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Well done Joe, nice to have your work recognised by your peer(s).
And well done to Stu for the trouble taken to start this prestigious award.
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This is a great thread, next time I'm fortunate enough to have a break in the permacloud I'll give it a go and join the fun. I have to tell the judge I am very competitive and will get very stroppy if I don't win
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1 hour ago, Linda said:
Above the tree in the middle you see a red spot. That is just a camera artifact that sometimes appears.
And there was me wondering what nebula you had captured lol
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16 hours ago, adder001 said:
That's terrific, it's not about the gear but the observing experience.
Good to see another young enthusiast enjoying the night.
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Thank you for taking the trouble to detail all your ups and downs in so much detail.
Well done on completing a fantastic scope.
I've followed this thread together with your mirror grind and am delighted to see the finished product and wish you many well earned clear skies and happy hours observing.
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Well done Damian, I have been following your exploits from the start and am in awe of your determination and "stickability", you fully deserve the enjoyment you are sure to have when using the finished scope.
I will be following your scope build as avidly as this thread.
Again well done and enjoy the fruits of your labour.
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Well done for the repair, that's saved you a few pennies for other goodies.
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What fantastic reports, you really brought your excitement to life.
Good luck with your future viewing.
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I can only say absolutely superb Damien, will love to see it when finished. Progress reports are excellent (even if I haven't got a clue what you are talking about on the technical side lol) still great read to follow.
Eric
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Couldn't agree more, I have followed this thread from the outset and have felt the pain and given a little cheer when there has been good news to share.
Good luck Damien we're all rooting for you.
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ben i dont proclaim to be an expert but what id say you saw was the iss
from my own musings id say it disappeared because it entered earths shadow
Exactly right.
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Good luck with your project. I have nothing but admiration for you guys that take on builds like this. I just watch in awe.
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Hi Janie, loved your first light report, have only just seen it.
Please be aware that what you see through the scope will bear no relation to the colour images in magazines and posted in the imaging section here. A more realistic representation is that provided by astro sketches. Here are all the Messier objects(M numbers) produced by one of our members:- http://www.pbase.com/mike73/messier_sketches
BTW you can find Jupiter in the east from about 10pm, use Stellarium to see exactly where.
Good luck and keep having fun.
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Great!!! and it looks like clear skies to-night , wrap up warm and enjoy yourself.
Good luck.
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Hi Janie and welcome.
I feel your excitement together with a certain amount of trepidation on what we have let ourselves in for. We all had this feeling to start with but with the help of the good people here at SGL there is really nothing too difficult to enjoying this wonderful hobby.
If you are completely new to the night sky Stellarium is a great free planetarium program which maps out the sky above you:- http://www.stellarium.org/
Good luck, have fun and remember any problems just ask.
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Thanks for all the responses I have one more question on my mind when polar aligning through the polar scope your aligning your mounts RA in relation to polaris's transit time correct? Does this mean after polar aligning you only use DEC Axis? Im finding it difficult to understand if you were to slew to a celestial object after alignment your mount would move in RA/DEC (Depending on where the object is in the sky) but lets say the mount has to move in RA/DEC how can the alignment still be held?
Your mount doesn't move once you polar align, it's the telescope that moves.
I know it does your head in to start with but once the penny drops all becomes clear.
I would suggest that you set your mount up in daylight and do a "dummy polar align" (point north using a compass and set your declination to that of Glasgow. Now move your telescope using the RA and Dec controls. Watch what happens to the mount. it doesn't move.
HTH
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I have to be honest Ian I had read about that technique before and then forgot about. Will give a try next time I'm out.
Thanks for bringing it to my attention AGAIN.
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More great service from Adam, placed an order at 13.30 yesterday for a new EP, arrived 11.30 this am.
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Hey Rob absolutely no apology needed you've already done a fantastic job.
Just hope you make a quick recovery and start enjoying this great hobby again.
Good luck.
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Well done Shane another great post, thanks.
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Where can I buy me one of them "Hubble" type scope things that get all of them cool pictures from? Does anyone have one for trade??? I may even throw in the wife and some cash too.
Seriously tho, awesome insightful post.
Thx.
There you go:- http://www.firstlightoptics.com/clearance/hubble-cassegrain-reflector-telescope.html
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I read the first part of your excellent post yesterday and have just read the second part. You have done an excellent job once again and provided some useful insights for us all.
Thank you.
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Well done, another excellent well written and thought out post.
Hurry up I'm waiting for part two
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Placed an order on Thursday for Skywatcher Auto Focuser.
Received an e-mail from Adam Friday confirming he would despatch and received the order this morning (Saturday)
Excellent service!!!
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RIP and thank you.
The inaugural StuPOD, winner announced!
in Imaging - Smartphone / Tablets
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With results like this available on an iPhone why do the imagers amongst us spend a fortune to engage their passion?