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    I host one at my place, though it isn't mine. It's a pretty good idea. Olly
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    I've got two EQ sixes and they work remarkably well. I'm not really knocking them but the fact remains that I would rather have spent another hundred quid on the finer details of finish, like having a properly cleaned interior. Also providing proper instructions regarding maintenance etc would be a simple courtesy to their huge customer base. I don't see myself flinching on either of these points. Olly
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    If only they would put a hundred quid on the price and make them properly. So near and yet so far. Olly
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    Excellent! Quite recently I posted a Heads Up pointing to folding garages as a solution to semi permanent setups. I came across them simply because I have a nice little car which I'd like to keep for a long time but with no garage. I have plenty of observatories but I thought, 'Observatory' as soon as I saw them. I'm really pleased you've given them a try. I sent my thoughts to an astro supplier, too. I wouldn't be surprized to see an astro-dedicated version of this idea appear at some point. I really reckon that this has a lot to offer. Olly
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    Well, I don't necessarily agree. If running unguided then, yes, the best possible alignment is best. But if running guided, a slight misalignment allows you to run the autoguide Dec corrections in one direction only and this can remove the problem of Dec oscillation. I have to do this on one of our mounts routinely. As for balance, like many people I like to run just a little heavy on the east to keep the backlash down. In perfect balalnce the payload can float around in the backlash. Frugal, if your stars are sometimes round then the problem is not PA. That would affect every single sub in the same way. It usually shows as a rotation in the corners. Olly http://ollypenrice.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-Les-Granges/22435624_WLMPTM#!i=2266922474&k=Sc3kgzc
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    Oh, a lot! Olly
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    Looks good. We see lots of Rapidos in France and, indeed, I saw one for sale recently. We went for a tiny Eriba Puck pop top instead, in the end, but it has a fraction of the space yours has. Olly
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    Jonas is like Jonas because he isn't grown up! Grown ups never do things because they are too busy explaining why they can't be done... Olly
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    I'm looking forward to hosting this beast! Olly
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    It's Orion, the constellation. It was taken using a One Shot Colour CCD, 5 hours per panel, and a mono CCD with Ha filter, also 5 hours per panel. The Ha was blended with the red channel. I must confess that M42, the Horsehead and Flame and the WItch were enhanced using telescopic data but the lens did most of the work. Olly
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    Obviously marvellous. I know that fine resolution was the name of your game here but I also love the overall look and feel of the brightnesses and colour. They make the galaxy look eerie and dramatic. Great stuff. Olly
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    If you are not using an accurate mount keep the focal length right down and you'll get nice results. The longer the focal length the better your guiding has to be. I like lens imaging and images. This was autoguided and with a CCD camera and 60 hours of exposure (6x10 hour mosaic) but the lens was a mid range Samyang 85. All credit to this lens. Olly
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    M13, 27/04/2013

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    M13, 27/04/2013
    Well done, especially unguided. All I'd say is that I wouldn't be doing broadband with this amount of moonlight. You'd have far less background noise if shooting in the dark time. However, you have a result. Olly
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    Hey, you're from Tibby! I taught in Sutton forever before baling out... Well done, get 'em hooked on astronomy. I bet you are chuffed and quite rightly. Olly (late of Huthwaiete and South Normanton, now in France.)
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