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Thank you very much really appreciate it. Paul

Thank you very much the circumference of the Meade is 483mm hoping sort it for the Mercury transit not sure if you have anything but I can only ask. Paul

I was going to ask if you had a solar filter to fit a Meade LXD 55 EMC 127mm Achromatic scope, I am not sure if I am coming yet depends on the weather.

They came out and put a shield up second picture. First is what it's like in the bedroom with the shield on. The very grumpy council man said the light does not fall on the second story so there is nothing we have to do.

I have contacted the council 3 times the last time the I will say gentleman I spoke to talked to me like I was a child and said street lights are not nuisance. I have written to my Mp twice and received no reply at all. This is what I received on the 30th of September the 3rd time of reporting. Hello Paul Lewis, Your service request has been sent to St. Helens Council. Please review all the information below and keep it for your records: SERVICE REQUEST # 4468601 CATEGORY Light or Noise Pollution Priority High

Clouded out here, anything south I cannot see with that lamp post. I will look for the others though but I feel this 5" is not showing things as good as it should, looked at Caroline's Rose with it and I was underwhelmed I've seen it better in the Tal. Great sketches as usual.

I tried that but was told street lights are exempt from light pollution I have read up on it and indeed they are so in my case I`m stuffed. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/artificial-light-nuisances-how-councils-deal-with-complaints Scroll down to Artificial light not covered by statutory nuisance laws street lights are at the bottom of the list.

Welcome to SGL you have what I bought for my first set up. I had loads of fun with mine seeing the E and F stars in the Trapezium which is difficult. You however went the photography route and you have turned out some cracking images. Paul

Brilliant report just shows you dont need high mag to see so many beautiful objects.

I intended to look at a few in Draco then Ursa Major but was scuppered by the roof of the house. 16/17 Draco (SAO 0300 12/13) Lovely triple here All white stars a pair of kissing stars with a wide companion at X184 Mu μ Draco (SAO 0302 39) Haas says easy split in 60mm scope if I was looking at these I am fairly sure I was I had to use x184 to properly split these twin white stars. Σ 2180 Draco (SAO 0304 13) Tiny twins white and a cream X184 here. Nu ν Draco (SAO 0304 50) Brilliant twins (Dragons Eyes) white/Yellow stars. Now I had a list of 12 Uma stars some where below the roof and a couple I had copied the SAO numbers down wrong or the SAO numbers printed where wrong either way I will try again using co-ordinates next time, here are the ones I got. 23 Uma (SAO 0149 08) Giant white star with small wide green companion. Σ 1415 (SAO 0070 99) Nice combination of a yellow/white star and a wide white companion not very much else in the FOV. Σ 1495 (SAO 0278 61) Lovely colours here Orange/Yellow with Pinky/white lovely. Σ 1831 ( 0290 74) This is a lovely arc of three stars with a close double of the end star x184 split this . Stars where white, yellow and the double where red and blue seeing wasn't that good a bit watery so the double colours may be wrong they were wobbling at that mag. That was it for the doubles so I just had a go at a couple of favourites NGC 457 sparkling NGC 7662 (Blue Snowball) this was lovely used my 11mm televue plossl looked superb the Uranus lovely disc and Neptune in the FOV there was only 3 points as it wasn`t in the middle the two at the top of the FOV where nearly the same size so I guessed that it was the one closer to the middle I really should of put more mag on but it did look like a disc so I was happy with that. Packed up came in nearly 3 hours if I had known about the Uma stars before I would of extended my Draco list.

It's a shame not going to meet up with you again but you have a great time and we will catch up sooner or later.

Welcome glad to help.

Any update on long meadow with only two weeks to go.

http://www.deepskywatch.com/Articles/what-can-i-see-through-telescope.html Have a read of this.

Great resource Nick thanks.

https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/46941-barlowed-laser-collimation-method/

You can put a Barlow in then the laser and can check it that way you will see the primary mirror and can centre it doesn't matter if the laser is out a bit.

I've had 2 laser collimators the first although I dug the gunge out where the screws were and could adjust it it never would collimate. I threw it in the bin got a new one that was miles out but managed get that collimated. So don't rely on the laser collimator I only used it to do the Barlow method. I used a Cheshire/Sight tube.

I have 10 x 42`s and they are brilliant easy see Orion`s nebula plus the trapezium, double cluster all Auriga`s clusters so in a dark site see so much more May even be able take a lightweight tripod.

If you are riding your bike I would go for a good pair of binoculars easier to carry. Otherwise you will need a small set up I small refractor with a easy to carry mount and a couple of eyepieces.

I have looked at that but as I would go March or October making use of the darker nights 6 amp EHU is not enough I need to run a heater for the tent and then he mount it would be tripping. I was looking at this one https://www.hadrianswallcampsite.co.uk/Home/TheCampsite

I am going have to visit there then sounds like a great place to camp and do some Astronomy.

I may sell it.

I'm hoping to bring both my scopes the Meade 5" and the Tal 100rs depends on room.

Great Nick and I are next to each other double stars here we come. 😁