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nah jake i was at fishers pond, were u out last night? it was amazing wasnt it!!!

no i didnt go out martin, i went out 3 times last week so theres been 3 very late nights recently, the group did go out to TH and i think there was close to 20 people there

wow 20 people!! i have to go there some time, but i must admit i do like getting away from everyone not a person in sight and just chill lol, i saw too many shooters to count and got some cracking images, cant work on them or the timelapses till i get my pc tho :( dying to show off my images lol

The haze has cleared up where I am finally so scope is cooling away...determined to find a galaxy, hopefully the neighbours patented sun machine will turn off around 11pm...

nice one! :) my scope has been cooling since 2pm today, didnt bother bringing it in from when i was imaging the sun :D

Brilliant ! I love being wasted and getting the 'look'. It reminds me of being younger :)

Ha! 'The look' I get that when I'm sober! Have a good one.

the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has taken images of the apollo landing sites

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/revisited/

very interesting jake, mhhh if only i won the lotto one day....id love to chuck a couple mil into a telescope :D

mhh i wonder how the pro's find the reflectors? and send a laser to them... i was winding my mrs up earlier i told her i saw the flag they left on the moon! loool :D

they are some awsome pics there jake! :D

qualia id love to be able to have access to control hubble just for one night! mhhhh lol :)

I looked but all I could see was some fool with a telescope waving at me

There used to be a fairly big pic of the week or month section encompassing all the various imaging sections but this was stopped. It was really good but I gather it was a bit of a faff to organise.

I think the other thing is it can create a competition type thing and really some people are more sensitive than others, nobody should be afraid to post a pic because they don't think it is up to standard. All imagers are welcome here and I like that.

yeah a pic of the week or month would be good, i can see it being a bit of a competition too, but that is a good thing sometimes, and your right all pics are welcome here

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 :(

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

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 :)))

for me ISS = I don't care :D

Its just that time when it comes over often. Its just the same with planets, jupiter last month, mars this month. Just had my camera delivered so I will be trying to capture it tomorrow evening.

lol it orbits 15 times per day so its not going any where, well it is......1 big circle, id get dizzy up there,,,,,not that id turn down the chance to go up there :D

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

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:)

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 :(

its a lovely scope :) not cheap with the carry case tho but well worth it, and its like free money with the rebate :D so WIN,WIN

Don't think the other half will see it that way.

I will say to her she can do what she wants with the rest of it as long as I get to buy my imaging scope first.

lol :D good luck

Lol that is funny! I am sure it is fine, just make sure you thaw it in a way to make sure that as it warms water does not form ... hair dryer?

lol, ive just put it in the fridge now to cool down gradually..... im doing 600sec darks all night for my darks library....temps reading -2oC now so im feeling better lol

Well done mate!

Great stuff! Congrats

thanks guys :)

I saw it as well. Managed to track it with my dob. Looked kind of like a very bright tie fighter. No detail though visually, just a lot of light!

i never bore of looking at the ISS, just dying to get a detailed image of it now lol instead of the normal wide field line streak going across the frame lol, will be having a few more goes tonight hopefully if the clouds behave

I caught it as well, I think it was brighter than I ever seen it before.

What one ?

this one

http://www.romancart.com/cart.asp?storeid=15307&itemname=SPC900 / SPC880 Adapter for Straight Through Finders &price=29&quantity=1

AH i see, paypal do payafter delivery now so doesn't come out your account for 14days. just make sure you have it in your account in 14days

Just looked up PI, those home page images are amazing.

idigitize I got PI simply because of the power of the stacking options, same data stacked with DSS and PI is just miles apart, its amazing really. also ABE and DBE imo are worth the price tag alone, just going to take some time to get familiar with all the functions.

really idigitize, ive found LR5 NR does a way better job, did not know they used the same raw conversion!

for me there is no looking back with PI now,

PI has a trial you can use with all functions unlocked, give it a try, especially stacking and ABE & DBE!

Try classifieds :-)

You'll need a few more posts... 50 posts to view and to buy, 250 posts to place a classified ad. When you get to 50 posts, look top right.

that sucks, surely that just promotes spamming? im not a spammer so ill just have to wait a few months to be able to even view, great!

You kidding me?!! I already am...

its worked clear ATM

think dance has worked for now clear skies here fingers crossed

Very very few, thats why i recommend goto for beginners. Sometimes you have only 30mins of clear sky, and a goto can mean the difference of seeing somthing and seeing nothing at all.

yeah its not as simple as point and click with the goto as i was expecting before i bought one, but once your use to it and the night sky its better :D

1% lol

thanks crashtestdummy :) there are a sweeeet bit of kit arnt they :)

No hobsey didnt sell it in the end where i didnt get any interest with my add, think ill keep it now as it will come in handy i think still

Thats cool. I was thinking later on down the line I may get another one as the adapter for the guidecam to the finder is quite loose and turns easily so I was going to lock tight it on and get another one as a finder.

yes i found the SPC900 adapter quite loose also on the SW 9x50 :( bit of lock tight or some plumbers tape will do the trick tho ....

I take it the HEQ-5 has arrived then?

oh yes sir :D

Lucky you. All the years I've been working I have never had a tax rebate.

type in "online tax checker" enter your details and u might be very shocked!!! :) i was with a grand owed to me :D

I think there should definitely be a Cloudspotters thread on this forum.

So many arguements about which is the worst type of cloud: Altocumulus coud, Cirrus clouds, Cumulonibus clouds, Altostratus or the annoying high Cirrostratus ones that seem to appear in the evening.

I like the invisible cloud.