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Recent content by Allen

  1. Allen

    Needed - easy way to check collimation

    The focusaes star was right on the edge or just outside the edge of the blurry circle about 4 on the clock. It's gone off the Swarovski now.
  2. Allen

    May Moths

    Yes I think you're right John. I've started to notice that just the 18 miles from Farnborough to the Surrey Hills around Haslemere where i mostly trap brings a noticeable cooling in temp that I can feel.
  3. Allen

    May Moths

    Nothing in my trap this morning which is odd/concerning.
  4. Allen

    Needed - easy way to check collimation

    Thanks for all replies. I have the option to return these to the seller but as the SV ones don't seem to come up that often I wonder if it's worth keeping and getting Swarovski to sort them. My only concern being if they can't leaving me with a pair of unusable bins and a out of pocket.
  5. Allen

    Needed - easy way to check collimation

    Thanks. Purely for my own interest, how does this get corrected then by an engineer? What do they adjust?
  6. Allen

    Needed - easy way to check collimation

    Well i tried this and the in focus star is outside the blurry disc. So as I suspected out of collimation. I shall send to Swarovski but just out of interest what can cause this. I would assume knock damage but any other possible causes?
  7. Allen

    Needed - easy way to check collimation

    Thanks Joachim. I shall try that. Does it matter which direction of the diopter range to go?
  8. Allen

    Needed - easy way to check collimation

    Hi all. I have recently picked up a good priced pair of Swarovski EL 8x32 but feel they are out of collimation. My eyes feel like they are really having to 'reset' after looking through which I am not getting when compared side by side to my Zeiss Conquest 8x32. Before I send them off to...
  9. Allen

    John's Mammals 2024

    I didn't realise this was not often seen John as my fox visitor regularly does it in the garden beds despite my protestations as i sit there watching her! Usually with the dog meat strips that a give her. In fact only the other day I was digging a hole for a new plant and found a bread roll...
  10. Allen

    April Moths

    Low single digit temperatures in the Surrey hills last weekend but some good (for me) moths Oak Tree Pug Great Prominent Muslin Moth Brindled Beauty Frosted Green Hebrew Character Early Grey
  11. Allen

    April Moths

    Thanks, maybe. I did wonder if Small Argent and Sable was possibility but again early.
  12. Allen

    April Moths

    No photo I'm afraid but had a chequered black and white day flying moth on Kelling Heath (heathland habitat) in Norfolk this weekend. Any ideas?
  13. Allen

    April Moths

    I'd be interested to see photos of people's set ups if convenient as I often feel my set up isn't producing optimal numbers so might see some obvious differences v others. And, John, I always put in the egg boxes in same way each time.
  14. Allen

    John's Mammals 2024

    Apologies for the bad zoomed phone photo but female back in the garden this week but at mid afternoon slot. Noticed swollen teats so assume cubs in den somewhere nearby
  15. Allen

    March Moths

    2 Hebrew Characters was it but pretty cold in the Surrey Hills
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