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04-07-2010, 11:25 PM
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Searching for Travolta...
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Brisbane, Australia.
Posts: 3,700
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I Got It!
Hi all 
I am now the proud owner of a new 10" dob. as of yesterday. 
It was clear last night (after ages) so I even got to use my scope the same day (the skies must like me).  I see lots of colours in stars now which has really excited me.. red, orange, blue, all popping out at me!
Still have lots of mods to do to it so I can pull it a long on wheels (turns out the trolley was a bad idea for me. I tried it out at the store; both together was more IT than me  , and hubby & I saw bad visions of me being pinned down under it.  Also putting a handle under the tube so I can pull it up and down easier.
I also noticed, I'm a lot warmer outside now too... it's so big next to me that it acts as a great barrier against the extremities! 
I wonder if one day I will think this scope is too small  .
Thankyou to all those that helped me with input and guidance into getting this scope  .
Suzy.
Last edited by Suzy; 12-07-2010 at 12:48 AM.
Reason: typo.
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04-07-2010, 11:28 PM
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Local Korean Millennial
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Charleville
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whoopy!!! just ignore my pm than... you might wana change your sig now 
Cheers,
Tony
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04-07-2010, 11:29 PM
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Like to learn
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: melbourne
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Excellent purchase Suzy. Enjoy !
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04-07-2010, 11:34 PM
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Supernova Searcher
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Cambroon Queensland Australia
Posts: 9,317
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Great Stuff Suzy, I hope you get lots of enjoyment out of it
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04-07-2010, 11:37 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Monto
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Congratulations Suzie.
You know, instead of dragging your new scope outside all the time, you could just house it permanently in an observatory.  
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04-07-2010, 11:42 PM
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Searching for Travolta...
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Brisbane, Australia.
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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
Congratulations Suzie.
You know, instead of dragging your new scope outside all the time, you could just house it permanently in an observatory. |
Thank you Tony, David, Ron, & Nettie.
I may as well get one of those observatory thingies... hubby keeps locking me out of the house when I'm outside and I have to bash the door down at stupid hours of the morning!
Last edited by Suzy; 04-07-2010 at 11:43 PM.
Reason: typo.
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04-07-2010, 11:47 PM
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Supernova Searcher
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Cambroon Queensland Australia
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05-07-2010, 12:45 AM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cecil Hills (Sydney)
Posts: 555
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hubby keeps locking me out of the house when I'm outside and I have to bash the door down at stupid hours of the morning!
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About a month ago, I left the sliding glass door open to our pergola, and just closed the sliding screen door in front of it as I went out for the nights observing. Some time during that evening, my wife closed the sliding glass door behind the screen door. As I didn't know about this minor detail, I went to walk back inside at about 1am that morning - opened the screen door and walked face first straight into the glass door 
Suzy - congratulations on the 10". Wheels are an excellent idea. Bunnings has some great wheels - but they're expensive. I think the ones Im using were about $33 each. I had a 10" dob for years and loved it.
Dean
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05-07-2010, 03:06 AM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Beautiful SE Tassie
Posts: 4,734
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Congratulations Suzy!!! Wonderful news indeed, you will have a ball, and wont need to get another scope again.
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05-07-2010, 09:33 AM
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Searching for Travolta...
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Brisbane, Australia.
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Originally Posted by floyd_2
at about 1am that morning - opened the screen door and walked face first straight into the glass door
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Ouch!  Did you see stars?! 
Oh, but seriously, that would have hurt! It's a dangerous hobby this one. You manage to escape the attacks of nocturnal creatures, and tripping over things in the dark, only to find that your own home gets you.
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Originally Posted by floyd_2
Suzy - congratulations on the 10". Wheels are an excellent idea. Bunnings has some great wheels - but they're expensive. I think the ones Im using were about $33 each. I had a 10" dob for years and loved it.
Dean
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Thank you Dean.
What kind of wheels did you end up getting and how's the performance over grass?
Liz,  . Yes, this scope is definitely it for me (urrrr, for a dob anyway) . Would you believe, the night before picking up my scope, I had a dream that I needed to get a 6" refractor,  I even heard myself say out loud "aperture fever".  Hubby told me to wake up so I would stop waffling... poor guy he even has to put up with me talking about this stuff in my sleep.
It's amazing how well the weather is working with me since I got it (2 nights in a row of clear skies and looks set for the same again tonight). I remember with my first scope, having to wait about 10 days before being able to use it for the first time.
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05-07-2010, 09:58 AM
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You can't have everything
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Acacia Ridge, Queensland
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Originally Posted by Suzy
Hi all
I wonder if one day I will think this scope is too small .
Suzy. |
I'm afraid that this is a given, when you come to the Astrofest (you've registered, right?) you will start to eye those 16+ scopes with more than a little envy.
Congratulations, a 10" is a good size to begin to see the universe with new eyes.
Tony
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05-07-2010, 11:34 AM
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Starcatcher
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Gerringong
Posts: 8,534
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Originally Posted by Suzy
I wonder if one day I will think this scope is too small . |
Never! (cross fingers!)
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05-07-2010, 05:33 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: ACT/NSW
Posts: 786
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05-07-2010, 05:55 PM
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Politically incorrect.
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Tasmania (South end)
Posts: 2,315
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A 10inch Dob
A 10 inch scope is great... A 12 inch is only another 2 inches, 20%... 1/5.. a tichy bit more...
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05-07-2010, 07:20 PM
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WadeH
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Currajong/Townsville Qld
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Well done! Sounds like a great galaxy buster there, any pics. 
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05-07-2010, 07:50 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 53
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Congratulations!
I am sure you will enjoy the rewards of a bigger scope despite the struggle. I upgraded to a 12" myself and I am looking forward to my first dark sky with it.
It will be interesting to hear your future experiences with the increased aperture.
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05-07-2010, 07:51 PM
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Searching for Travolta...
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Brisbane, Australia.
Posts: 3,700
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Originally Posted by torana68
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I think I gave you guys too much ammunition .... oh dear, so walked in to that one .
Roger, I need to smack you with my new weapon (tis amazing what adrenalin and the imagination of being a super hero can do with a 10" tube directed at you)
Thankyou Tony, Eric & Wade.
Rom... 12"?? what the heck are you trying to do to me 
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05-07-2010, 07:57 PM
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Fast Scope & Fast Engine
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Broken Hill N.S.W
Posts: 3,305
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Well done Suzy on the purchase.
You shall get years of great views out of that one.
I,m proud of you.
Cheers Kev.
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05-07-2010, 08:44 PM
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Registered User
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Warrnambool
Posts: 12,485
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Congratulations Suzy, there is nothing more exciting than picking up a new Scope, I hope it brings you many hours of enjoyment.
Leon
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05-07-2010, 09:34 PM
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Bright the hawk's flight
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Mt Duneed Vic
Posts: 3,979
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Congratulations Suzy
10" is a fantastic size, as long as you can cope with the physical aspects of moving it around. Heres a link to the thread regarding the trolley I use. I have since ditched the foam bit and made up a little plywood jigger that I bolted to the trolley in its place. Works really well!
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=47433
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