recommend them enough!!

[telecasterguru]

Ben,

Just looked out my office window and the sky is starting to look a bit dark. When did you say the eps were arriving?


Frank

[Benno85]

I've just arrived back in the office, and yes those clouds are looking like wiping out first light for some time. EP's should be here tomorrow, no doubt accompanied by a depressing grey cloud cover:(

[DavidU]

Told ya
The light gathering ability of your new scope is directly proportional to it's cloud gathering capability.
Newscopium Precipitation !

[Benno85]

Well, the EP's have just landed on my desk via express post. I picked up the satchel and thought "this feels slightly heavier than I expected for two 1.25" eyepieces......"

And inside is two GSO Plossls (1.25" 9mm and 20mm)....AND a 2" 28mm!!! I cannot sing enough praise to Lee and the team at Andrew's, the service is unparalleled!!!

:D:D:D

[DavidU]

Thats a great set of EP's.
The 28mm will give great wide field views.(if it aint cloudy)

[acropolite]

There probably won't be it's full moon...:rofl:Congrats on the new toys.

[trick]

Ditto Duncan
Photos or it did not happen.

[Benno85]

Hahahaha yes it did happen as stated, but I think I need to join the circus to learn how to juggle a pregnant wife, 3yr old boy and minor house renovations!!

I've got a new shed going up on the weekend to house the beast, will pop up some pics once that's up. In the meantime, I hope the attached serves as proof:D

[Benno85]

Righto you lot better late than never ;), here's the setup from Saturday. Got a nice look at Jupiter and moons, and manages to split the Gacrux binary as well :D

[Moon]

Looks great.:thumbsup:

Can you take another shot with the hand controller and power supply connected??:P:P

BTW, I put my eyepiece holder up the other way, but I suppse it doesn't matter.

[Darth Wader]

Very nice Ben, enjoy!:thumbsup: