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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Baader D-ERF for PST stage 2 mod arrives
A small but nonetheless vital, not to mention expensive, element (*cough* 🙂 of my stage 2 PST mod has now arrived — a 75mm Baader D-ERF that I plan to fit inside my Evostar 100. The filter arrived in a … Continue reading
Tripod for Skywatcher Star Adventurer
Reading around to pull together ideas for a tripod for the Skywatcher Star Adventurer mount (particularly with a view to airline travel), a number of people are apparently using the Zomei Z888C carbon fibre tripod and it did indeed look … Continue reading
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Comedian revealed as Russian spy
Imagine my surprise when the BBC website published photos of Sergei Skripal to find out that he is actually none other than the host of Radio 2’s long-running “The News Huddlines”, Roy Hudd. Here he is in better days:
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PST stage 2 mod
A few years back I modded my Coronado PST solar scope to remove the “black box” and replace it with a proper focuser. Since then a potential “stage 2” mod has always been nagging at the back of my mind, … Continue reading
TS Photoline 72mm OTA unboxing
In a blatant attempt to stop the sunny weather clear in its tracks I recently ordered a 72mm TS Photoline OTA with the intention of being able to take it on holiday flights in my hand luggage. I was therefore … Continue reading
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Swimming, 20th April 2018
Another attempt at this set today: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down Performance was much better than yesterday, but unfortunately I still failed to complete the … Continue reading
Swimming, 19th April 2018
First USRPT session after stopping swimming because of shoulder problems, four weeks after my last one 🙁 The set was: 400m front crawl warm-up 25 x 50m front crawl, target time 55s, rest interval 20s 200m front crawl swim down … Continue reading
Swimming, 17th April 2018
I hope this will be my last day before getting back into proper USRPT sessions. 18 x 100m swims today, which is close to the distance I’d normally cover. USRPT distance this year: 27,350m Total distance this year: 60,500m
Swimming, 16th April 2018
Still not entirely comfortable with my shoulder so I’m going to take it easy for a few more days. Today I just swam 15 x 100m front crawl at a comfortable pace. USRPT distance this year: 27,350m Total distance this … Continue reading
Swimmng, 12th April 2018
Back in the pool after almost three weeks off 🙁 My shoulder pain continued, so I have tried to rest it as much as possible. These things seem to take so much longer to heal when you’re no longer in … Continue reading