Bye Bye 12" SCT...Hello TEC140

Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: Bye Bye 12" SCT...Hello TEC140

Ah come off it Matthew, a scope that long wouldn't fit into the observatory. :lol:

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Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)

Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor

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Replied by Matthew C on topic Re: Bye Bye 12" SCT...Hello TEC140

with a focal length of 5 metres....no i dont think one would!!!

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We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time. . . .
T. S. Eliot
A wise man....

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Replied by michaeloconnell on topic Re: Bye Bye 12" SCT...Hello TEC140

Guess I'll just have to lift the roof off the house, put a few wheels under it and build out a roll-off platform...

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Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: Bye Bye 12" SCT...Hello TEC140

It's a tough life Michael, but someone's gotta do it :lol:

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Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)

Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor

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Replied by michaeloconnell on topic Re: Bye Bye 12" SCT...Hello TEC140

Mightn't be too popular at home though...

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Replied by michaeloconnell on topic Re: Bye Bye 12" SCT...Hello TEC140

WIth one of my M13 images this evening, I ran the image through CCD Inspector to check the field curvature of the scope. Here's the result:

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