Guest nottsbloke Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Took the plunge and got a Celestron Nexstar 127 SLT together with a power tank from eBay. Had a look at it and checked that everything was fine before putting in a bid. It seemed hardly used! The owner was selling it because he thought the handset was broken as it kept saying "bootloader error." All it took was a quick flash of the firmware and everything is working fine. Got it at a bargain price. Just need some clear skies now & upgrade the mount at a later date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Cool. There is a good article about setting up these sort of mounts in feb2014 issue of the s@n magazine. Make a dee shield for the scope else youmll be dewy. Look forward to hearing how you get on. Jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Sounds smashing Craig - dare I ask?? Think I found it - looks like you saved £100 plus the cost of a Powertank - nice one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CELESTRON-NEXSTAR-127-SLT-GOTO-TELESCOPE-/271358480829?nma=true&si=GrYJc3a4%252FanmLiUeYHU20AWY7fw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Dew shield AND dew band I would suggest ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 nice purchase Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Congrats on your purchase, a nice find! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tweedledum Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Great scope, echo comments above about dew shield..The meniscus lens attracts dew like doggy doo doo does flies!! Edited January 28, 2014 by Tweedledum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Dew shield AND dew band I would suggest ... Wellies as well the way it's going at the moment. Nice one Craig, let us know how you get on. Don't forget it will take around an hour to get it to ambient temp when you get it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nottsbloke Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks everyone. I'm looking for a window in the weather to use it properly! Keep bringing it down & putting it in the lean to when I get home to get it to ambient temp so I can quickly whip it outside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Hi Craig, new ED80 pro just arrived! I think we have jointly 'jinxed' the weather for a while!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nottsbloke Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 No, it's definitely your fault! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 No it's most definitly yours Either way we're both waiting for a clear sky!! Cheers Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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