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  1. Steve Ward
    Baader is much better than TO if you are after fine detail either imaging-wise or for visual.
  2. Steve Ward
    Thank you sir , and Paul ...
  3. Steve Ward
    Another stunner sir ... What's the dark nebula with 'eyes' in the top-right corner ? , it reminded me immediately of the Black rabbit from Watership Down .
  4. Steve Ward
    I hope to be watching in Tunisia , was thinking of Luxor but I fear it will be a little overcrowded .
  5. Steve Ward
    The very narrow footprint would/does concern me , it would appear from the photo that adding a mount then a 'scope would put the COG outside the footprint making for an accident waiting to happen.
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  7. Steve Ward
    It's here .... https://arxiv.org/pdf/2312.05292.pdf
  8. Steve Ward
    Best watched at 0.25x I found .
  9. Steve Ward
    Nice capture . But might I refer you to the Terms and Conditions ..... "Official Language English is the official language of our forums because it is the common language between our moderators and users. Because we can not moderate post/thread text in a foreign language, you may not post or have a signature in the forums in language other than English."
  10. Steve Ward
    It can catch you out waiting at traffic lights too if the car in the off-side lane creeps forward a touch making it seem that you are rolling backwards.
  11. Steve Ward
    Please save the image as a JPEG or PNG file , this way the image will be automatically displayed and members won't have to download it just to see it ... ta very much.
  12. Steve Ward
    For a wealth of information for beginners I'd highly recommend the "Astronomy and Nature TV" channel. https://www.youtube.com/@RocketPlanet/videos
  13. Steve Ward
    You'd be better off shooting a hundred or so single RAW frames than using the very compressed video output from the 550D , it's just the Liveview stream captured as a series of small JPEGS.
  14. Steve Ward
    No doubt incorrect data inputted to the mount somewhere along the line ... given the repeated incessant mis-spelling of the program's name from the original thread title and all subsequent mentions of it I can draw no other conclusion ... 😏
  15. Steve Ward
    I used a 14' tall pier at my old address to get 365 days of solar imaging back in the day (2012-2015) Simply a 100mm x 100mm timber post sat on the patio and braced against the brick wall , it was a bit of an adventure dragging the HEQ5 Pro and Tal100rs up a ladder but it got me 311/365 so well worth the effort as most folk give up around this time of year.
  16. Steve Ward
    https://www.lindy.co.uk/cables-adapters-c1
  17. Steve Ward
    Save yourselves the anguish and use the "Oculars" plugin in Stellarium ... 😏
  18. Steve Ward
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303548504185?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&customid=CjwKCAjwloynBhBbEiwAGY25dIF16fG42kzTWA7jZCzmIjCyq4SNjGoXpcYdf6nY2Znn-y4Zml5kORoCpAUQAvD_BwE
  19. Steve Ward
    https://www.altairastro.com/altair-telescope-cover-for-refractors-newtonians-scts-13111-p.asp
  20. Steve Ward
    Battling with the poor seeing and gusty wind this morning , disc's OK but the close-ups were too poor to post ...
  21. Steve Ward
    "Patience is a virtue ... " and all that ... 😏 Eventually the showers abated and let me have about five minutes of varying views , grabbed 29 frames with not 'too many' clouds and greenery included and ended up with this ...
  22. Steve Ward
    Thank you for bumping this John , a thread that had passed me by , a truly astonishing collection of glass on display throughout. I shall remain happy with my humble new Evostar 150 Achro however , but continue to follow this thread in awe.
  23. Steve Ward
    First glimpse for ages , hardly recognised him ... 😄
  24. Steve Ward
    I was very impressed by the Stellalyra dobs at the IAS this year (on the FLO stand) The roller bearings made the action silky smooth , much more refined than the Skywatcher I used to own. If I were after a new Dobsonian it would definitely be the Stellalyra I'd opt for.
  25. Steve Ward
    Caught a lovely steady 10 minute's worth before it all turned to mush again ... And the SDO/HMI Continuum for comparison ...
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