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Chris last won the day on January 2 2022

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  1. Who could forgot the thumbnail Welcome back Russ! and FIY its galaxy season : )
  2. Hats off to you, that's incredible, Paul, well done!
  3. I really liked the idea of an affordable smart telescope but I didn't find the Dwarf II that usable right at the start. However, the Sticky buttons and bugs were soon fixed by firmware, and the very latest firmware has improved things a lot! Improved tracking and horizon limits on the goto as well as an unlinked stretch during live stacking have all made a big difference. I'm really enjoying using it!
  4. Very sorry and sad to hear this terrible news, John was part of the fabric of the forum, a very clever chap who knew his unions as well as Bresser's and handles. RIP John
  5. Looks fantastic! Hopefully you wont leave it another ten years for your second image
  6. 😄 I'm thinking Ursa Major 80mm f/6.3 Table top Dobsonian verses the Mercury 707? https://www.firstlightoptics.com/ursa-major-telescopes/ursa-major-80mm-tabletop-dobsonian-telescope.html https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/sky-watcher-mercury-707-az-telescope.html Timing my 3 kids whilst they set them up, find objects and focus. Followed by a vote on ease of use and views seen.
  7. An interesting read Jeremy, I'm a little surprised the authors singular recommendation under £150 would be the Mercury 707 though. I mean I agree the 70mm f/10 optics will be nicely corrected and it will give decent views of the Moon and bright planets, however it's on a yoke mount with a push rod for altitude adjustments which might be frustrating, it was for me thinking back to my 'Christmas telescope' age 7 so I might be biased. What do others think of the Mercuary 707's yoke mount? Then again I was also surprised regarding his opinions on table top Dobsonian's, for me it's hard to beat a Dobsonian in the under £150 price bracket - stable, simple to use, cost effective mount meaning most of the money goes into the optics. Just don't use them indoors like we all recommend for any telescope, and don't use them with a garden table with a leg missing. Classic refractors are great obviously - low maintenance, high contrast, long depth of focus, easy on eyepieces and the eyepiece position is great for kids to reach, but you just can't get a decent mounting for them under £150, new at least.
  8. Warm welcome to SGL, less bad backs and bigger scopes getting used, sounds like a win👍
  9. Its the apparent size of a peach!
  10. Good to hear Michael, sharp images at 380x mag is very impressive!
  11. I agree those would have been a real nice touches to have in the video. I guess I tend to be a little time limited uploading videos on a weekly basis e.g. I brushed up and made notes Friday night, recorded Saturday morning, edited Saturday evening/night, and made a thumbnail and uploaded Sunday morning. I was hoping I'd got around the tube current head scratcher by saying make sure your telescope is properly cooled but examples would have been good you're right. Yep good points, I tried adding text to the screen to clarify but more on this would have been good. Thanks for taking the time to give your feedback
  12. I do try and limit the number of videos a share on SGL as I don't wont to spam the site with the things! However, I thought this one might be worth sharing as a bit of a star testing primer. If anyone spots any errors please let me know, I can always add a pinned comment with amendments etc, otherwise I'm wondering how many of us star test our scopes considering it can tell us so much?
  13. I've just shown my wife and 8 year twin girls and they couldn't say are you going to get it fast enough 🤣
  14. Absolutely incredible! I can see why you have a lot of imaging awards
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