ASIGN Observatory II is back on track!

Wanna make a scope? Or better still, grind a mirror yourself. Or, you have some good tips in making a really useful accessory? This is the place to show what your hands can do...
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Very, Very nice! :)
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Wow this is amazing. Congrats!
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Thanks guys!

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I'm now well into the swing of using it regularly for astrophotography and have already had two groups through.

Up on the observation deck at ASIGN Observatory II, processing the data collected through the telescope over the past few nights.

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Downstairs, putting the finishing touches on the astrophotograph from the previous night.

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Barry: all the hard work you put into building your observatory really shows..thanks for sharing the pics!

(its like a nightmare to be stuck in the red Bortle skies of singapore...plus monsoons and the yearly haze)
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Thanks gang! Please make sure you visit if you are ever in Australia!
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WOOT! With the sale of all the photography gear, the EQ8 has now been bought and installed! The new RC12 Carbon fibre truss telescope arrives late Jan to mid Feb.

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Hi Barry,

Vow , Eq8 looks really impressive. Looking forward to your review of the mount in due course.

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After many months of research and selling nearly everything that is near and dear to me, I finally drove to Sydney today to pick up a shiny new GSO RC12 inch Truss telescope. Let the steep learning curve begin!

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OOOH SHINYYYY!
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Careful... don't tear the wrapping paper!
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Back-heavy this one.
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Balancing.
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First light at the Moon.
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Pointing at Jupiter.
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Southern Cross and Pointers out the window...doesn't get much better than this!
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oh my!! what a beautiful scope!! cant wait to see the wonders of the universe it can capture!!
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