geppetto

By the way, is enamelled copper wire the thing to use for the LX mod?

Nope, much better to use insulated wire... good source is a meter say of phone extension wire as it has many cores and each core has different colours....

Some mod pictures here that I posted a while back...

http://stargazerslounge.com/astro-lounge/114129-pictures-taken-during-some-lx-mono-mods.html

A usefull and honest report Richard...

Enjoyed reading it and good luck with your new gear in the future 8)

Gonna be worth the wait Rog 8)

Sound information on there Martin, nice one.

I'll also put my plug in for building a simple barn door mount, sticking

your existing camera on top and taking very long exposure widefields

for even less cost 8)

Yes, well done Martin 8)

OK so its well known to most but maybe someone just starting out might find it usefull.

I came across this on the internet.

Its a list of observing targets on the moon from 1 to 100 (1 being easiest to 100 hardest)

I found it very handy in first finding my way around the moon and it concentrates the mind and

trains the eye to observe.

Here's a couple of links

First, a map showing where the targets are in PDF format

http://www.spacegazer.com/Documents\Astronomy%20Projects\Lunar_100_map.pdf

And second, a sheet naming the targets with tick boxes as you work your way through it also PDF format

http://www.spacegazer.com/Documents\Astronomy%20Projects\Lunar_100_sheets.pdf

Worth printing out to take outside with you at the scope.

Great fun and worth a go

Excellent

Going to have a play later

Thanks Martin

Yes, very useful indeed

Thanks Martin 8)

Thats a nice and sturdy bit of kit Martin

Should help your photography no end

Nice addition Martin.

The beefier the better with those things.

Nice touch the AZ adjustment 8)

Wallace and Gromit Grand Day Out film.

The robot thingy on the moon has a telescope

in its drawer to scan for troublemakers