Guess who has a new scope? and what type is it?

[Dave47tuc]

Well the rumour mill is a light with the the girl from Swan Hill who has ordered a new scope!!! :eyepop:

what could it be:question:

I can't answer because I may know but whose up for guessing before it arrives ;)

[renormalised]

It's at least 200":):P:P

[erick]

Jenny does dob?

[Ric]

Maybe a SDM :question:

[astroron]

I will go for a 10" collapsible Dob:D
Go Jen:thumbsup:

[that_guy]

I'm guess a new GEM Scope package haha

[Octane]

24" RCOS on a Paramount ME.

H

[astronut]

Hubble?......:lol::lol::lol:

[desler]

I'm with Ron, 10 inches of fine dob.

I bet she can't wait to get to SV to show off!

Darren

[bartman]

:confused2:A Periscope?:cloudy:????:fishing:
What with all the inland sea and all............
Bartman

[Jen]

:D:D:D :D:D:D :D:D:D
I am soooooo excited i cant wait till i have it in my hot little hands
wooohoooooo

:cool::cool::cool:

Keep on guessing :evil:

[Jen]

:rofl::rofl::rofl: LMAO H ohhhh i WISH :P

:lol::lol:John yes hubble would be lovely how did you guess that ;)

[ballaratdragons]

I know

I know

I know

It's this one :thumbsup: :lol:

[jjjnettie]

A big fat Dobbie I reckon.

[Jen]

:lol::lol: LOL Ken nah i changed my mind on that one at the last minute :P

[Screwdriverone]

OK, I am game,

Ed80-120 on an Eq6 is my bet.

Considering Jen has been "dabbling" in the black arts with her reflector and having a devil of a time with alignment and "jenhandling" then I reckon the refractor is the go, on either the HEQ5 or the EQ6.....

Dobs are fine, but hmmmmm, Jen, a bit too predictable.....

Using the force.....to figure this out.

Am I right?

Cheers

Chris

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: (jenhandling) waltzing around back yard :P
Chris have you been doing some homework or are you just stalking me :lol:
There might be a few comments that i have posted that might have given it away some where along the tracks mmmm :question:

But im not telling just yet ;)

[Screwdriverone]

Nope, not stalking, but I have to say.....FIGJAM!

Just used my brains and figured out what you would buy, based on how well I know you and what I think you would get.....

Cant help it if I have talent (he says modestly :P)

What do I win?

Cheers

Chris

[ballaratdragons]

One of these :D

:lol:

[Screwdriverone]

AWESOME Ken!

Deep Space Forums, LOOK OUT!

There is a new sheriff in town!

Wooohoooo!

Cheers

Chris

[Jen]

:lol::lol: lol Chris that dosnt mean you are right ;) i am pretty predictable (most of the time) but i am a woman and we do change our minds often :rofl:
Ummm winner will get sent a lovely PM pic of me with the new toy with a big black cloud in the back ground :lol: Cyclone Yasi's Older brother will arrive when scope turns up :lol: Thats what happens when you get a new scope right :question:

[Screwdriverone]

OK, tuning in to your frequency a little more.....

Allrighty then, I will wait for my PM pic of your Black Diamond ED80 on an HEQ5 Pro in the not too distant future then. Nice price/performance compromise....

And some lovely widefield shots not long after...... sorry if I ruined the surprise.

Nuff said.

Chris.

[h0ughy]

i like the guide scope ken

[Jen]

:rofl::rofl::rofl: lol Chris :D

Jen locks in Chris's guess :P

[Screwdriverone]

:)

Told ya I know you missy!

Stalking is probably not the word....although I am scaring myself a little bit....

Thanks Eddie.....

Cheers

Chris

[Dave47tuc]

No ones go it yet :shrug:

But can she hold out till the scope arrives before letting the beans out :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Jen]

:lol: Dave this is killing me im going to burst out the seams here LOL LOL
I hope it arrives ASAP :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Dave47tuc]

Patience my friend ;)

[Lismore Bloke]

Here's a wild guess:
GSO RC-8" f/8 SDX astrograph on an EQ6 Pro.

[Suzy]

Woohoo Jen! I bet it's a scope for astrophotography :question:, so I'm not going with a dob. So when do you get it Jen??

[Paddy]

I agree it's got to be for imaging. I would have gone for Chris' refractor on HEQ5 but for Dave's comment. So I'll go for 8" cassegrain or RC.

[DavidU]

You guy's are wrong ! THIS is the new one:face:

[Jen]

:D:D:D hopefully it will arrive on Monday Suzy (maybe tomorrow) but im saying Monday so im not dissapointed if it dosnt show tomorrow :P i cant wait wooohoooooo :D:D:D

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: that is so cute :thumbsup: nope i didnt get that one :lol:

[Jen]

:shrug: well my scope hasnt even arrived yet and it has been cloudy ever since :mad2: whats going to happen when it arrives :question: looks like i will be playing with it in the loungeroom for quite some time :rolleyes:

[Chillie]

As long as it arrives before Snake Valley Jen. That way you can get the experts to show you how to use it.

[Jen]

:D:D yep im so excited Chillie it should be here on Monday woop woop :D

[Chillie]

Swan Hill weather forecast:

Monday: Mostly sunny
Tuesday: Sunny
Wednesday: Sunny
Thursday: Mostly sunny

Weather forecast by iPhone App Pocket Weather.

[Jen]

:eyepop: woohoooo sounds good Chillie
One more day and my scope should be home :D:D:D so excited ;)

[supernova1965]

Swan Hill weather forecast:

Monday: Mostly sunny (with a slight chance of scope weather as Jen is getting her new scope)
Tuesday: Sunny
Wednesday: Sunny
Thursday: Mostly sunny

Hi Jen

I couldn't resist this little edit on Chillie's post. But I hope that you have a clear night with no jetstream, Mozzies or Midges. Comeon tell me what scope you are getting by PM if you don't want to tell anyone else you have to tell me:sadeyes:.:rofl:

[Jen]

:lol::lol: no way im not telling Warren :P keep guessing buddy :rolleyes:
Soon all will be revealed :D

[supernova1965]

it's hubble isn't it

[mozzie]

geez have you heard the bad news for swan hill they can't get any deliveries there for another week crickey!!!!! that's bad luck jen.....:P:P:P:D:D:D

[mill]

Ok it is your 150mm skywatcher Newtonian on a EQ6.
You were posting a while ago that you would load in your old scope to take to SV camp.

[Jen]

:eyepop: listen here you have you been told lately :poke:

:lol::lol: they can float it down the river then haha thats moving quickly :lol:

[Jen]

;) arrrhh Martin is doing some homework too :lol: very observant Martin but im taking my old scope with me aswell to camp because my son has now claimed ownership of my old scope :P

[Liz]

Is it there yet? We are waiting anxiously. :D

[Dave47tuc]

Deep space message is the eagle has landed ;)

[sasup]

ok I think I have it or maybe its what I want?

ASTRO-PHYSICS
305mm F3.8 Riccardi-Honders Astrograph

[acropolite]

and........

[Dave47tuc]

I'm sure the captain of the new star ship will make her announcement soon :)

[Ric]

I think she may be enjoying keeping us in suspence. :lol:

[Dave47tuc]

I would like to see Jen post a photo of it set up before she announces what it is :question:

[AstralTraveller]

And how long will that delay the announcement?? Days, weeks, months .....

:poke::poke: :scared3: no? ...... ahh seconds perhaps :whistle:.

[xstream]

Your old Mak. Dave? :shrug:

[Dave47tuc]

LOL :rofl: No I think its a new ship :question:

[Chillie]

Since Jen wants to get into imaging, my guess is that the scope will be on an EQ mount not a DOB.

[Liz]

Hmm ... I thought I would get up this am, and would find out, oh well, a bit longer. ;)

[erick]

59 posts and................................ .............:question:

A bigger buildup than Cyclone Yasi? :D

[supernova1965]

Now that Jen has her new scope us pleb's have to take a back seat obviously:P:sadeyes::rofl:

[danielsun]

Hey Jen, so a new scope ehhhhh..... So.. what is it, what is it, what is it!!!! :jump2:

Well I know you have been bitten by the imaging bug so I reckon it's either a Heq5 or EQ6 but not sure about the OTA. Maybe an ED 80 or a 8" f5 Skywatcher.:question:
Am I close?

[Screwdriverone]

Hmmm,

Jen's last activity was yesterday at 1:47pm, so that may have been the time the courier arrived?

Of course, with the boxes and the instructions etc, she may not have had any sleep and wanted to get all assembled before taking a pic of the setup to post here....

Or.....she is doing something else.

Ooooh the anticipation.......

Cheers

Chris

[Suzy]

:lol:
This here plebette is wondering if Jen doesn't respond soon, she's going to be having a whole lot bunch of frustrated astronomers banging on her door. :lol:

[Jen]

:D Yes Chris i was up quite late setting it all up and i wanted to wait to tell you all till i got to take some pics :D i was soooo tired after all the excitement last night i didnt get a chance to hop online :rolleyes:
sooooooooooo i better not keep you all in suspense for any longer :P my new scope is a ............................... :question:

check out the new thread :lol::lol::lol::lol:

[Jen]

:lol::lol::lol: lol Suzy :rofl:

wait no longer check it out ;)

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?p=690727#post690727