Limerick Astronomy Club

Hi Guys, as I have said in my other thread I have acquired a lxd75 my only and I am delighted with it my only gripe is I much rather the finder scope from my messier r-102 a 8x50mm illuminated rectical which I find very easy to use I was hoping to mount said finder scope on my LXD. The problem the l...

Hi Guys Long time no post. Well things have changed I got a great X-mass present off a good friend of mine who had a Bresser Messier r-102 on a mon-2 think it was a lidl job he got as an impulse buy but never developed the interest nor did his kids so rather than it gathering dust he gave it to me a...

Cheers for that guys I have narrowed it down to 8" gso of the 8" skywatcher dob from Ktec would cost roughly the same after shipping. Looking at how the OTA is mounted to the base I am leaning a bit towards the GSO as the as that cradle design is already causing the geek side of me to have ideas abo...

Cheers for that John I think a few weeks (months) of saving and I could get that seems to have a lot of features fan, Crayford focuser and such.

Regards
Colum

Hi All, was hoping to pick the brains of those with more experience than I. As I stated in my introductory post I was given a Bresser Skylux Nl 70/900 refractor as a present by a good friend of mine who know I was looking for my first scope. This is the onle that was on sale in Lidl not so long ago ...

Thanks Guys for the welcomes

Hello to all Colum here living in Nenagh always had an interest in Astronomy and it is only now I have decided to pursue it. I have been gifted a bresser skylux nl yes the one that is in Lidl I know this is not much of a scope with such a small aperture and the mount is a bit wobbly. I am not workin...