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Why when I look at Jupiter's moons It looks like they a double stars if I focus in they turn clockwise if I focus out the turn counter clockwise, I have read it could be pinched optics but I have not touched the mirror clips. I took the whole cell out when I flocked the tube so what could it be any ideas please.

This is my scope collimated so why am I getting double moons. 

Paul 

13 minutes ago, RobertI said:

I really feel for you, what do you have to do to get some darkness? 😦 I know it’s little consolation, but I once had a neighbour who went away and left her house empty for three months - trouble is she left the bathroom light on! 😡😡

My next door neighbours won't be back until tomorrow afternoon now so the bathroom and back bedroom lights will be until they get in. 

Put screens up so can block out lights. 

Set up did two star alignment ready to go. 

Neighbours went out left all lights on and then neighbors at the back of me decided have a bonfire night so packed up don't know why I bother. 

intermittent clouds set up going to first alignment star cloud coming over then clear and then fine rain packed up quick.   Hour later intermittent cloud so just got binoculars out and had a peruse around forecast is for clear tonight so fingers crossed.

If I can get there next year I can bring my 10" celestron starsense would that qualify for the dob mob. 

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Nice adapter courtesy of Dave (F15Rules) great addition for the 10"

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I am not Jealous at all, lovely scope if and when I sell the 10" I am looking to get a 5" I already have a 4" with the Tal and the Celestron C102 a friend has lent me which considering how old it is I have had some really great views through. I do miss my 5" though I should never have sold it.

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Weather is looking awful I will keep this site for next year, if you go I do hope it's dry for you. 

Is there any EHU on site for a tent.

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46 minutes ago, Carbon Brush said:

Definitely dig carefully using hand tools.

I discovered that British Gas and British Telecom that thoughtfully installed their services about 200mm below my driveway.
The digging man folded over the end of the venting gas pipe and retained it using a cable tie😆
Neither organisation seemed to think they should have been deeper, put marker tape above their lines, or even put it on the house plans!
They also thought it was OK to install services that shallow!🤬

When digging my pier foundation, I discovered a long forgotten land drain (pipes not joined up type) that was at my target depth.

Putting a new fence in digging hole for post against the back wall first spade full I spotted something same as you carefully got the soil around what it turned out to be the main electrical cable supplying the house. 

Probably 75mm below the surface when I reported it they said I would have to pay to get it relaid. 

I wasn't going to pay thousands for that so I have covered it in thick metal trunking in case I move and someone else decides to replace the fence. 

I moved the post six inches away from it. 

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Have you got a polar scope in the mount?   I have a EQ5 goto takes me 10 minutes set up I have my tripod legs marked up so I am north faced and aligned I use a small level to check the tripod is horizontal.

I then put the mount on and polar align which with a app is dead easy as it gives me all the information I need to put in the handset.

Obviously you dont need to do this once you have polar aligned and gone to your first object engage your RA motor and for several minutes it will be in the FOV.

Dont get disheartened it used to take me 45mins to set up.

That cable from FLO is the right cable but you won't need it that long you can easily attach the life pod to a leg then plug it in no trip hazards. 

On 16/06/2023 at 10:35, Franklin said:

More solar viewing today, this time with the 80mm F/11.4 achromatic. The long focal length combined with the solar continuum filter creates images that are very sharp indeed, in fact I see no difference between this and the SD81 regards definition. Easier to pump up the magnification with longer focal length eyepieces as well, today I was using my part collection of Vixen silver-top plossl's (2nd generation), they really do go well with this particular scope.

 

I have the 10mm and it's a superb eyepiece I would love to get the others. 

When I got my first scope in 2012 I was out 3/4 times a month, this year has been very patchy been hemmed in by the weather my 10" turned up and I have only had it out 4 times.  At most I have been out 8 times this year and not been out for 6 weeks now its that bad I put the 10" up for sale as I am not using it.

10 hours ago, Spile said:

I open the compasses to the length of one side and check it against the opposite side. See initial check part of https://astro.catshill.com/collimation-guide/

Thank you so much I had not come across that guide and I have probably all links to collimation you can think of.

On 12/10/2023 at 21:43, Spile said:

I check the focuser is square with a pair of compasses. It always is so like you, I have no need to adjust it.

Can you explain how please I would like to check the focuser on my 10" 

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