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  1. tingting44

    soooo many new people to stargazing lately!! great stuff!! seems the hobby is really taking off at the moment :)

  2. tingting44

    what a lovely sky in the end tonight, moon and jupiter lovely :D

  3. tingting44

    Might have me a SPC900 planetary cam to add to my collection soon.........:)

  4. tingting44

    The wife gave me an early xmas prezzy!! a ride in a helicopter! WOO HOO lol :) all ways wanted to go in a chopper :)

    1. bombassa

      bombassa

      Ooh lucky boy! :o)

  5. tingting44

    on who wants to be a millionaire....the question just asked was.."the milky way is what type of galaxy, A.spiral.B.irregular.C.eliliptical.D.pyramidal, And they phone a firend lol

    1. tingting44

      tingting44

      they got it right thank god lol

    2. Qualia

      Qualia

      I thought it was a type of Galaxy but with a nougat centre that is considerably lighter than that of a Mars ;-)

    3. tingting44

      tingting44

      lol they got the answer right for A. spiral

  6. tingting44

    Just got my new Telrad finder off of Andrew S on here!! THANKS buddy :)))

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    2. tingting44

      tingting44

      loool :) it is bigger then it looks in the pics isnt it lol

      cant wait to use it if i ever get my scope collimated grhhhhh :(

    3. jnc71106

      jnc71106

      some might suggest its a bit excessive when you have GOTO ;)

      set yourself an afternoon aside for the collimation print this guide http://www.astro-baby.com/collimation/astro babys collimation guide.htm read it then read it again and slowly take your time

    4. tingting44

      tingting44

      yeah it will be so handy simply for alignment when i need to find the stars with the finder/telrad, as when its a dark sky its so hard to make out the star you want through the stock finder, lol so this should just make my life of aligning easier :)

      thanks read through AB guide a few times now buddy :( lol

  7. tingting44

    arghhhhhhhh!!! i feel to chuck this telescope out the window! :(

    1. Qualia

      Qualia

      No, don't do that :-)

  8. tingting44

    now got me a telrad finder coming from andrew s on here :) thanks pal your the best :)

    1. rory

      rory

      good bit o kit. cant be without mine.

    2. tingting44

      tingting44

      i know i cant wait to see what all the hype is about :) ive only ever used my SW130p stock finder scope so im hoping for a nice change :)

  9. tingting44

    Got me a Premium Chesire Collimating eye piece coming from huggiebear on here, thanks mate :)

  10. tingting44

    off out for my wifes work meal when all i want to do is sit in my garden and star gaze :(

    1. Rihard

      Rihard

      Same here. Had to attend a work dinner while outside the skies were totally clear and steady. I came back home (after a few drinks) and a fat rainfall began.

  11. tingting44

    on a clear night, i wonder how many of us are actually looking at the same object, say....Jupiter,

  12. tingting44

    I am now the proud owner of Steve Richards "Making Every Photon Count" :D Thanks spacecowboy :D

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    2. tingting44

      tingting44

      it really is an amazing book!! im nearly half way through it lol im sure to get through it many many times in the future ahead lol :D

    3. David Smith

      David Smith

      Got mine in the post yesterday (Thanks FLO). Haven't had chance to look at it yet though! Can't afford kit until new year anyway so no hurry:)

    4. tingting44

      tingting44

      ive read it front to back all ready lol i wont have the money for the imaging setup i want for about a year ish :(

  13. tingting44

    RIP Sir Patrick, you will be missed by many, had a good run tho and now has the best view of the cosmos :D

  14. tingting44

    just trying to prepare nearly 1000 jupiter pics so i can PIPP & Registax them for my biggest stack ever :) cant wait to see whats hidden away :D

  15. tingting44

    might try and view/image the GRS for the 1st time tonight. just need to find out what time it will be showing :)

    1. tingting44

      tingting44

      i think ive found a time of the GRS tonight at 8:05pm, can anyone confirm?

    2. David Smith

      David Smith

      Have you had a look at sky and telescope website?

    3. tingting44

      tingting44

      i have indeed sir, i was looking at the GRS just a minute ago now, back inside in the warm while its collecting photon's now :)

  16. tingting44

    got a swap for my book turn left at orion for the book making every photon count....win for both of us :D

  17. tingting44

    good hour viewing/imaging tonight....all packed now lol tooo tired for a long one tonight :(

    1. jnc71106

      jnc71106

      ah you part timer :)

  18. tingting44

    just downloaded IRIS to see what its like compared to DSS & R6......mhhh i cant figure this program out 1 bit!!! think ill stick to R6 or DSS IRIS looks very old

    1. Davey-T

      Davey-T

      Downloaded it once, decided

      lifes too short.

      Dave

  19. tingting44

    its going to be a cracker of a night tonight hopefully! well clear :D

  20. tingting44

    hoping for some nice weather this weekend to get the scope out and try to nab my 1st view of another galaxy...fingers crossed

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    2. tingting44

      tingting44

      no luck im afraid buddy :(

      typical really, all packed up now and its getting clearer grhhhh :( lol

      i sooooo badly want to just see a spiral galaxy :(

    3. tingting44

      tingting44

      OMG!! setting scope back up now!!! ITS AMAZING CLEAR!! WOW

    4. tingting44

      tingting44

      WELL THAT WAS WORTH IT!!!! not only did i see and image jupiter! I BAGGED MY 1ST GALAXY!!!! M43!!!! :) and i imaged M43!! im over the MOON, not the best imaging but im very happy :)))

  21. tingting44

    going out with 2 mates tonight to view the meteor shower! as the next 2 days are due for cloud :( taking scope for 1st outing!!! should be an amazing night! looking forward to seeing jupiter and venus also for 1st time :D

    1. tingting44

      tingting44

      we got one of the best dark spots in uk down the road about half hour drive, my 1st proper dark spot viewing also!!! im BUZZING!!!! :D

  22. tingting44

    what a freaky night! went to a ghost hunt last night and madness happened lool :D got a 3 hour drive home now lol

  23. tingting44

    DAM! think i woke up toooo late to see venus and jupiter!!! :(

    1. Qualia

      Qualia

      No worries, it's a bit of a killer arising at 4am-ish.

  24. tingting44

    time to pop the scope outside to cool down for a few hours! cant wait to test my new meade eye piece :D

    1. Qualia

      Qualia

      Let us know how your session went, TingTing. I for one would like a read and insight :-)

    2. tingting44

      tingting44

      i will do qualia, im starting to find out its ok getting all the data, but its totally another thing processing the gb's of data and stacking and actually putting into a thread loool i got hundreds of pics now, just need to find a spare week to process them all lol,

  25. tingting44

    just looking on stellarium, kinda sucks saturn is nearly below the horizon :( did not even get much imaging done of her :(

    1. tingting44

      tingting44

      by the looks of it im not going to be able to see her again till FEBRUARY!!!! NOOOOOOOOO :(

    2. Qualia

      Qualia

      Tingting, it may sound silly but it might be fun to wake up early one day this week and take a peek at Venus and Jupiter.

    3. tingting44

      tingting44

      ohh that sounds great! id love to be able to spot my 3rd and 4th plantets :D when is the latest in to the morning you can see these then qualia :D

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