k_martensen

Thanks, i hope the surgery went well, and take your time, i'm in the same situation as @starhiker, here the weather has just been cloudy all the time, or too cold, to go out and stand still around a telescope for a while But take your time, i'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with, when you're ready to continue

I would love a copy of yours when you get time and think it's at a state where you want to share it, i didn't even think about having a database with the objects that can be observed. I overlooked that part, as this was more like a old timers notebook in digital formate and more database like, but it could be a really good addition

Nice, i will proberly make adjustments here and there, but the link should never expire, so you can always go back and see adjustments, when i get a but further, i will proberly make a changes note when i make/change stuff in the formatting, so people following can see what i've done

Ohh that's quite an extensive notion page you get there, what i've just created is nothing like that, but it looks really good, and i might take inspiration from you

I looked a bit at Obsidian, as much as i'm a software lover and love markdown, for what i can see it was a bit too hard to do some of the stuff i wanna do, like insert images, and have it cloud synced. So i continued with Notion, and i've finally gotten to do a bit of stuff. I've only just got some set up, and not filled out yet, but here you can see what i've done so far (even tho the link looks wierd, it's a link to a notion page) https://delirious-tarsal-7c0.notion.site/Astronomy-Journal-0a8bb0939a994bf89e83ec2b121f8480 It's setup so that you can import it as a template your self. As it's not filled out yet, it might not be the best stuff to show how it actually works, but i will get to that soon, it's just hard filling out, as i've not gotten any obsavations in a long time due to sky conditions. What i like about notion is, that you can have it on your phone, pc, tablet anything really and it's cloud synced, and it can work as a database, so when i make an obsavation entry, i can link it to a session entry and then the session entry will automatically show that it has the obsavation linked

Those are good points, if i end up making something myself, i will keep those options in mind in the instructions on how to use the journal

I've only just barley opened Obsidian before, but i will give it a look, and if i get something good mixed together, i would be happy to send the templates to you if you want it

Can you save pictures you take yourself as well?

So i'm looking for some software to make like a journal or obsavation "data base". I've looked at bit at Observation Manager, and i seems okay, just a bit of stuff that needs getting used to. But i've also considered using Notion or OneNote to "copy" the way Observation Mangager does it, but then it would not really be converable for openastronomylog. What does you guys use? Do you use handwritten journals or some software? I'm really bad at using handwritten journals, as i can't really sketch, so i take pictures with my phone instead when possible. Hense it would be nice if it could be for phone (android) or pc, as i can just transfer my pictures.

I realised in my high, that i posted the other post in the wrong sub, so i will move it. so i went out with my new Bresser pollux 150/750mm as there finally was a clear sky. I still need to get a bit better at setting up the EQ mount but I'm getting there, as I just had to make small adjustments on the DA axis, from time to time, and as you would mostly used the RA. First picture is taken with 20 mm Keller eyepiece and 2 times zoom in my samsung galaxy A52 Next is taken again with 20mm Keller, but 10 times zoom with the same phone. when I get a better look at the rest of the pictures I took I will maybe post them in the comments if I feel they will add anything And if somebody maybe could tell me what crater there is at the bottom of the pics (It pics is taking with a reflector, so it's the top of the moon if i'm not wrong), the darker one i would be happy

so i went out with my new Bresser pollux 150/750mm as there finally was a clear sky. I still need to get a bit better at setting up the EQ mount but I'm getting there, as I just had to make small adjustments on the DA axis, from time to time, and as you would mostly used the RA. First picture is taken with 20 mm Keller eyepiece and 2 times zoom in my samsung galaxy A52 Next is taken again with 20mm Keller, but 10 times zoom with the same phone. when I get a better look at the rest of the pictures I took I will maybe post them in the comments if I feel they will add anything

Haha yup it went a bit off the skide, but there is some good view in here, and I got the help i needed, so it's okay with me 😀 I'm actually about to post some pictures of the moon i took this evening.

Well an update, i ended up buying a Bresser Pollux 150/750mm from a Danish retailer, I will mostly buy from Danish retailers if it's not second hand as it can be easier discussing with them if there is any warranty problems It should be shipped today and arrive tomorrow, and then I will have time to figure it out, as there is cloudy the next week if not more But thanks for the pointers everyone and a mount will be one of the next bigger purchases' I will make

Yeah just saw a video explaning that and how to just make a collimater cap from a dust cover so that's what i will do

Nice, yeah the stability is my biggest concern. I saw in YouTube somebody mention that if you attach a hook right in the middle of the tray and then hang something a bit heavy on it, that I can help, not fix it, but help, and it seems like a doable solution to begin with before upgrading to a bigger tripod/mount. but thanks for the pointers, they are all really helpful. So far, I think it's the Bresser that I'm most hooked on getting and that I think I would be able to use the most and longest for now at least, I mean there is always bigger and better things to get, but sadly my money tree has not started growing yet