Guest MrsR Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Hey guys its been a while but in back and hubby is buying me a Dob next month - either 200 or 250 depends whether brand new or second hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Hi Nikki, great to hear from you again. That's fantastic news, just at the right time of year too. If you can handle the 250, go for that, it will give you just that bit more light grasp for the faint fuzzies. It will be superb come spring for the galaxy clusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Cant beat a dob for value for money & ease of use - happy dob hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrsR Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Moving house soon and looking for something in the country so not much light pollution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 All of us round yours then at weekends? Only joking! Go for the 250 if you can, will make objects that bit clearer than a 200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Good to hear from you again Nikki I second the idea of a ten inch if possible - it'll be that bit more contrasty and you'll pick up some deeper objects with it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 great news, enjoy it sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Hi Nikki, good to see you back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrsR Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 We are ideally looking for a farm so if we do find something out in the middle of nowhere then defiantly do a regular night over mine. Will know what property we are going for late Nov/Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Welcome back (I guess?) to EMS Nikki. I don't think we have met but good luck with house move (always very stressful events). Glad you're escaping to the country the skies will be so awesome for you out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Good luck with the hunt for your dob, I also agree with the 250 if you can manage it. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrsR Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 3 weeks and I can order my Dob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 How exciting, I got my Dob from preloved, it was only £140 compared to £220 for a brand new one. There's not much that can go wrong with a dob, as long as it's been looked after. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 And you can do load of mods to them! I just fitted my lazy Susan bearing and am gonna fit a moveable setting circle and digital angle gauge and spirit levels. Have fitted adjustable levelling feet already. When I'm done will be able to use the setting circle and angle gauge to read the coordinates of celestial objects and point to them with (hopefully) relative ease. Will get the object coordinates from iPhone (covered in red acetate) app for each object Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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