Jens new scope (check it out)

[Jen]

:hi::hi: as one member said jen does .......... :D:D:D

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IIS members i would like to introduce you all to my 12inch goto dob JOHNNY :D

And oh boy i am one proud owner ;)

[mithrandir]

More inches never go astray, eh Jen.

Clear skies.

Andrew

[Suzy]

:scared2::scared2::scared2: Johnny is big. Wow and black and shiny. Wow.:scared2:

[Paddy]

Fantastic bit of kit there Jen! Congratulations! Not much you won't see with that. Here's to Johnny:cool::cheers:

[Jen]

:thumbsup: lol Andrew :thumbsup:

Suzy yes it is nice and shiny i dont want to take it outside it will get dirty :lol:

Thanks Paddy i cant wait to take it to camp ;) if i can fit it in my little car :lol:

[desler]

Fitting it in your car may not be the issue! What about lifting it?

I think it suites you well, I was only a couple of inches out, but full goto, what a girl!!!!!!!

See you next week!

Darren

[asimov]

I could show you a pic of me kissing mine.....but Won't:lol:

Almost identical twins!:eyepop:

Have fun! I know I will be!:)

[astroron]

Brilliant Jen it looks great :thumbsup::thumbsup:
I was correct in my guess:P:D:D:D
What does Name Johnny signify?
Cheers
OK 2"short:P:lol:

[Zubenel]

Congrats Jen. Looks like a beauty. The best of both world eh :)

[ballaratdragons]

A big Black one!!!

So much for the secret 'reveal' at Camp :rofl:

Onya Jen :thumbsup:

[Jen]

:lol: yes Darren that might be a little bit of an issue :rolleyes: it is now at the moment stuck in my kitchen (where i put it together) :lol: as i cant take it outside on my own :rofl::rofl: I will work it out ;)

[supernova1965]

Nice scope Jen I love your kitchen too:eyepop::thumbsup:

[Jen]

:lol: good one John show me the pic :P

[astroron]

Jens got a fabulous kitchen and the scope compliments it;):lol:

[Jen]

:lol::lol: Ken i couldnt keep it quieter any longer :D I cant wait for SV camp now :P if i can get the scope in the car that is (its a lot heavier than i thought it would be LOL :rolleyes: LOL
;)

[Jen]

Thanks Warren ;) would you believe the granite bench tops name is called mignight galaxy :lol::lol:


:lol: lol Ron it does match the kitchen nicely so if i cant get it out the back door at least it will mix in with the kitchen nicely as an ornament :rofl:

[desler]

I can see myself enjoying the odd glass of red in that Kitchen in payment for driving all the way there to lift the scope!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

and not a smiley face to be seen!

Darren

[astroron]

Ken i couldnt keep it quieter any longer http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/../vbiis/images/smilies/happy04.gif I cant wait for SV camp now http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/../vbiis/images/smilies/tongue05.gif if i can get the scope in the car that is (its a lot heavier than i thought it would be LOL http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/../vbiis/images/smilies/rolleye09.gif LOL


Jen, isn't that why you have been going to the Gym:question: to get fit to have the strength lug your big scope around;):lol:
Cheers

[Jen]

:lol::lol: LOL Darren sounds like a plan to me hahaha :lol: it should take ya four hours to get here ;) then its three hours from here to Snake Valley ;) cheers

[Jen]

:lol: Thats right Ron well i figured i can carry two slabs of UDL's to the car which weigh 9.8 kilos each i should be able to do this :lol:

[that_guy]

I'll trade ya your 12" goto dob for my 10 years old 10" that doesnt come into focus without an extension tube ;) its a great deal me thinks

[Jen]

:poke::poke: back off really slow boy dont touch the dob :lol:

[that_guy]

ill chuck in a telrad finder to sweeten the deal :)

[Screwdriverone]

Oooo Errrrr Jen,

That is one sexy scope!!!!!! :eyepop:

It's got all the good bits too, goto, retractable front end, 2 inch crayford, 12 inches of pure unadulterated astronomical bliss....

No wonder you're kissing it!!!

Hubba Hubba........

You got me. I could have sworn an HEQ5 pro and an ED was the way you would go....just goes to show eh?

Still, with goto and tracking, some AP shots are still on the cards!!!

Well done, still has that new scope smell.

Savour the feeling

Cheers

Chris

[ballaratdragons]

umm . . . Jen . . . you are meant to put it together outside.
Not put it together inside then carry it out!

Geez girl, we gotta learn ya :lol:

[Rottweiler]

I just bought one of these a month or two back. Awesome thing, optics are spectacular for the price. Word of advice, the spanner that comes with it that wont fit anything, dont throw it away, its for adjusting the clutch on the AZ-motor, these mounts dont like the cold and youll need to tighten it up in winter and loosen it in summer or it wont track. I dont know how this works for you guys down under though. Its -4 here right now :)

[Jen]

:lol: yes Chris you wern't even close at guessing that were you :P
Well after much drooling at everyone elses scopes for the last 2 years and also drooling over some magnificant imaging going on around here i decided that i like the best of both worlds :lol: I have seen some pretty cool pics coming from these scopes that would make jen very happy too as well as visual ;)
woohooo bring on first light :P

[Jen]

:lol::lol: lol Ken yep i need another talking to at Snake Valley :lol:

[ballaratdragons]

School will commence on late Friday arvo for all new Dobby students :lol:

Oh, and don't forget to bring some alignment stars :P

[erick]

Congratulations, Jen. I look forward to having a close look at and through your new scope. :2thumbs:

[Astroman]

Looks a great buy and something I might think about getting in the future to use while imaging, that way I am not just sitting there doing nothing I could be exploring new objects at the push of a GOTO.. Now if only we could develop EQMOD to work with Alt/Az scopes :)

Can't wait to see it in action in about 11 or 12 nights time. Great buy Jen, I hope you get some brilliant views from it. Will you doing any mods to it, like motorise the focuser or sliding counterweights?

[ZeroID]

Welcome 'Johnny' , looking real good. I know you'll enjoy it Jen. Congratulations.
I won't even mention the 'C....d C....e :cloudy: ' just in case.

[gbeal]

Congrats Jen, you'll love it. I have just gone up slightly from the 10" to a 12.5" and it is a decent jump.
For round home, why not fit it on a rolling platform of some sort?
Snake Valley will be overrun with strapping helpers.
Gary

[Omaroo]

12 inches... Johnny? Hmm....

Congrats Jen - time you had something larger. :)

[terrynz]

Very nice Jen!

One of the astronomy club members has this model and the views are just awesome.
enjoy!

[jjjnettie]

LOLOL I didn't even notice the kitchen in the back ground. :rolleyes:
My eyes were on the dob. :D
Don't you just luuuuurve the black diamond finish!!!!!
I'm sooooo jealous.
Congratulations Jen!

[cybereye]

Jen,

Johnny be good. Johnny be damn good!!!

Cheers,
Mario

[Liz]

Woohoo!! Well done Jen, and its goto as well!! :cool:
Ooh, hope its not going to be too heavy though, but am sure you will have others to help, all very exciting!!!
Congratulations Jen, Johnny is beautiful :D

[JohnG]

Ah Jen, Jen, Jen

An appropriate name :lol::lol::lol:

Cheers

[jjjnettie]

I've had this song in my head all morning because of your scope Jen.
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Johnny b goode tonight.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKtURqCt-JQ

[mozzie]

well done jen!! a ripper of a scope hope you have plenty of clear nights...

oh!!!! the mailman must have been able to get your parcel through:lol::lol:

[barx1963]

Well done Jen!
That model was one of my options until impatience overtook me and I grabbed the GSO 12", so I will be very interested to see it in action and maybe have a squiz through it at Snake Vallley.

What EPs have you with it? Just the stock ones or have you lashed out there as well?

Malcolm

[M54]

Oh, I'm jealous Jen!

Now you'll have to save for a rolltop roof on your kitchen.:D:thumbsup:

[Matt Wastell]

Yeah!

[CometGuy]

Wow Jen, what an upgrade!

I'll think you'll really enjoy the GOTO 12, I've had mine a few months now and really love it. The GOTO works a treat and the optics are very good.

Terry

[AstralTraveller]

A Black Diamond for the jewel of the forum!

[niko]

Congratulations Jen - Santa has been good to you!

Maybe it's time for a $10 Bunnings trolley....?

niko

see you in a week!!!!!!!!!

[danielsun]

Hey Jen, that's a ripper!! Goto and everything!! Well my guess was not even close but I think you have made fine choice.:thumbsup:
Can't wait to check it out next week and scribe my name on it "Dan woz ear":eyepop::lol:

Cheers Daniel.

[Kevnool]

How great is that Jen.
Did you get a birthday slipped in there somewhere that i missed.
Great scope great skies your on a winner.
I might have to come to Swan Hill to set up alongside that mega scope.

Cheers Kev.

[RobF]

Jen, 4 times as much light!!! Outrageous - what an upgrade! :eyepop:

I hope you've got good sunglasses for the brighter objects ;)

[mill]

Sooooo when is the Tak and the Paramount ME coming??
Well done Jen :thumbsup:
PS: Leave the mandatory rain and clouds at home before coming to SV camp :rofl::rofl:

[Chillie]

:eyepop:WOW!:eyepop: Looks good Jen.

Try waltzing that around your back yard.;)

You'll need a set of kitchen steps to look at anything near zenith.

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: thanks guys its a hot looking thing i tell you :P i still havnt had the chance to use it yet :( as the saying goes clouds will arrive when you buy a new scope :argue::poke:they were here all weekend so i have decided to get its first use when i go to snake valley next weekend :D its ok guys the clouds should have all gone by then :lol::lol:
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[stattonb]

its a beauty of a scope im sure alot of people on here are going to be jealous lol :)

[bloodhound31]

Thanks for the extra clouds Jen! They are great for my landscape photography!

Nice scope!

Baz.

[Jen]

:lol::lol: hehe yep i was one of the jealous ones for the last two years it was about time to make that next big step :D Jen would like to double her apeture yep good idea i thought and went for it :lol: Even though i didnt get much of a convo with the hubby for a day IT WAS SO WORTH IT :rofl::rofl:



:lol::lol: no worries Baz im glad someone is enjoying them :P you can have them all now ;)

[orestis]

Great scope Jen,We are now both dob novices:D.Hope you have many years of enjoyable observations with it.

Cheers Orestis

[Jen]

:thumbsup: thanks Orestis now we just need some lovely clear skies ;)

[Ric]

Congrats Jen :thumbsup:

It's a beautifull looking scope, your going to have a lot of fun with that once the clouds clear. :lol:

:cloudy:

[Jen]

:thanx: Thanks Ric :D

Oh and by the way for any of you that come across meeting my hubby one day I GOT THIS SCOPE A LOT CHEAPER THAN HE THINKS :lol::lol: shhhh...... ;)

I had a little astro stash account happening to buy this scope :rofl:thanks to the late night chit chats and advice from the Snake Valley boys :P hahahahaha (they lead me astray they do) :lol::rolleyes: