Space Hopper

Great report Mike, thanks, i enjoyed reading it. Very nice mount you have there, from a well respected manufacturer.

We have another local L-AZ8 ; one of my EMS friends has one, and it performs very well with his Esprit refractor.

I myself am a lover of Alt-az mounts. Delighted with mine and hopefully a life keeper.

I am currently doing a few mods with my set-up and will post a few pics and write a few words in due course.

Maplins large, high impact case. Cost is £50.

I keep my Tele-vue glass, and bino gear in it.

Untitled by Robert Seymour, on Untitled by Robert Seymour, on Flickr

FLT132 on DM6,

Solar viewing with Baader Herschel Wedge, Mk V bino & 24mm Pans.

Baader Herschel wedge by Robert Seymour, on Flickr

Great post Qualla. 

Essential reading for anyone starting out in the hobby.

I too remember being disappointed when i first started observing.

I suffer with terrible light pollution here, but make do with what i have. Mag 3 stars can be a struggle sometimes.

I'm limited to Solar, Lunar, planets, doubles and the brighter Messiers when i observe. (like a lot of others, i guess)

Using a bino-viewer has been a big thing for me. 

I'm seeing so much more detail on the moon and planets, and it makes observing so much more comfortable.

My beloved Canon is 15 x 50s

Life keepers, in fact i want them to be buried with me so i can use them in the afterlife 

RIP Sir Patrick. You were one in a million.

It seemed very fitting on such a lovely clear night, to set up my scope & spend a couple of hours under the night sky.

It kind of felt like he was up there looking down on me........