Nathan Ray

Hi mate, welcome to the site

Sorry for the late reply mate, I’ve had covid so haven’t been feeling my best haha. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Phone-Adapter-Mount-Holder-For-Binoculars-Telescope-Scope-Microscope-Universal-/274819439185?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 That’s the one I have, only cheap but does the job. Nathan

I have always liked and been interested in space since I was a boy, watched all the documentaries on tv my whole life but never took the plunge to actually practising astronomy, Until one day…… Before I get in to this day in greater detail, I need to explain to you a personal issue I have! I buy things when I’m drunk, things at the time I have no use for but things that turn out to be very cool and useful 😂. Mid 2018, working in a office and religiously going the pub every Friday with the lads from the office as we got a early dart at 15:30. This was no normal Friday drink, it was George’s birthday…. I only need a excuse to let the tiger out of the cage! £150 down and a spinning head later I head home, I jump on the couch drunk as a sailor and out how the universe works on and fall asleep! Recovering from my hang over my life continues as normal, I spend my weekend with the kids and go to work as normal… Monday night comes, I feel violently sick. Seems I have caught a bug, I won’t be going in to work tomorrow I thought! On waking Tuesday morning I call in sick, still feeling worse for wear. There’s a loud knock of the door, a bang even as I’m trying to rest on the couch. Who the hell’s this I think? I jump up reluctantly, shuffle towards the door and reach for the handle and open it, ”will you sign for this mate?” DPD believing it’s a neighbours parcel I sign and push the big box into the hallway, back to the couch I go for a hour feeling awful, I wonder who the package is for? My friend lives to the right and to the left of a very strange guy I am not too fond of. I go to check… the parcel reads Nathan Ray???? I am so confused 😕 what is this big brown box? I get a knife to slice the package 📦 open and discover my first love, my first views of the cosmos…. Celestron power seeker 130p. I had only ordered this before falling asleep with a spinning head (at the time a item I could not afford) and forgot all about it as it was a drunken move! There is a moral to this story….. keep my access to money limited when drunk as I act on impulse and end up scraping by until payday😂😂😂. Best thing I ever did! Nathan

Hi Nicola, thanks for the warm welcome, Nathan

Hi Stephen, look forward to sharing mate. Thanks

@Spile no problem at all mate, I’ve had the scope out… all collimated well! Im not going to do a observation report as I haven’t had a long enough go! But I’ve been playing around and attached my Digital night vision from my pest control rifle to my dob and seen a few meteors with the kids from the quadrantids shower. I am really surprised how well my digital night vision preformed on the dob. Thought I’d share a little picture of it on the scope. hope you’ve all had a good time observing, clouds have appeared here now… catch ya next time 👍🏻 Nathan

Hi Spile, Sorry I’m late getting back to you on this, so yeah, my primary mirror was a out of collimation, I believe this is now sorted… just need to double check on a bright star but I believe that should do the job! Good detailed, easy to read guide mate… appreciate you sharing it and taking the time to put it together! thanks again, Nathan

Welcome mate and happy new year! Nathan

Hello mate, welcome to SGL

Hi Pete, thanks mate and all the best

Hi mate, welcome to SGL. Nathan

Will do mate thanks for the advice

Hi guys, so I’ve just woken up for work and had a thought run through my mind….. I already own a digital night vision camera, the digital night vision in question is a scope accessory for my rifle, this DNVC would fit on to any 1.25” eye piece. Would this work/bring any benefit to my 10” dob? if so for what application would you use it? You can tell I have the bug having random thoughts at this time before work 😂. Thanks, Nathan

The clouds didn’t leave, I’m all packed away and ready for bed. Its been fun sharing with you all… until next time 👋

thanks mate, haha yes I’m giving myself another 30 mins at most. It’s the last day tomorrow and I’m doing 12 hour shift in the lab, can’t handle the tiredness tomorrow.