AGO 14.5 is coming

[Somnium (Aidan)]

My new scope is finally built. it has been 5 months of waiting but i am really looking forward to taking delivery and mounting it in the observatory. I have all the adapters, collimation gear and spacers that i need to (fingers crossed) connect it up and start shooting. i really hope that i don't get down there and realise that i needed a different spacer. i am thinking that my first light target will be the antennae galaxies, a good test, but i am open to suggestions.

[Atmos (Colin)]

Exciting times!!! Looking forward to seeing what that scope will be capabile of

[RickS (Rick)]

Don't forget to post some pics of the beast!

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

awesome new Aidan, not long to go now! Fingers crossed for smooth installation and having all the correct components! it should gobble up galaxies with no trouble!

cheers

russ

[Somnium (Aidan)]

thanks guys, fingers are definitely crossed, there are so many things that could go wrong that i think it will be a miracle if i can set it up first day and get imaging.

@ russell, i certainly hope so. my goal has always been galaxy imaging. this should do the trick

i will definitely be posting pics as soon as it arrives Rick

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

Wonderful news Aidan!

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Somnium

thanks guys, fingers are definitely crossed, there are so many things that could go wrong that i think it will be a miracle if i can set it up first day and get imaging. ...

Very exciting Aidan!! Looking forward to your commissioning pics!! Hehe ... set up and imaging in one day would be miraculous indeed! Good luck!

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Very exciting Aidan!! Looking forward to your commissioning pics!! Hehe ... set up and imaging in one day would be miraculous indeed! Good luck!

Completely agree . I have tried to imagine everything possible but with a focus travel of 1/2 an inch and a whole heap of new software controlling every aspect of my imaging, I am expecting issues . I really hope all the calculations are right and I will be dead on the prime focus.

@ Slawomir , thanks , I am pretty excited.

[RobF (Rob)]

Exciting time ahead, along with fair dash of "challenges" for sure

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Originally Posted by RobF

Exciting time ahead, along with fair dash of "challenges" for sure

That is half the fun of this game isn't it

[Somnium (Aidan)]

the scope as it was ready for shipping

[raymo]

Yum!
raymo

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by raymo

Yum!

Indeed!

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Originally Posted by raymo

Yum!
raymo

it goes well with a nice glass of red

[Somnium (Aidan)]

boy this was painful. the shipment was sent a couple of weeks ago, landed in Sydney a week and a half ago but due to a tracking number error i was unable to locate it for the past week, it felt like i had the whole world on the case. Some scary times given the money that is involved but it now appears to be passing through customs and fingers crossed i can pick it up tomorrow.

[Atmos (Colin)]

Great to hear!
Not something you want to go missing!

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

Fingers crossed you can collect ASAP Aidan! Mustn't have been a good feeling this past week!

[glend (Glen)]

Its full moon anyway, gives you plenty of time to get it set up - well planned.

[Somnium (Aidan)]

Tell me about it, extremely stressful .

I am trying to get it tomorrow so I have the long weekend and next weekend to get it all dialled in before first light

[glend (Glen)]

Your lucky customs cancelled the strike they had planned.