Oh Boy1 Oh Boy! Oh Boy!
I just got me mits on my boyhood dream scope: a Coulter Optics Odyssey II 17.5" Dob!
Thanks very much Andrew (aka Labradors).
I had a tiny window last night to give it a bit of a fang: Jewel box, omega Centuri, 5128, Sombrero, eta Carina, Saturn, M42, bang, bang, bang. I couldn't believe how easy it was to hunt them down with a juicy big finder and such fire power,
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Pink and green filigree in M42, COLOUR, yes COLOUR in Saturn's clouds.
I'm salivating something wicked to take it bush,
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Dismantled she just fit into my Mazda Tribute, with a shake of pixie dust.
I got my kids to start painting and drawing on the box to enthuse them and give them some ownership in the Big Sucker. It was great sharing this with them,
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Now, after much design research, I'm ready to pick up the tools to give Her a new appearance.
Mental.