1st Light - SkyWatcher 'ESPRIT' 80ED for White-Light

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1st Light - SkyWatcher 'ESPRIT' 80ED for White-Light

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Well after waiting 2-months for the delivery of the new SkyWatcher "Esprit" 80ED Apo-Triplet scope (to replace the Orion ED80T-CF with its' snags) and then waiting a further week or more, to align it with the Lunt 60 Ha and Cal-K scope as the Tri-scope Assembly on the SkyWatcher AZ-EQ6 mount, at least early today the sky was clear and although quite windy, was the time for completing the installation.

A further post with some close-up images of the newbie, will happen shortly, as one or two interesting innovations that are making this acquisition superior to the scope it has replaced.

As the alignment was completed quickly, before the clouds really started to interfere, the attached captures show that today, the prominences are the main-feature for imaging. Not a lot else was really visible with the seeing which was a little turbulent...

Further work is in progress to take and produce better images from the Tri-scope Assembly, but limited time today, where other things need doing...

Thanks for looking
Terry
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Re: 1st Light - SkyWatcher 'ESPRIT' 80ED for White-Light

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Terrific images Terry :bow :hamster: I love the prom shot :hamster: you only just managed to fit that monster on :)

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Re: 1st Light - SkyWatcher 'ESPRIT' 80ED for White-Light

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Congratulations Terry!! Your first light was a success!


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Well done Terry, with the first light and the SPoD of the day accolade.


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Re: 1st Light - SkyWatcher 'ESPRIT' 80ED for White-Light

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Many thanks Ella and as per email-reply.

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