Hey col, I was the original buyer of that scope prior to its voyage to NZ. I got it cheap on account of the colour. The distributor was unable to move it because it's too wild for the general astro population.
I've only ever regretted selling two scopes. My c11xlt, and that one.
Thanks Larry ... yes.. not bad at all ... it's grown on me...
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Originally Posted by AlexN
Hey col, I was the original buyer of that scope prior to its voyage to NZ. I got it cheap on account of the colour. The distributor was unable to move it because it's too wild for the general astro population.
I've only ever regretted selling two scopes. My c11xlt, and that one.
Enjoy it. It's a beauty.
Alex ....it certainly is nice to view thru' ... thank you.
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Originally Posted by Camelopardalis
Looks a beauty Col more makes should give that a go IMO
What Marquess of Queensberry Rules will apply for the shootout ?
Cheers
Rob
I think that only this shall apply:
Should the contest be stopped by any unavoidable interference, the referee to name the time and place as soon as possible for finishing the contest; so that the match must be won and lost, unless the backers of both men agree to draw the stakes.
A ' BIG ' thanks to ' Bob the Builder ' for sending me this Heavy Duty Scope Case.
My TV SDF 101mm Scope sits perfectly in without any alterations at all.
When I close the case, the 2 upper inserts hold down the Scope in place to prevent any movement.
The lower compartment will be lined with a foam of sorts for padding to house the accessories.... I have ideas of dividing this compartment into several sections, so everything is not just ' floating ' around.
The ' original TV Case ' was a bit of a disaster inside, although useable.... I salvaged the TV Logo from it and placed it on the new Case.
Very pleased with my purchase.
The objective lens of the 101 is of an SD air spaced doublet design where two lenses (crown and flint) are matched to work as one; the positive element is of a fluorocrown substitute with special dispersion glass. In fact this design allows excellent color correction without annoying purple fringes (secondary color) common to less sophisticated achromatic refractors, and better than a number of older triplet and modern doublet apochromat designs. A fluorite doublet telecompressor/field flattener lens group provides flat field, wide angle capability. Spherical correction is very good also with the air gap objective contributing to this correction. Images of the stars and the planets are presented in their natural colors, daytime objects viewed at commonly used magnifications will appear quite three dimensional and sharp and contrasting.
Col.....
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All is ready. Now just go away moon. Sunday night I head off to the middle of nowhere at Ayers Rock, which in itself is the middle of nowhere, to a very dark place. My boss the Astronomy Manager at the Ayers Rock Resort understands my enthusiasm and has organised three days off for me for my first imaging run. Bring on Sunday night and thanks Mike.
more makes should give that a go IMO
