Thanks everyone
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Originally Posted by gts055
Both images are excellent for their time, but I guess the 1984 image was more a challenge given the equipment available back then.
Can you tell how you came to get to use the Oddie refractor back in 1984. That would have been an exciting thing to do for anyone let alone a 17 year old. Mark
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Yes the Oddie had an annoying approx 10" jump in the drive gear which had to be anticipated in order to guide it out by pulling on long string cords that acted as the drive corrector ...as you can see form the 84 shot we weren't all that successful there
The Oddie was available to secondary college students (Yr 11/12) in Canberra as well as members of the Canberra Astronomical Society, both of which I was.
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Originally Posted by h0ughy
a legend and over 25 years now an antique relic. great to see
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30 years even
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Originally Posted by Kunama
That brings back some memories Mike, it was 5 years earlier that I first sat in that chair back in 1979 peering through the Oddie
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It was a fanstastic scope indeed, a long focal length 9" refractor is a killer visual instrument.
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Originally Posted by hobbit
HP5?
I use that in my TLR. Had no idea it had been around so long.
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Ah yes HP5 not very sensitive without chilling I remember
