Got the 4.5" Newt all pulled apart yesterday. She is in FANTASTIC shape, apart from needing the tube resprayed externally and internally (will use blackboard black inside). The equatorial mount is in near perfect shape, apart from missing the counterweight shaft and weight as I mentioned in my first post.
Took Young Miss 4.5 (daughter that is, not scope
) to Supercheap Auto yesterday and asked her to pick a colour for her telescope (which Daddy will use more
). She of COURSE said pink. I offered orange or red. She said pink. I got RED
As a weird astro coincidence, the orange and the red shades were rather appropriate - Venus Orange (VERY Celestron old BTW!), and Vixen (Red). Being a Vixen devotee and a red-head lover (wife and daughter), I made the executive decision. She was FINE with it, as I reminded her everything else she had was pink...
Miss 4.5 in Bunnings...before Supercheap Auto (CHEAPER paint in SCA than Bunnings - cheper everything actually)...