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I will have a Lunar look when it’s showing a partial phase as the shadows make it interesting. I find observing a full Moon not as interesting.

My Intes Micro 715 came with rivets attaching the dovetail to the OTA which eventually started to work loose 😱 I took the scope apart and replaced them all with stainless steel nuts, washers and bolts - painted black on the inside. They were still solid six years later when I sold it 👍

@Mandy D I now have Winjupos running on my Linux based lappy - thank you 👍

Brilliant, thank you Mandy, I just read about that, now I need to figure out how to do it 👍

I have just put Linux onto an old low spec laptop and it runs really well. Now I would like to use it for predicting when is a good time to accurately see interesting events or features on the planets - I use Winjupos on my windows machines for this. Does anyone know of Linux software that can do this ?

Perhaps a small nut and bolt on both ends of the dovetail ?

You must have used very high power to see those clouds on Mars 🤣

Brilliant 👍

Telescope Service is a German company but they do ship overseas.

@Sunshine These scopes are getting very good reviews….. and it’s a doublet https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p10133_TS-Optics-Doublet-SD-APO-125-mm-f-7-8---FPL-53---Lanthanum-objective.html

@Sunshine If I did not have the FS128 then the TSA120 Would be a no brainer 🙂

Did someone say FS128 🤣🤣🤣🤣😈😈😈

I also have a close IPD and wear glasses so here is my setup…. Baader MK V binoviewer 1.26 and 2.6 glass path correctors Baader Zeiss prism. Plus pairs of…. Celestron 26mm Silvertop Plossls (circa 1985) Tal 25mm Plossls Televue 20mm plossls Fujiyama 18mm Orthoscopics Vixen LV 15mm Pentax XF 12mm SVBONY 10mm ultra flats The 26mm’s gave me a memorable view of M31 last year through a Mewlon 180, the contrast and sharpness was superb. I mostly observe planets between x175 for Jupiter and x220 for Mars. The Moon at x80 is razor sharp.

I see a cat 🤷🏻

Excellent images, I was out a little earlier than you last night but seeing was not good ☹️

Yes, @JeremyS is the worst one 🤣🤣

Very nice @josefk, congratulations 👍

You were very lucky @Nakedgun 👍👍👍 Nice scope 🙂 I use a standard Vixen GP with two locking bolts and always triple check that the scope dovetail is located correctly and both bolts are tight. So far so good…… PS - Now you should go do the lottery 🤣

Great map, well done 👍

Great sketches, Mars is quite a bit smaller than last visit and I am struggling to see any real detail beyond what you have drawn at the top of your page this time around.

Excellent AGS 👍

Gary, Which zooms are you using in the Mewlon ?

Great advice, I am looking forward to see which specific binoculars get suggested……

Brilliant 👍

Excellent 👍