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It's been cloudy for so long now. I bought a Vixen 70mm used for $25 a month and a bit ago, and have had 5 minutes through it. Maybe if I buy something else, the clouds will leave. Reverse psychology? I'm willing to try anything at this point :D

I have three of the Fujiyama KK Ortho's, the 25, 18, and 12.5mm. I have quite a few older long F/L scopes, and these are my most used eyepieces; even more so than my 68* ES's. Some would prefer a wider field of view, but I love the sharp quality views through the KK's. Personal preference, I guess.

I use the 18mm more than any other lens, and I'd like another so that I can compare views in two scopes side by side. I've also been wanting the 9mm for some time. AgenaAstro is sold out of the 18mm, but they have the 9mm. Hmmm. I look on Google for the 18mm, and the only place that seems to have it is 365Astronomy.com in the UK. And there are only 3 of the 18mm's left. As for the 9mm, there were 4 available, compared to 5 on Agena.

So, being a good male, I go upstairs to inform my other half that "I'm buying something" :lol: I do this so rarely she's happy for me when I do. Can't beat that.

Turns out, with the currency exchange and shipping, it was $35CAD cheaper from Europe than it would have been from the US, if both lenses were available. Wasn't that way 6 months ago! Economics :lol:

Even though I might now have rain for the next month, it can't last forever, much like these KK's. I'm satisfied now. At least till my skies clear for a bit, then I'll work on the 7,6,5 and 4mm's....

Thanks for reading; between that purchase and posting here, that's my night for astronomy! I hope you're having clear skies, and all the best!
Mark

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Congrats on the new glass Mark!
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
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EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.
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Wish I had some coin to buy something (even though I don't need anything), we need rain bad!

I bought Sequence Generator Pro a week ago, probably take me a month to get it set up right...

Enjoy the new EPs Mark.
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Nice! Congrats on the buys, Mark! Love my KK's. The 18mm sees a lot of use (well, it used to before the sky puked!) around here. :)
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Scopes: Apertura AD12 f/5; Celestron C6-R f/8; ES AR127 f/6.4; Stellarvue SV102T f/7; iOptron MC90 f/13.3; Orion ST80A f/5; ES ED80 f/6; Celestron Premium 80 f/11.4; Celestron C80 f/11.4; Unitron Model 142 f/16; Meade NG60 f/10
Mounts: Celestron AVX; Bresser EXOS-2; ES Twilight I; ES Twilight II; iOptron Cube-G; AZ3/wood tripod; Vixen Polaris
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Great pick-ups Mark. I'm in the market for some new eyepieces myself and have my eye on a couple of Televues.
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
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Congratulations on the new eyepieces Mark, they do give great views.
Just wait till you get to try them in a binoviewer... :)
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Congrats on the KKs Mark.
I enjoyed reading your post.
The exchange rates can be profitable if we can catch them in our favor.
Clear skies to you Mark.
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I've thanked you for the clouds - I knew it wasn't me......

Good viewing.
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I wonder if the cloud cover problem is limited to only astro gear? If not, then when my optics bench arrives I will be snowed in! :)
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Glass is good!
Scopes: Refs: Orion ST80, SV 80EDA f7, TS 102ED f11 Newts: AWB 130mm, f5, Z12 f5; Cats: VMC110L, Intes MK66,VMC200L f9.75 EPs: KK Fujiyama Orthoscopics, 2x Vixen NPLs (40-6mm) and BCOs, Baader Mark IV zooms, TV Panoptics, Delos, Plossl 32-8mm. Mixed brand Masuyama/Astroplans Binoculars: Nikon Aculon 10x50, Celestron 15x70, Baader Maxbright. Mounts: Star Seeker IV, Vixen Porta II, Celestron CG5
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Congrats on the new scope enjoy
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OhNo wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 2:20 am [...] we need rain bad!
I would happily send you some (most) of mine.
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Astronomy is a hobby that cultivates patience! :roll:
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