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  By Bastian · Posted 2 minutes ago
  
  Hi, I'm Bastian. This is my first post here, so let me briefly introduce myself: I live in Kenya but I'm originally from Germany and still visit from time to time. I also visit the UK every few years. Early last year, I bought my first telescope: a Skywatcher Heritage 150p travel Dobsonian. I've been having a lot of fun with it, both for visual observations and with my first attempts at astrophotography. I've since added a motorised Vixen GPD2 mount with tracking and goto, and various accessories to make usage of the 150p a little more functional as an astrograph. However, it will never truly be great for that -- except if I e.g. mount a different focuser altogether, on new and sturdier struts -- and so I just bought a used Telescope Service TS65Q in Germany, which I'll pick up when visiting soon, to take to Kenya and use on the GPD2. Here in Kenya, there are lots of space enthusiasts, especially among uni students of astrophysics and related topics, but also in the fledgeling space, earth observation, astrotourism and related industries. I've started a blog about my own activities, or those I'm involved in: https://night.ke Clear skies
- "I feel the need, the need for speed" - Hyperstar, RASA, ANY fast f ratio telescope imaging thread
  
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  My current wide and deep dual rig is a RASA 8 and SY135. At least I don’t need to spend hours aligning the sensors.
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  Thanks FLO. My son in Southend, ordered a levelling gizmo for the awaited S30 and my birthday. It arrived safely, brilliantly packaged and protected, at our house in Lowestoft all within two days. Very nicely engineered bit of kit and excellent value for the money !
  
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- Hawksmoor
  
  Had a good, if very cold night, with my 127mm refractor in our backyard. Jupiter and Saturn were on display. Haven’t looked at the Saturn data but the Jupiter data looks good with a shadow transit featuring close to the GRS, which tonight is looking very small!
  Now in bed feeling remarkably tired and old.
  
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- Earl
  
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- DirkSteele
  
  Submitted another review for Astronomy Now magazine. Two this year. Not sure how I found the time!
  
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- As no one had posted a blog entry since 2022 I thought I would but its probably nonsense!
  
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