My new toy arrived!!

My 127ED came a day earlier than UPS was showing on their site. I was quite surprised when the big brown truck pulled up. Though it is not close to a premium APO in both color correction and mechanics, it is a far cry from the Synta scopes I have used in the past.

This thing is built like a tank. I actually found the focuser to be quite smooth and solid. Again, not the finest in the world, but compared to the Synta scopes I have used in the past, it is exceptional.

Scope is also a lot bigger than I imagined. Guess thats always the case. OTA is 140mm in diameter. It is also nicely baffled.

Now if my mount I ordered would just arrive, I could actually get some light into it. Funny thing is, the scope arrived today and I expected it to be clear, considering I dont have a mount for it yet. That would have been fitting. Guess the weather is confused.

Sorry for all the useless information, guess the kid in me still gets excited when a new scope arrives. My wife gets a kick out of it.

Congratulations! I had my Orion ED80 delivered this summer and I was dancing around the house when it came. My wife just laughed at me and asked if I was ready to be a big boy yet...

Interestingly enough, I got to use the scope for 3 nights after delivery. I have a 14" dob being built right now, and I REALLY hope that same luck comes to me when it is here!!!

Congratulations!

A guy in our club is a big fan of those scopes, and he has had several different ones in the last few years. I remember at least one being exceptional, and I would look forward to going to our observations just so I could look through his scope.

Hope you have as much fun as I did!