Near Harvest Moon

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A shot of the moon at full zoom 12x on a hand-held Lumix TZ7 to check the IS. I have no idea what that fuzzy object is at the lower limb of the moon. Probably just a wisp of cloud, but you never know?  ;-))

I watched "Local Hero" on TV recently and was surprised to see a Fullerscopes reflector on a MkIV mounting. The instrument was supposedly in the possession of an astronomy-obsessed character played by Burt Lancaster. I would guess the instrument was one of their 10" Export Newtonians with a white painted tube. An interesting choice considering Mr Lancaster's character was supposed to be American and the filthy rich owner of an oil company in America.

I see Skylight Telescopes has another Fullerscopes telescope for sale. This time a 10" F:5 De-luxe reflector on a rather smart MkIII mounting with original pedestal stand:

http://skylight.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/fullerscopes-10-f-5-deluxe

Buyer collects.

And another: An 8" F:6 on a MkIII again on a pedestal stand:

http://skylight.myshopify.com/products/fullerscopes-8-34-deluxe-newtonian

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