SnakeyJ

Oh and the clouds, which are winning so far :(

Here we go 40 x 15sec Lum

Gave up due to clouds but got some reasonable Lum data

Blimey you have one hell of Southerly View don't you ? !

Ha I realize there is Triangulum Australe too!?

It's not bad, but I loose the east to trees - judicious pruning required.

Whatever you do, don't mix it with alcohol, very unpleasant..!

Add a little Ketomin into the mix. Effect lasts for hours then :-)

Hmm, think I can cope without that thanks very much. I'll stick with brufen and paracetamol ;)

GRS transit later aswell. :)

Conditions are very humid, but I've slipped the good ladies hair dryer out already - looks lovely and clear, so lets hope the seeing holds up!

Seeing is quite good here, I'm hoping it will be a good night as theres still a stiff breeze. Got a brandy and coke on the go just to help things along ;)

Oh, come here...gimme a hug :D :D

:) Just made me wanna reach for the guitar and sing - but Lou would shoot me at this time of night, so it's all in my head!

LOL

Dew stopped play at 01:15hrs - who forgot to turn the heaters on? Great night though ;)

I had an excellent night too :-)

Yep, the Milky Way was very vivid as well...

what guidescope are you using with the firefly? Just out of interest...always wondered if it could do the job.

Dan - I'm using this with the Celestron Travelscope 70 - Poor mans finder solution;)

Thread @

And it Works! Shame about that full moon ;)

Hope all goes well, Snakey. Rest up and take care of yourself.

Cheers Qualia and All - I saw the very best of the NHS yesterday, first class service. No observing for a week or so, but should soon be back up and running! Fortunately the UK weather means I'm not missing out too much ;)

Any luck? It was a little iffy last night so I didn't set up myself

Hi Dan, no it was a bust. The bloomin cloud rolled in high and obscured everything at 01:00hrs, just as I was expecting Saturn to appear from behind the trees. 3 Attempts so far this holiday and nothing to better my first attempts at Saturn in January- typical! Might get out tonight, but have to be fresh for work tomorrow so will see how it goes.

Did you manage to get anything more?

You going to post it for us to see ? :) :)

On its way - just first processed my veil from last night!

can't see anything, been raining all day :(

Just shows I should be thankful for small mercies ;)

Nice, one Jake. Looking forward to seeing what you manage to get out of it!

Cheers Chris - ran smoothly for the first 7 x 300s subs, then the guiding dropped out and the next 13 were terrible. Think I started a bit closer to the meridian than I had realised!

Still got some data and tomorrow night may give another chance to catch some more subs ;)

I sincerely hope so, tonight is my one and only shot at SGL9 so ive got to make it count.

Fingers crossed for you :) Looking forwad to some nice pics, threads and stories from SGL9.

Where did you find the clear sky?!! Wet stuff here for 2nd night running.

Stunning down at this end of the world, but not sure my eyes are up to Mars again tonight - must sleep!

I wanted to paint similar things outside, what metal paint do you use and what kind of spray gun?

Just standard car primer and paints (Unipart Grey Etching Primer and Satin Black for the top coat). I sanded everything back hard, then etch primed - the grey enabled me to see the worst of the pits and blemishes, which I then feathered out with fine sandpaper and re-prined. Ended up using three tins of each, which is rather more than I expected on a 1m OTA, but cost just under £18. By no means body shop perfect, but I'm very happy with the end result. Should be good for anot...

I almost smashed my kit last night...take things out..clouds and wind...go back inside clear...go out again...clouds again...come back inside...clear again... was absolutely disgusting.

Nice

Same here, not bothering tonight. Still a little windy too.

I did venture out with the bins for half an hour, but the bright waxing moon was a bit of a spoiler!

You shouldn't view when under water.

Does the dew on my secondary count?

Jupiter of course, cards can wait until it's cloudy

It was Jupiter - but my secondary dewed up after the second run :(

And then it clouded over for an hour - then all was good again!

Yes it is where I am aswell. I had good views of the Orion Nebula and Pleiades .

Sorry to hear that. This week hasn't really been up to much here either. Very clear skies, but the seeing has generally been very rough.

Gracias Qualia - Que sus cielos despejados y las estrellas brillar

Not a breath of wind here at the moment so won't be long now!

Guess it'll hit here 4hrs after you - but very wet and squally at the mo.

Given up for tonight due to large blister :(

There may be easier ways to skin a cat, but this has proved to be a right pig!

cool stuff!!!

Cool Indeed and will be fun, but starting to think I've discovered another 'money hole' hobby ;)

Though it will be nice to learn a bit more and machine a few little bits for mount and camera mods.

Hold fast mate

Patience... Deep breath.... It'll get there eventually...