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17 hours ago, Mr niall said:

Looks like you're still a smidge off. These circles should be concentric and line up. But you're getting closer!

If you loosen all three screws 1/4 turn then tighten one of them up all the way you should be just about perfect

What software is that please

Get the EQ5 goto future proof, I have a 4 and 5 inch refractor that I use on the EQ5.

As for Nebulas and Galaxy's the brighter ones yes you can see them some will need a filter to tease out and some you will have to go to dark skies to see.

there is plenty to look at with clusters globular and open to look at, then there are double and multiple star's to go for which are ideal from light polluted skies as that does not matter.

good luck with your choice and I hope this has helped you.

Wow just wow fantastic build real work of art.

https://www.365astronomy.com/Lacerta-Dual-Speed-1-10-Microfocus-Upgrade-Kit-for-Skywatcher-Crayford-Focusers.html

I used one of these on my 200p much cheaper than a full focuser and works brilliantly.

Cloud here last night when I was hoping for another good session. Nice report Nick great sketches and another list I can pick and choose from. 

First time I did it took two days now I can do it in I'd say about 10mins as I am out of practice having sold my 8" and have two refractors.

Cracking sketches Nick I love comparing these to what I can see.

Loads of stuff in Cassiopeia you have sent me quite a bit. 

Started the night early catch the Planets, Wrote a list of doubles I wanted to try and sketch.

Jupiter had gone behind a tree so onto Saturn this looked quite good tried a few different eyepieces and once I thought I saw the Cassini division but may of been wishful thinking.

I had entered all the details into the handset before I went to Saturn so only needed to align from here Arcturus then Vega.

Why I was there checked M57 I have seen it much better than this although I was about a foot off the ground looking at it.

M13 next and went down to 8mm here one of the best views in this 5" I have had the same for M92 really nice.

Now a favourite to check how good my alignment is NGC457 top of the FOV so centered it and went to M31 dead centre now for some doubles.

Kappa Andromeda (SAO 0532 64) This says its a triple but all I could see was a White star the a wide tiny grey companion.

PI π (SAO 0540 33) A lovely white star with a tiny blueish companion.

1 Pegasi (SAO 1070 73) A lovely pair bright yellow/orange another tiny pale blue companion.

Epsilon Pegasi  Enif (SAO 1270 29)  Bright orange primary with two companions a blue and a violet very nice triple.

Σ2799 (SAO 1071 65)  nice pair of yellow twins but I had to go up to x296 with a 4mm split them.

3 Pegasi (SAO 1269 40)   Pale yellow primary with a grey secondary.

two in Lacerta now 

h 1735 (SAO 0516 98) a lovely triple star here white, blueish white and a lemon stars.

Σ 2894 (SAO 0722 28) white primary with a small grey companion.

now probably wondering what I forgot well one of the finest clusters in the sky M15 it was only when I came in and read through my notes I kicked myself.

Use this much better, That looks a bit out I would think you should be able to see all the mirror clips.

http://www.schlatter.org/Dad/Astronomy/collimate.htm

On 22/08/2019 at 14:00, Raph-in-the-sky said:

The problem with this is that you have to reprint them regularly as the pages get wet/dirty/fligh off...

Not if you laminate them I've printed off loads of the ones I wanted then laminated them any more I just do when needed now.

2 hours ago, Knighty2112 said:

Yeah, seeing wasn’t great last night, so I gave it up about just gone 10pm after viewing a very fuzzy Jupiter and Saturn. Got M13 in view my new ‘frac and Sabre mount, but again the view was spoiled by poor seeing. Could just make out M31 in binos before I accidentally dropped them on the floor. Thankfully they landed on longish grass, and not the hard slabs on the path, so no damage done luckily! Phew!  

Wow lucky escape when I first got my scope I dropped my BST 18mm in a bucket of water luckily the place I bought it cleaned it for me.

I collect rain water for my fish tank no nasty chemicals in then I have to add drops to negate them.

I have been looking for one for my mount but I need a bigger mount this EQ5 just is not big enough to hold my Meade 127 maybe when I get a HEQ5 or the EQ6 I will get one for that. They are beautiful engineered and lovely to look at.

If I took my set up to my local park Id be beat up and all my stuff nicked I would really like to move been here 32 yrs lovely when first here but they built new houses at the back of me and there is loads of yobs just hanging around.

You dare not put your bin out the night before it will be pinched took over the park and set fired to.

Here is my set up. 

You got a a lot more than me great report Nick sketches are brilliant once again.

I used one of these for 1.25" eyepieces https://www.altairastro.com/altair-2-1.25-self-centering-eyepiece-adapter.html

and one of these to make my focuser dual focus.https://www.365astronomy.com/Lacerta-Dual-Speed-1-10-Microfocus-Upgrade-Kit-for-Skywatcher-Crayford-Focusers.html

The only 2" twist lock I found is one of these whether they work or not I dont know. https://www.omegon.eu/reduction-rings-adaptors/omegon-2-twist-lock-adapter/p,45635

Been waiting ans waiting get out Clear Outside said clear until 1am so I thought yes get a few hours.

Set up at 9.30pm expecting to look at Jupiter then Saturn without aligning but that came to nought as both behind the street light and I have to set up behind my shed so its not shining on me.

Aligned with Arcturus and Vega I like to then go for a couple of easy ones check how good the accuracy is.

M81 +M82 in  GSO 32mm just two blurry objects nothing stood out.

M51 my Nemesis used a couple of eyepieces here the 32mm a BST 25 + 15mm not a sausage nothing no hint.

NGC 457 just to the top of the FOV dragged it in unmistakable brilliant.

M31 just a blur no hint of the satellite galaxies at least it was in the centre of the FOV

Almach (SAO 0377 34) I was under the impression this was a triple went up to x295 but could not see it just a Orange primary and pale Blue much smaller secondary but the stars where not pin sharp. 

That seemed strange so I tried a beautiful cluster,

NGC 7789 "Caroline`s Rose" nothing just white in the FOV I know I must of breathed on the eyepiece and misted it up took the 32mm out put the 25mm in making sure no breath went on it just the same sat back thinking what is it looked up cloud turned around cloud so that was it packed up came in 11pm 90 mins of blurry views but I got out.

Here is my set up and the sky as I packed up.    

Love that tripod looks rock steady. Nice report I would like dodge clouds all I have had is cloud cloud cloud.

I'm not jealous at all no really I'm not with a full cloud sky😭

Well I set up at 10.30 aligned turned around and saw this coming over so I had to pack up again not a happy bunny 🐰😬

Glad you got out and superb sketches as usual.

Tell your device to forget your home wifi, let it scan again and see if it picks up the synscan. Obviously it will pick your wifi up but dont sign in to it.

If you have your home wifi in tell it to forget that then scan again mine kept picking it up and connecting before the synscan.

No luck here, if I can get some money together I`m going to get a "yard Cannon" and sell both my other scopes just have the one all rounder.

Great picture really sharp.

You lucky duck great find.

I`m fuming now 3 nights you have had out me cloud or rain went out last night 11.40 cloud apart from one spot showing Cassiopeia  and that was it.

Never looked at any King before so I will give them a go, tried iota Cass a few times never managed to tease the third component out.

Great post Nick I like the drawings as well.