“With the improving weather I managed to take Nyx (SDM035) out to a reasonably dark site.

The views of galaxies in Grus were excellent including the trio, with some good details in quite a few of the observed galaxies. The Helix Nebula was excellent with a UHC filter and Jupiter looked very crisp and detailed.

Taking Nyx out from the backyard, loading it into the car and setting up at the site takes very little time – less than 30 minutes all up.  The collimation is a breeze and the scope is exceptionally solid (the return laser beam dot stays in its place no matter were the scope is pointing). Best of all – the custom designed semi-compact 22″ telescope easily fits into our family wagon and I can leave the ladder at home. The innovative design provides full protection of the primary mirror for piece of mind.

I could continue on and on about what I like about Nyx, but putting it simply – the workmanship and attention to detail are superb and it is is a pure joy to use Nyx.  As you might have guessed already I am another very happy and proud SDM owner.” Alex Cherney