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  1. SnakeyJ

    Darned Fog sat on me for last 36 hours :(

  2. SnakeyJ

    Darned Fog sat on me for last 36 hours :(

    1. Luke

      Luke

      Crazy fog ambushed my planned solar imaging session! Typical, when there are all those sunspots out!

    2. SnakeyJ

      SnakeyJ

      Me too! Just got the white light filter sorted for my 80M and ready for a first light attempt on AR2321. Still some fog around the coast, but looks to be burning off inland and the forecast looks clear for this evening and tonight, so may still get out :)

  3. SnakeyJ

    Dense Fog Stops Play - Early night for me!

  4. SnakeyJ

    Dress up warm and don't forget the dew heaters

    1. Uranium235

      Uranium235

      Not too bad tonight, hardly any dew. Its a cracking sky!

  5. SnakeyJ

    Dusted out the DSLR and doing a quick run on M27 :)

  6. SnakeyJ

    Elusive Cocoon Nebula!

  7. SnakeyJ

    Enough Reading - Give Me Some Clear Sky (Please)!

  8. SnakeyJ

    EQMod - Simple, CDC may take some getting used to!

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    2. Daniel-K

      Daniel-K

      oh yes it is a must i run mine of a generic ps3 pad on a usb cable

    3. Earl

      Earl

      have a play with the display options, the main issue is its not as fluid on panning about.. Hold middle button iirc

    4. SnakeyJ

      SnakeyJ

      Cheers Daniel and Earl - just found myself a Logitech Wingman Cordless Rumblepad for £ 5 :)

  9. SnakeyJ

    EQMod Was a Dream on Saturday - A Pain in the Posterior Tonight :(

  10. SnakeyJ

    Ev'rybody's building their observatories and their piers - Feeling like the Mighty Quinn!!

    1. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

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

    2. SnakeyJ

      SnakeyJ

      :) 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!

    3. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      LOL

  11. SnakeyJ

    Finally Getting Some Data on M57 ;)

    1. SnakeyJ

      SnakeyJ

      Hooray a full set taken before the clouds rolled over and no camera hangs - must have been good ;)

  12. SnakeyJ

    Fine, Clear and Reasonable Seeing Forecast - Time to get everything out :)

  13. SnakeyJ

    Fine, dry and sadly cloudy

  14. SnakeyJ

    First Light in my new Obs :)

  15. SnakeyJ

    Flocking Hell - Time to Collimate

  16. SnakeyJ

    Fog, fog and more fog - Just make out Jupiter and the moon!

    1. sologuitarist61

      sologuitarist61

      Couldn't even see that down here in Cornwall - in fact couldn't even see the end of the garden and that is less than 40ft away!

    2. cotterless45

      cotterless45

      Moon vs Jupiter, only game in town !

    3. SnakeyJ

      SnakeyJ

      Hmm - I did see the moon and a very dim, fleeting Jupiter at it highest elevation - fog stayed in all night. What a shame the IOW doesn't have any bigger hills so I could climb up out of the fog :(

  17. SnakeyJ

    Forecast looking poor through the w/end - might have to do some work ;)

  18. SnakeyJ

    Forecast wrong again - might get a little more data on Jupiter ;)

    1. leelee970

      leelee970

      same here, skies were a little clear while forecast said cloud.

  19. SnakeyJ

    Frac'ing tonight!

  20. SnakeyJ

    Getting a little light headed on paint fumes - but nice looking finish on the Bresser Orion OTA respray :)

    1. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

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

    2. SnakeyJ

      SnakeyJ

      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...

  21. SnakeyJ

    Getting things setup for tonight - looks good

  22. SnakeyJ

    GIMP2 LRGB = Headache and Bedtime

  23. SnakeyJ

    Glad to be inside and at home on a night like this - it's foul outside!

  24. SnakeyJ

    Going Manual for first light with the QHY5L-II M

  25. SnakeyJ

    Good clear sky tonight, but too windy - but tomorrow is looking good

    1. PhotoGav

      PhotoGav

      That's what I'm hoping too. Fingers crossed.

    2. Uranium235

      Uranium235

      Same here, will be having another go at Lovejoy.

    3. leelee970

      leelee970

      Too right. I was just going out last night but once I saw the trees blowing I knew it would be pointless. Fingers crossed for tonight.

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