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HI to one and all i`m pat from near chesterfield i have a 12"dob with telrad and crawford low profile focuser a 90mm frac d10 binos and other bits and pieces,here starts my adventures in space i am inte

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15/16/17 moon pics

i am do in these a few a day i took alot of video what a did with a couple was shoot 10x 3mins ,registaxed them,got 10 good pics ,then staked all ten pics which out of 10 a seven average pics some filtered some not on photobucket heres the link http://s473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/todd8137/16%2017%20th%20APRIL%20FILTERS/
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12th april 2011 moon/saturn pics

hi all just a few more pics they on photo bucket so a can keep them full size done with cannon 10D and 12 reflector cheers pat heres the link http://s473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/todd8137/MOON%20AND%20SATURN%2012TH%20APRIL%202011/ Theres about 93 pics please view them all and let me no what ya think and how a could improve themam obssesed with the moon at the min try in to spot all the craters mountain ranges and what ever else a can see its a pure delight dso`s are great but every one forget
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10th April a few moon shots

just a few shots of the moon and try in the editing out here the photobucket link http://s473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/todd8137/Moon%2010th%20April%202011/ i lke the pics hope you do
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A try at Vega pics

had a go at vega last night "tried a may add", still learning the camera wa play in with all te settings on the D10 last night and one of the moon thanks pat
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the moon and jem red blues

Hi all well what a pain the jemred with sensor was last night it was about 10 degrees out, now what a do not no is this.do a zero it on Polaris ?,or on magnetic north? well after a hour or two spinning the base ect a gave up brought the dob in and set to the base attached the digi read out and spun the base no probs worked fine a may have to loosen the thing up a did all test s with out the tube on so the weight on the base may nbe the prob any way a got the 90mm goto meade out to vid
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lyra and M57

Hi all after waiting for a few months now lyra as shown her self,and what a thrill she was wow weeeeeeeeee ,i ran in side once a seen vega pop in up above the forest at the back of my house the tingle on the back of my neck was unreal.tea in hand and the daggers of the mrs i shown her what all the fuss was about in my books ,her lifted eyebrows said it all.an hour or so later there lyra was in all her glory,hands shake in a leveledb both the gemreds,spun the base round lifted the icy tube up to
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Saturn i will video you! 3 april

Hi all ,well a wa up till around 04:30 we had a great clear skyand high mag see in conditions set the scopes up and got the coffee on and fired it all up well for some reson the 90mm refractor just would not focus with the cameras or the web cam .a new the dob would be a challenge as the web cam makes it shoot through the screen so of a go , after 2 hours of twisting turning i headed for the kitchen to warm up and check the footage so far a new soon saturn would be high in the south eastish and
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crayford hell

well were do a start,i decided to by a low profile crayford to better the scope and help with my pics adventure,well just put in a normal 1.25 ep in is a hassle and takes a good 5 mins to get focus because not only ,do you have to pull the ext tube all the way out,but also the 1.25:holderthat the ep sits in what a hassle the 12"dob was so easy to set up with the rack and pinion focuser.i had a long 2" skywatcher t adapter which was just to long when use in the cannon camera and ended up by in
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the moon 19th march 2011

a few pics a got posted to photobucket heres the link and hope ya enjoy a had a great night,the cloud came in to spoil it as normal but a tried a few color filters to see what a would get was great night thanks pat . http://s473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/todd8137/the%20moon%2019th%20march%202011/
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the moon

just a video of the moon on you tube did this last night with the 90mm meade and spc900 web cam hope ya like pat
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What a great night with the cannon eos 300d and 12" dobson

hi all had a great night out last night got a few pics a say a few about 300 all in all,well it started with a few day shots of the moon just to get the focus right ect and to test some day time settings worked well.a took a few moreof the moon as it got dark then decided to have a go at pleaides got a few not brill but its a start,a now no and recorded down the settings for next time m42 was the next one a got about 100 shots of this more than 4 secs with no goto is a pain.the baterries were de
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playing with the goto video

hi all me and elisha was out play in with the dobson and 90mm goto and cannon 300d it was fun and games but my daughter loves the moon she is more excited than me she was try in to name the carters and had a go with the web cam we put this 5 min video together this morning from about 20 mins worth and a play in registaxs sh takes the vids to school and they play them in her sience class and she feel great talk in about it and the teacher always comments that its good for here take a look if ya
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What went wrong

hi every one well a awake this morning to the neighbour knocking on the door with a smirk on is face and he said come round the back ?.when a got there the green house a converted to the obs was on is garden.it was very windy last night and it blew it on is garden i did secure it down ,but not good enough with the looks of thingsi took a few pics and today will have to get the drill and screws out she will rise again am sure just checked last nights winds and we had 45 mph gusts what a pain pic
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The greeservatory

Hi all,well spent most of the day out side in the sun ,and i finished the green house i filled the sides in with clear solid platic .then covered the lot in black plastic the stuff builders use for damp proofing. its really tough stuff and it does not look half bad ive left the top opend with roll down black plastic and can close one side and open the other,a will get a few pics up soon,the shed a was gonna use was wrecked by my first atemtp and as made a large bag of pot ash for the garden.and
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Let the Flocking begin

Hi to all well my order came from the states (usa)this morning after 18 days and its not the make every one is after,,and a think i ordered to much the roll is 5 meters by 650mm i did not understand there crazy website but any way it worked out at around 98 pound a was gobb smacked any way.let the panic begin the only thing i am scared to do is take in the spider out just incase a do noy get it back in the same place as it was before,s a may just flock of the tube and to the left of the ep and
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Saturn 26,2,2011 and video

Hi all well the 26th was a great clear night my meisser score went up vastly,m81,m82,m101,m36,m37,m38,,m35 and many more which a did not write down heres the link to my test video and before ya say a no its not brill but am still learning the focus andsettings on sharp cap a will get there in the end and a 12"dob with no auto track is a tad hard
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spc900 web cam learning curves

Hi to all,well last night was a steep learning curve with the web cam spc900 and settings the clouds and the wind.well around 18:00 stuck the scope out side it was real clear we had are tea and went out about 19:00.as normal the clouds were back and we set the laptop and cam up.then total cloud cover till about 22:15,so back out again Polaris was the only thing a could see so I tried to get the settings some were close a was led to beleave of morgans that the web cam would act like a 15mm
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the double star chase

hi every one a love double stars and a hope you do to,so what have done is put a few maps to get started with to see how many of you out the can tick them of.i have put the picks on my photobucket account its easy to copy them press keys alt and prtscr at the same time open windows paint and copy from clip board,see how many ya can get and repost a a thumb nail in this blog a doubt many of you will but its worth a try just to test ya scope out and for some thing to do whilst out in the cold th
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More Moon pics 14/2/2011

hi just three more pics a did the other night a used the a focal method ,and the trpiod which sounds easy but line in the thing up to the eye piece was crazy. ep was 32mm cam sony mavica and zoom was x3 ,in these pics they on photobucket here is the link if you want a look and all comments are welcome cheers pat clear skies always http://s473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/todd8137/moon2/ do not for get to clik then klik again on these pics to see full screen on photo bucket
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The moon

HI all and welcome did a few pics afocal cos it was really damp out last night the link below is to the pics a was use in this a/c for my cloud pics but can stick my moon and other astro pics in it as well the weather held for a few hoursand a ussed a iso of about 600 and set to infinity with about a 1/30 sec time with tripod and cam up to the eye piece they not brill but could ya let me no what ya think if ya get the time cheers pat http://s473.photobucket.com/albums/rr93/todd8137/moon/
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first try with spc900 webcam

Hi all just a quick rant,well a set the scope and web cam up last night spc 900 and 12" and just wanted to give it a quick test.the moon was my test subject but a soon found the thermals and windy conditions were against me. but still a wanted a play with the settings sharpcap kept crashing so a had to use v lounge and a quick play about with the gain ect got it going a had just the cam in the eye piece a took a few vids and they were not bad a better tweak next time,would be better with
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m35,n42,m44,m47

Hi to one and all, M35 Open star cluster Messier 35 (M35, NGC 2168) is consisted of several hundred stars,to which popped out at me last night under partly cloudy skies and a bit windy ,is fairly easy once you recongize the constellation of Gemini. You’ll find it just a little more than the average field of view north of Eta – the centermost of the three “foot” on the northernmost twin. In the finderscope under low power it was easy to spot.32mm first then a droped down to 2
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ANOTHER NIGHT OF 1st

ANOTHER NIGHT OF 1st Well what a great night i have which started around 18:30, -1.5c and no wind clear skies .MO1 (the scope) had been out side for a good hour and was ready to go .my first thing of the night was Andromedae galaxy which until tonight i have never seen the telrad came into its own again and saved me this was better than expected because a was not expecting to see much had the 20mm ep and ding th
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Saturn

Hi one and all ,let me first start by thanking "astro baby" for her great guide on collimation which i did and the scope was of by miles and is now tip top and tonights viewing was all the better for it ,so a big thanks to her . now Saturn who wee baby my eyes nearly popped out my head the ear to ear smile was hurting my face i had the 32mm eye piece in and soon changed to the 12mm, which gave me a great view all the moons were there it was magical my hands touched the scope and it fe
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