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Old 19-08-2011, 09:40 PM
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Talking New scope first light

I took out my new second hand scope tonight that I got from taxman thanks mate when I got it I pulled it apart that was scary but taxman had told me it was out of collimation I found out why it had some thin cardboard under the corrector plate that was causing this. I didn't use it for long tonight just a test really I am taking it out with our group tomorrow I placed the tripod roughly south and found Saturn WOW collimation beautiful alignment was almost perfect suprisingly. I could easily see the gap between the planet and the rings and I have almost convinced myself I could see the cassini division. Anyway it is a great scope a Intes Micro Mak Cas 5" and I was very impressed with the first view.
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Congratulations Warren.
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Old 20-08-2011, 12:51 AM
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Old 20-08-2011, 03:00 AM
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Congrats Warren

It sounds like a great scope.
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Old 20-08-2011, 06:30 AM
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Pics!!!!
Do you mean of the scope I hope so as I still need to get the adaptors for my camera and a goto guiding mount before I get that adventerous. I will provide pic's of the scope today sometime.

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