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Reflector for sale

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    #2
    redman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭redman


    Thats good value Peanut, good luck with the sale


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    Peanut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭Peanut


    Thanks, yeah it's hard to get a good estimate of value, especially when prices from various places online & offline can be so hugely different!


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    SonOfPerdition
    Registered Users Posts: 348 ✭✭SonOfPerdition


    Hi Peanut,

    what's it like for viewing planets?
    how did you take that photograph of the moon you included in the advert? Would a normal digital camera be able to be mounted or does it require specialist equipment?

    is pictures of planets possible?


    SOP


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    Peanut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭Peanut


    Hi,
    I guess it's not bad, although I haven't really been planet hunting for a long time.

    Really the photo of the moon is not how you would usually do it!

    I mean you need an SLR camera and an adapter for it, I just pointed my camera through the eyepiece as if I was looking through it myself. Sorry, scratch that, you could also use a webcam. If you use a CCD sensor webcam like the Philips Toucam Pro, you can get quite good pics.

    The adapters are fairly cheap though, and there are a lot of options, have a look here -
    http://www.telescopehouse.co.uk/page.aspx?f=on&theLang=001lngdef&pointerID=08257CF4E6D0409CB547C521A5848259

    edit: I guess you can also use non-SLR cameras -
    http://www.telescope-service.de/eyepieces/start/eyepiecesstart.html
    Still, I think a webcam would be the most suitable.

    edit again: there should be lots of related info in this forum if you do a search for webcam or astrophotography

    I will add some of this to the advertisement, thanks.


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    Dr Pepper
    Registered Users Posts: 841 ✭✭✭Dr Pepper


    Hi Peanut,

    I'm quite interested in this telescope (though I know very little about them - Am just trusting the positive input from other posters here).

    Anyway, adverts.ie still seems to be out of action. I live in Dunboyne and can call over to Celbridge to have a look this evening or tomorrow if it suits you ??

    Thanks,
    Brian


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    #7
    Peanut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭Peanut


    Hi,
    pm sent.

    Thanks


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    Peanut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭Peanut


    Sold, thanks all for the interest!


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