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Looking south!

Here are a few I just took from central Kent. The middle one was almost looking at zenith. All taken on iPhone. 3 second exposure. No editing or filters.

Well - that's one way of putting it!

Dream come true to see the Aurora naked eye like this. My daughter loved them too. Can’t believe this is all happening above my own home

Just got back in from my own aurora watching in south devon near Plymouth Some DSLR shots and it looks stunning! I never thought in my life there'd be a visible aurora above my house! People spend thousands on week long tours of the arctic and don't see this

What a show, even comes up well on the phone camera in central London (zone 2). MM

Taken by a friend 10 miles up the road from here, 30 mins ago. Not seen anything like this at our latitudes, ever.

Absolutely fantastic display here in Nottingham too and all over the compass and red,purple and green rays. Hope many others get to witness this outstanding display tonight. Cheers, Steve

Wow. Quite something - Was viewing this from 11:30 till 12 in Derbyshire - incredible colours!

Amazing show tonight, mainly overhead and to the West. Phone pics only, I'm imaging NGC 4565 and went outside to check for suspected cloud when...

Does everything work via the integrated HUB? For me, the ASI6200MM is constantly dropping and freezing... powering the hub doesn not help...

Allsky camera just now. Wall to wall. Home sky is calming down. Less definition but auroral glow everywhere!

Liverpool...

Stunning here, I drove just out of town and what a difference. Really clear, subtle pinks and greens visually but very strong on camera. Cant quite believe I’ve seen them from this far south. Amazing to see them change constantly, almost imperceptible but happening all the time.

Stunning display here in North Somerset. I've never seen anything like it ! Pinks, greens, blues and violet hues. Immense waves of colour extending towards the zenith. Constantly changing. Sometimes vague, sometimes very distinct. Just saw a meteor flash through the colours above Deneb. The media is going to be full of this tomorrow morning 😁

Sorry I'm late for this, but I believe this bolt has two different threads and certainly a recessed shoulder along roughly the middle of its length. This is not at all a standard bolt, but one could hack one with some washers and bolts and make it work. The two different threads are to accommodate the 'rose bud' tightening knob on one end and the actual mating thread for the mount head, on the other end. Where the two threads meet on the bolt, about 1 cm of thread has been removed, such that it can be left in place without falling out when it is not screwed into the mount head.

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Looking at one of mine at the min and... Even naked eye I could make out the red tinge to the thin high cloud and the greenish blue in the sky, WOW 🙂

Did you try adjusting the focus knob? Even if you can identify the missing part, the chances of finding it on ebay are very low. You should take the telescope to a competent person who can tell you what is missing and suggest a fix. If you are willing to pay, I can look out the details of a telescope repairer I used in the past who put a new lens in a vintage brass telescope.

From Stevenage, Hertfordshire... I've never seen such a bright display this far south - Naked eye visibility even in a town !

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