wookie1965

I have not got one eyepiece in my collection I have paid more than £70 for which includes the SVBony 3-8mm.

6 minutes ago, Fraunhoffer said:

I have 4 extending  washing line poles in a square that slot into bits of old pipe in the ground with cable washing line between them. Then i hang black sheets from the cables. 

I hide in the middle with my scope. 

 

Please post a picture this may help me please.

I am selling my 10" because of a street light all starsense keeps saying cannot find telescopes position.

Very true I should of listened to you and forgo getting a big dob. 

32 minutes ago, Naughty Neal said:

On the Celestron tech page they ask for  a pic of the scope and the vendor , nothing  on there regarding a receipt.  

The options include receiving the scope as a gift so one could try that route but they also do ask for the existing app code which may be an issue.

I do have the app code I had a S10 when I bought it I upgraded to a google pixel pro but I left that on the roof of my car and drove off I have had to ring Vodafone and get the imei number blocked and I am still paying for it . I have now got a S21, with trying to sell it I wanted to find out how to get more codes to inform the buyer or get it before thanks for the information.

4 minutes ago, bosun21 said:

You need to email Celestron and provide proof of purchase of the Starsense telescope.

Its second hand I bought it off a fellow sgler.

Can you get more codes as obviously plenty of people change their phones and need to imput the code every time they put the app in the phone. 

2 hours ago, mapstar said:

I use a hotec on the truss dob. It takes litterally a couple of minutes 

Its not like you can check the focuser and then tweak the primary need arms like a orangutan 😃

I use a Cheshire even in the dark I just shine a red light at the 45° window 

Brilliant Doug I myself cannot view from home now because of a new Led lamp however the man from the council came out he worked in Cumbria gaining awards for dark skies, he has said even if he has to make something himself he is going to stop the light from my view so I can get back out cannot ask for anything better than that.

Paul 

A warm welcome to SGL 

Nothing because of this thing. 

I cannot view from home now and not found a place I can nip to, to be honest looks like I am going to sell up. 

Welcome back to SGL

If it has a retaining ring you could loosen that and with the flat of your hand smack the outside of the cell all the way around this may centre the glass. 

37 minutes ago, paulastro said:

Sorry wookie, the title was a little insensitive of me 😔.

Still, plenty of life left in this solar cycle yet 😊.

Dont be silly like you said plenty of action just wished I had a chance get a picture of that big spot.

Just my luck been cloudy here the last 5/6 days 

7 hours ago, glafnazur said:

Same for me. I think I've only known one other member of my local astro society who liked looking at doubles,. For some reason or another most people just don't seem to like looking at doubles 🤔 

With light pollution if you dont live in a dark site its a no brainer and there are some lovely doubles and multiples out there. The joy of splitting a tight double is like looking at Saturn for the first time.

1 minute ago, BGazing said:

@wookie1965 you can certainly fit Daystar Chromosphere to the back of your Tal, but I think you would be better served by buying a small dedicated solar scope. 

I had a Daystar and used it with my 70 and 100mm refractors. The trick is, my 100mm refractor is f/7.4 and the Quark has an internal 4.2x telecentric barlow. Meaning that your Tal will be operating at f/42 and you would be limited to 40mm Plossl - which means uncomfortable views and high magnifications (which you do not always want in h-alpha). I had another refractor to play with. Eventually I decided I like h-alpha so much that I bought a Lunt 80, now double stacked.

I do not regret buying Quark, but I think getting a small dedicated h-alpha telescope is a better purchase and a better bang for the buck.

Thank you so much really appreciate it very informed information there I can take on board. 

I am mostly a double star man I do look at clusters and planetary nebulas but my lists are 90% double stars I have loads of lists from various outlets. 

A warm welcome to SGL

My experience of LED lighting is not so good. The second image is what they put on when I complained.

A warm welcome to SGL 

Does the clip play?

1 minute ago, Franklin said:

Think you've posted the wrong clip @wookie1965.

I posted it from my phone on there I realised my mistake and deleted it how or why it stayed on I have no idea.

This is from the Sky at Night now what's on the back of his refractor please so I can price them up.