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Thanks everyone

What kind of cable do I need to connect an AM5 to a Celestron Powertank. I’d read somewhere that the Powertank used a slightly non standard connector (I don’t mean the cigarette lighter bit) Thanks

Just booked Thu to Sun. Did it online as in Italy at the moment so not had a pitch number given as yet - but did mention the group on the booking info. I’ll need to work from there on Fri during the day - but looking forward to it!

Ooh! I’m going to see if I can make this again. Really enjoyed it last time

Great to meet everyone - what a lovely venue for some stargazing. @Freff - thanks for organising and @mdstuart thank you for being so generous with your time and help in finding some great objects and for helping me improve my Dob!

Well it’s still raining but I can see some stars!

Might be time to open the wine! 🙂

I’ve got a team of Met Office forecasters who work for me - they suggested Sat night was the best bet too!

I’ll be in a dark blue VW transporter and should be getting there about 1530 / 1600 on Friday. Come over and say hi if you see me

I’m not happy with the collimation on mine either. Let’s hope @mdstuart is a collimation master! 🙂

Sounds like a plan!

Anyone planning on go to "The Royal Oak" on the Friday night for some food? If there's already a plan / table booked can I be a +1 - if not, anyone else fancy getting some food? I'm happy to make a booking...

Fantastic. Let’s hope for some clear skies!

I’ve just booked a pitch. Looking forward to meeting you next weekend. Probably bringing my 10” dob Kev

Hi all - sorry to gatecrash! I’ve seen Justyn comment on this event on FB - I’ve only ever been to Astrocamp before and know Justyn from there - could I have some more info about it? Are there visual observers as well as imagers, and could you let me know about any additional costs over and above the camp fees? Many thanks Kevin

Sorry, not quite sure which sub-forum to put this in as it crosses a few of them - happy if a moderator wants to move it! I currently have a WO 66mm refractor (up for sale in the classifieds), a Celestron C8 Edge, an Orion (US) 10" Dob, AVX mount, ZWO ASI Air and a ZWO ASI224MC camera. I'd like to do more astrophotography, also keen on some EAA (for outreach and for the instant gratification!), but also enjoy visual. I'm trying to decide which path I should take next, and hoping people can share their experiences and opinions to guide me. I'm thinking going one of two routes: 1: Buy a 102mm refractor (something like the Starfield 102mm f7 ED Doublet) and getting a ZWO ASI585MC camera. I like the thought of trying a 4 inch refractor for visual, but also think It would be a good scope for EAA / DSO, using my Edge 8 HD for more visual and planetary imaging 2. Buy a Hyperstar V4 for my Edge 8HD and a ZWO ASI585MC. If I did this I'm not sure what else I would need? Would I need an OAG for guiding or does the f1.9 mean I'm unlikely to need guided subs. Also, how feasible is it to switch the hyperstar in and out to swap between visual and imaging? (I don't mean in the middle of an observing session, but maybe one session to another) 3. Buy an Edge 800 0.7x focal reducer for the SCT with the ASI 585MC. If I did this, I'm presuming I would need an OAG at this point... How much of a PITA is this to set up? 4. Something else entirely... Interested in people's thoughts

I’m here and loving it. Skies were amazing last night. Had a look through some great gear - everyone really generous with their scopes. Did better in the quiz than I thought we would - but that was largely down to the knowledge of other members!

My wife is coming too - she’s been before - not massively interested in astro but enjoys it

I’m off to this. Been to a few before (including the spring one this year). I’ll be on pitch 10 in the blue transporter. Come and say hi!

Hi there, Have you tried using a phone app to help locate the suggested stars? Also I find a Telrad easier than a finderscope - it's too easy to become overwhelmed with the amount of stars in a finderscope.

I’ve got a Celestron NexYZ phone holder and am trying to use it with my IPhone 12 Max. Most of my eyepieces are 2 inch and seem too big for the NexYZ. It seems to get good reviews but I haven’t had much luck with getting any images with it. is there an eyepiece that people use and get good results? Thinking of getting a Baader zoom one… Thanks

Awesome Astronomy have started a YouTube channel too with some good content..... https://www.youtube.com/c/Awesomeastronomy

I know this is a year old, but did you find a solution to this? I’m considering moving to an evolution mount for my c8 from an AVX, but wondered if I could use the same tripod