AP 305/f3.8 Riccardi-Honders Astrograph

stepryan wrote:
yes dave will give you €2.50 and a bag of crisps .

That should cover the price of one screw in the vent for one of the fans at the rear of the OTA. :laugh:

Anthony.

dmcdona wrote: You can forget the bag of crisps...

Oh! Okay, then, we are down to covering the cost of the warning sticker about not pointing the scope at the sun. :laugh: :laugh:

Anthony.

johnomahony wrote: Don't forget to post some pictures of the new "toy"(so we can all drool)

John,

No question there will be photos of the beast. Since it is a large-aperture instrument, it will draw humidity like a magnet and, for this reason alone, for ever so slightly warmer weather with reduced levels of ambient humidity at night. We are consistently between 80 and 95% humidity every night once darkness has arrived and the beast will be staying indoors until otherwise.

I suspect first light will be one of the Kepler mission exoplanets which are generally beyond the reach of amateurs due to the dimness of the host stars.

Anthony.

Anthony - you're really making a case for the RH being way to delicate and heavy to use.

I can attest that J65 Observatory, just outside of Dublin, has a 0% constant humidity - 24/7/365. I have mag 8 skies, I'm at an elevation of 5000m and one completely empty state-of-the-art dome waiting to be filled.

So, just pop that little baby back in the box and send it onto me. I can let you have remote access to it. Probably...

Sounds like an interesting scope.

Michael.

dmcdona wrote: Anthony - you're really making a case for the RH being way to delicate and heavy to use.

I can attest that J65 Observatory, just outside of Dublin, has a 0% constant humidity - 24/7/365. I have mag 8 skies, I'm at an elevation of 5000m and one completely empty state-of-the-art dome waiting to be filled.

So, just pop that little baby back in the box and send it onto me. I can let you have remote access to it. Probably...

yes pinocchio .