I guess I'm either a little fickle or maybe got a little smarter who knows.I had been saving to buy the new 16"lightbridge.So I went down to my non-sky shed(the building where I keep all of my scopes and other astronomy equipment and guitars and recording equipment.I just can't seem to find the room for another scope and I can't bring myself to box any of them up.I still use all of them especially when I've got a yard full of young-uns in the yard with me.Now sometimes ten kids.I just turn some them loose with my cheaper scopes and goto mounts and they are really learning how to find objects,now it's time to find them on their own with the 2 dobs I already have.Back to my point,I have really gotten into using my AR5 with my new LXD75 mount and tripod w\autostar and cant wait to try the palm handheld computer that Jons sending me to use without autostar.So I thought I'd get me some really nice (not top of the line but nice)eyepieces and a dielectric diagonal.I ordered the Willim optics swan eyepiece set w/dielectric diagonal.I can't wait till they get here on Friday.I also ordered a fringe filter and an O III filter.I figured this would make everything I have new again.I think they have something like a 70degree fov.Has anyone got any of these eyepieces?I know I could have gotten a couple of the naglers but I wanted a whole set of really nice eyepieces.I know they are'nt sponsors but I got them from www.telescopes.com .I could'nt find them at Anacortes at all,I tried and this is the brand I had my eye on forever.So if anyone has these or the diagonal chime in I'm anxious to hear if I did good or hopefully not bad.So when it rains all week-end you'll know who caused it.HA HA!I still plan on getting the lightbridge in the summer.I might be able to build me another non-skyshed for the over flow,either way I do plan on having it.Maybe even build one that size by then,it's funner anyway.Wow,I've talked too much.Sincerely and clear skies,Darrell
Changed my mind
Started by DobbyD, 01/10/2007 10:12AM
Posted 01/10/2007 10:12AM
Opening Post
Posted 01/10/2007 01:42PM
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http://www.buytelescopes.com/search.asp?q=swan&s=&Image1.x=15&Image1.y=8
There's plenty of SWAN stuff here at ATWB... 8)
There's plenty of SWAN stuff here at ATWB... 8)
Ivan Gastaldo 8)
Coconut Creek, FL
Ivan's Observatory
Lat 26N 16' 48" Long 80W 10' 48"
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