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Old 08-06-2013, 09:34 PM
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Hi Dave

There were about 15 people around at Astropete's, with a gentle drizzle that started as the boxes came out from the shop

I've shown a few of Martin with his new baby. We had a 12" dob loaded up at one stage, but I didn't get any pics of that - we were too busy listening to it slew - VERY smooth, no play. Quality fittings all over (Azimuth knobs a nice alloy head for example). Pardon my shoddy iPhone shots.

We had a quick play with an RJ45 Hitech Astro HEQ5Pro EQMOD module without success. Wouldn't connect to the mount. Synscan versus 3.33 in the Handset from memory. Can't wait to see how she performs in the field! After a couple of hours we packed it up in the car, as the drizzle got a bit heavier....


p.s. Pete makes great coffee, and plenty of astro-goodies to peruse in the shop if you're ever nearby.
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