[The Mekon (John Briggs)]

Yesterday my CFF 132mm arrived courtesy of DHL. Less than 4 months from ordering to delivery. All very well packed as can be seen, a whole box load of styrene chips came with it. I ordered this scope after realising that Astro-Physics were never going to make the 140mm F7 that I placed myself on the wait list for some years ago, and then thinking that I would be automatically transferred to the 130mm GTX list and finding this is not the case.

My main for the scope will be faint and difficult double stars, this, I think will be my keeper scope, as one day no doubt I will have to sell my 18" reflector.

Sits nicely on the EQ6, still some room to shift the cwts, but I think this will be used when I fit my 60mm finder.

First light was last night - just one hours use before clouds rolled in. Report later.