oldfruit Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I am lucky to have recently purchased a Skywatcher Evostar 150 refractor second hand at a very reasonable price and when it arrived it was in fantastic condition.. It is the sort of telescope that you would dream of having when you were a child so this has been the realisation of a childhood dream for me. There is just something about a big refractor that does it for me as i am sure other members will understand. It was clear when i first received the scope that i would need to make my tripod higher to view objects more that a few degrees above the horizon, so a couple of messager to Graham (thanks matey) and a 400mm tripod extension was purchased. Having fitted the extension today i can now observe in a much more comfortable manner. Next on the list was a reasonably good 2 inch diagonal, so i bought a second hand Revelation quartz diagonal. It is a hefty lump but it feels and looks a quality item. Again it was in superb condition. Anyways enough waffling. Here are a couple of pictures of the new set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbird Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 That looks great Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Youll love that scope Mark. I have the old 6" F8 Helios and what a bosting visual DSO scope it is. It accounts for itself reasonably well on planets also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Very nice scope there Mark. I have a 5" and I love it, although not an APO, it has very little CA, and I have had some great views of the Moon and Planets. Enjoy your new scope mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 It`s all Dave`s (Cosmic Dave) fault . Last time we were at Gibraltar Point i was looking through his refractor and was really impressed with the views Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) that`s the way it usually happens Mark, i was going to try someones ethos eyepiece at Kelling and then thought better of it when i found out the price of them, could have been a big dent in the wallet Edited September 28, 2012 by red dwalf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslar Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Great set up. Looks like your set for the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Very nice scope! I looked through quite a lot of Kim's TV EP's and now every time I look through mine I feel a little pang of jealousy but then think well I haven't spent many hundreds of pounds so can't complain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 I actually managed to try out the new setup last night despite there being an almost full Moon, i was not disapointed. It was almost like a reintroduction to the hobby and the scope was a real pleasure to use. I will do a first light report when i get the chance to really put the scope to the test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 very nice Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 It`s all Dave`s (Cosmic Dave) fault . Last time we were at Gibraltar Point i was looking through his refractor and was really impressed with the views Why's it always my fault ? lol looks great Mark welcome to the large frac club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Looks really good Mark, will that be your EMS1 scope? Look forward to a viewing (but I'm not going to buy one (not yet!)) ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Looks really good Mark, will that be your EMS1 scope? Look forward to a viewing (but I'm not going to buy one (not yet!)) ha ha I will be taking this and the newt to EMS1 Ron. I have sold my ST102. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 youve got an inch on me now mark, big boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 youve got an inch on me now mark, big boy Ha ha . I am sure we will both get some worthwhile views of Jupiter at EMS1 Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic dave Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 hope so mark, would still like to have a imagers lesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ely Ellis Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Looking good Mark. I could do with an extension for my mount. Just got hold of a CG5 mount, but it has short legs due to the last owner cutting them down so he could use his 200p Newt on it. Of course we frac guys need the hight at the bottom end of the scope! Looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted October 7, 2012 Author Share Posted October 7, 2012 Looking good Mark. I could do with an extension for my mount. Just got hold of a CG5 mount, but it has short legs due to the last owner cutting them down so he could use his 200p Newt on it. Of course we frac guys need the hight at the bottom end of the scope! Looks good! The extension is a cracking piece of kit and i think a must for all large frac owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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