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Astro Imp

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  1. @Hamey, I'm pleased you started this thread, I have the Esprit on order and you've saved me making an error. Thanks.
  2. Great you've got sorted. Tell us all how you get on, any problems with set up you know where to come. Good luck.
  3. Good morning and welcome to the forum. I'm sorry to hear of your problems and am afraid I can't help but there are very knowledgeable members on the forum, I am sure one will help you. Good luck. By the way your post is easily understandable, no problems with your language skills.
  4. So pleased for you, being able to see properly is something we all take for granted until things start to go wrong. Like several posters above I've been told eventually I'll need an operation. At my last eye test I asked the optician to speculate how long before he would recommend the operation and was told at least five years. I don't notice a problem at present.
  5. Nice observing report and a good sketch, well done.
  6. Hi Spencer, Good start to your astronomy journey. What you thought was the Pleiades I think is a hint of the double cluster. Good luck for the future.
  7. ^^^^^ Great post Alan, concise, comprehensive and informative. Should be read by anyone thinking of buying a first scope. Mods. Worthy of a sticky?
  8. Obviously I'm not aware of the car you have but in most cars transporting a dob isn't a problem. Wrap the tube in an old blanket/duvet or similar and wedge it securely in the boot/on the back seat, the base will sit comfortably on the front seat with seat belt holding it securely. You don't need a platform for an 6"/8" Dob but if you are observing on wet grass an old piece of plastic like a bin liner will keep the damp away. FWIW my previous car was a Peugeot 207 and my 8" Dob travelled happily with the tube in the boot and the base on the back seat.
  9. I'm aware there will be different views on this but for visual astronomy I would steer well away from a Newtonian on an equatorial mount. The first scope you link to was what I started with, would I start with this again - no!!! The scope itself is capable of giving good views of plenty of objects, I enjoyed the views but not the faffing about with the mount. Let me explain, an equatorial mount is designed so the mount points to the celestial pole, for us in the northern hemisphere that's the north pole. When an object is in view as it moves across the sky only the right ascension axes needs to be moved to keep the object in view. Sounds great - yes!!! The drawback is the optical tube rotates to get the object initially in view, the result is the eyepiece gets in positions where it is difficult/impossible to see through without rotating the tube in the rings. To me an equatorial mount is only needed for astro photography. As I say this is just my view, others may/will disagree. Good luck.
  10. I also took Flamstead P to be the large broken structure, the Virtual Moon Atlas appears to agree.
  11. Stu would it be useful to make the documents a sticky? If not they will eventually be buried deep in the forum.
  12. Great info Stu. As you say completing the Lunar 100 is quite a challenge, needing to get the libration right to coincide with a clear might. I've been working on it for a goodly time and seem to be bogged down with a completed count of 85.5, the half is made up from only managing Armstrong from No. 90, haven't managed Aldrin and Collins yet but will keep trying. Good luck to all of you with this interesting challenge.
  13. Wonderful, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
  14. Totally agree, not too heavy and give a good field of view. Ideal for cruising around and good for terrestrial use too.
  15. Well done John on capturing your quarry and for give us fellow SGLers so much pleasure reading of your success. The community here is very special, everyone is willing to help others and to celebrate each others achievements. Thanks again for a wonderful report.
  16. Well done Neil, it's always nice to have our efforts rewarded.
  17. Have a great day and try to remember some of it, the time just flies by. Good luck to you both.
  18. Don't worry we've all made plenty. Don't look on them as errors but learning opportunities. Good luck and keep asking questions.
  19. Yes. she's a nice girl doesn't need to be involved.
  20. That is outstanding Luc, thanks for posting.
  21. Oh no, not more cloud Seriously, congrats.
  22. Good luck mate, let us all know the outcome.
  23. Regarding stability of the supplied tripod, I never extended the legs as it seemed pretty obvious doing so would exacerbate the problem.
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