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17-10-2007, 02:57 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hahndorf, South Australia
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Originally Posted by [1ponders]
yeah but who just wants the basic unit   |
Too true! 
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18-10-2007, 11:19 PM
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Colour is over-rated
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Newcastle, Australia
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Ordered the WO Synta unit from Andrews..... 
Thanks for all the advice....
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18-10-2007, 11:52 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Carindale
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Is anyone having difficulty with availability of the WO focuser? My dealer says it is out of stock at WO, and I've had a backorder in with him for the past month.
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19-10-2007, 06:25 AM
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Colour is over-rated
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Newcastle, Australia
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Andrews Communications in Sydney had one (at least) in stock as of yesterday.....
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19-10-2007, 06:35 PM
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Colour is over-rated
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Newcastle, Australia
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Wow! Arrived in post today..... Take a win Andrews! 
The darn finder bracket didn't come though.... will have to chase it up.....
BTW - how does the finder attach - looks like I need to pull out a grub screw and attach it in - correct???
Got my GPUSB today too! What a nice surprise to come home to....
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19-10-2007, 07:01 PM
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Retired, damn no pension
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Obi Obi, Qld
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Yep you need to pull out one of the grub screws and put it there.
Don't you know you are supposed to spread these little packages out so the you can experience gratification every day........plus avoid all those embarassing questions
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19-10-2007, 07:04 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Launceston Tasmania
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The finder bracket does attach where the grubscrew is.
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20-10-2007, 08:09 AM
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Colour is over-rated
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Newcastle, Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by [1ponders]
Yep you need to pull out one of the grub screws and put it there.
Don't you know you are supposed to spread these little packages out so the you can experience gratification every day........plus avoid all those embarassing questions |
Also - I ordered a StellarVue finder from SDM Telescopes yesterday - got a confirmation email saying it was on its way 2 hours later! Hats off! Lucky my fiancee is very understanding!
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20-10-2007, 08:17 AM
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Retired, damn no pension
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Obi Obi, Qld
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Does she know how much all this is costing? And how much you spent on her engagement ring? 
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20-10-2007, 08:20 AM
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Colour is over-rated
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Newcastle, Australia
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Yep!
She is interested in astronomy too, saying that - she likes to look at speccy things once everything is set up!
Besides after the blown-budget observatory, this is small change!
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20-10-2007, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Lee
Lucky my fiancee is very understanding
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Perhaps you should put an extra N in there (financee). Can you post some photos when you've installed the focusser, I'll be interested to know if you need any additional extensions to reach focus.
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20-10-2007, 09:27 AM
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Hi All,
Been following this thread with interest...
Has anyone tried the 96mm GSO crayford refractor unit?
It looks quite chunky on the GSO website...
http://www.gs-telescope.com/content.asp?id=93
If it is on a par with the units on their Dobs then it might be the good middle ground at $149 for a chap on a budget, like wot I am!
They also list an 8x50 finder bracket for this focuser - can't find it on the Andrews website though.
All the best
Doug
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20-10-2007, 10:31 AM
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Has anyone tried the 96mm GSO crayford refractor unit?
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That's the one I have ( see this post), for the money it's a good unit, my only complaint is that the focus lock screw causes some focus shift. For photography purposes that probably won't pose a problem as it also has a focus friction adjustment.
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20-10-2007, 10:37 AM
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Colour is over-rated
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Newcastle, Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by acropolite
Perhaps you should put an extra N in there (financee). Can you post some photos when you've installed the focusser, I'll be interested to know if you need any additional extensions to reach focus.
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She does handle the finances.... I just spend it all!
Will post photos....... watch this thread.
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18-11-2007, 10:15 AM
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Colour is over-rated
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Newcastle, Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by acropolite
Perhaps you should put an extra N in there (financee). Can you post some photos when you've installed the focusser, I'll be interested to know if you need any additional extensions to reach focus.
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Phil - I haven't got a photo at the moment..... the WO Synta focuser is within a couple of mm the same size (in terms of in/out travel) - I've had no probs getting anything to focus. Much easier to get great focus actually, with the delightful 10:1 focuser! CCDs - DSI Pro and DMK21 reach focus through a 2" diagonal, or through a 35mm extension piece (which they needed with the stock focuser anyway)....
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