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  1. gooseholla

    Does anyone else have problem posting new topics? Mine always goes to a connection reset error and never posts? 

    1. Grant

      Grant

      No other reports of this and plenty of topics getting posted - what area where you trying to post in? Can you try and post a topic in the bugs forum and see if that works?

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      It is any area in chrome or IE. Been going on since I returned to this site a week or so ago. I'll try and post in a bit. 

    3. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Can post in there but anywhere else it says site cannot be reach. Connection reset. 

  2. gooseholla

    So nice to be out for a couple of hours observing again. Been a long time since September!

  3. gooseholla

    Back fighting fit and ready to view. Now begone evil clouds!!!

  4. gooseholla

    great day with john nichol et al at telescope making seminar.

    1. swamp thing

      swamp thing

      John is a top bloke isn't he :-)

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Indeed he is.

  5. gooseholla

    Owww my custom made secondary and spider holder are done. Only gave them aluminium this morning!!

  6. gooseholla

    ES 20mm 100 degree - WOW! Could this be the end of the T5 Nagler? Performance is close.... Could this be the end of my 82 degree eyepieces altogether?!

  7. gooseholla

    Woohoo ES 20mm 100 degree on its way for Wednesday delivery!

    1. Lorne

      Lorne

      Had a look through a mate's 20mm... stunning views, you will love this EP. I'm seriously tempted to get one to replace my 28mm Nirvana.

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      I'll leave it even more as it was 250 euro posted! That came to £193...

  8. gooseholla

    Think I've just purchased an ES 20mm 100 degree EP for less than £200. Even with customs added that is going to be a bargain.

    1. estwing

      estwing

      enjoy...

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      With a good barlow it has the power to replace all my current eyepieces bar 5 and 6 mm... Hopefully a. I've actually got the eyepiece and b. it works well in my scope

  9. gooseholla

    If you wear glasses is it still naked eye observing?

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    2. pipnina

      pipnina

      My long sighted glasses make things slightly bigger, but I still have worse eyesight than my brother with 20/20 vision even with glasses on >:(

    3. Tzitzis

      Tzitzis

      I thought you were trolling at first mate :P

    4. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      This is what I am thinking, surely it isn't naked eye anymore but a slight, in theory, advantage and magnification?

  10. gooseholla

    Been out buying winter observing gear.

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    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Its mad, when I was 20 I'd work out in the snow in a t-shirt. Now 10 years on, the slightest chill in the air and I'm under a cover on the sofa! Cold definitely gets me when observing nowadays.

    3. Mike73

      Mike73

      Money well spent I reckon. I'm the same even this time of year I wear full on winter kit. Better too hot than cold and being uncomfortable!

    4. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Went out In my two fleeces tonight. Didn't feel cold. Moment I took them off in the house realised how cold it was! Best £28 spent I think.

  11. gooseholla

    Ermmmm the maxvision 24mm 82 deg. is a monster! And I thought a Nagler 20mm was big!!!

  12. gooseholla

    Just pulled the trigger on a Explore Scientific 82° Maxvision 24mm. A 26mm Panaview is simply no good in my scope!

  13. gooseholla

    Took the decision tonight that a Panaview does not provide enough AFOV and that I am fed up of the seagull shaped stars! Time for a new 24- 30mm eyepiece.

  14. gooseholla

    Finally seen why it is called the Whirlpool Galaxy!! :D

  15. gooseholla

    Big Scopes are worth every penny :D :D :D!! So is John Nichol! What a mirror, what a night!

    1. ronin

      ronin

      Good night, I assume ?

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Well, good two hours!!! FIrst time I tried the mirror out on DSOs and well, if M3 is an indication of what Is to come, then WOW!

  16. gooseholla

    Telescope so close to completion. Just a few little niggles to sort out! Hopefully DSOs will be seen soon.

  17. gooseholla

    Just got to get through a wedding tomorrow then hopefully I can finish my scope Tuesday and Wednesday!

    1. faulksy

      faulksy

      what do you mean finish your scope. what are you building. please tell

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      I've been building an 18" truss dobsonian, in the style of Obsession.

  18. gooseholla

    Just got to get through a wedding tomorrow then hopefully I can finish my scope Tuesday and Wednesday!

  19. gooseholla

    havent viewed since i startd building my telescope. after nearly 5 months nearly ready to view :-)

  20. gooseholla

    Telescope build nearing completion... hopefully!!

    1. swamp thing

      swamp thing

      Great stuff buddy :-)

    2. mapstar

      mapstar

      Fantastic stuff looking forward to it.

    3. jabeoo1

      jabeoo1

      Well done mate, be sure to share the 1st reports and images etc :) looking forward to hearing the results.

  21. gooseholla

    Getting nearer the day when my mirror turns up. Yey!

  22. gooseholla

    Watching Jupiter transits from the warm thanks to internet

    1. BenDavis

      BenDavis

      Is that a public site?

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Yeah it was on a feed from some American university and also on youtube some people had a feed going

    3. BenDavis

      BenDavis

      Ok cool I will have a look, thanks

  23. gooseholla

    Hurry up money, I need a big scope! And good eyepieces.

  24. gooseholla

    So nice to see Orion up as well as Sirius. Also, how hard it can be to locate something if you're only used to seeing a constellation in one orientation!

  25. gooseholla

    Looking at a clear night with Moon in view for hours makes me realise how little I've looked at it over the years, and how little I can identify on it.

    1. ronin

      ronin

      I guess too many of us dismiss it. That includes me, I can get as far as 1) that is the moon, and, 2) Tycho.

    2. gooseholla

      gooseholla

      Don't get me wrong, I love the moon once I'm looking at it. Got some good rough sketches of craters tonight and learned my way around some more... it is just getting motivated to look at the moon - I guess I am lazy and my mind tells me: seen one crater, seen them all.

    3. jabeoo1

      jabeoo1

      Ronin thats not bad really. Now for #3) Birt & Birt A & Straight wall.

      Although #1 & 2 are really good.

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