Saganite

Just got a brilliant view of it through cloud !!

Clouded out !

Amazingly the clag of 10 minutes ago has cleared and the Sun is full display .

Thick low cloud with possibility of showers, so I am not optimistic...

hello Marfa, welcome to SGL

Welcome to SGL Jin. Recently been down the same route with my Grandson, but what is there not to love about Dinosaurs. Enjoy your new hobby, and don't be embarrassed about mistakes, because they happen to all of us..

I now have a Vixen ED103 S in immaculate condition for which I paid circa £700 and though the Tak FC100 which I had previously owned was a stunningly good scope, I have not missed it, the Vixen being, to my eyes, as good.

Nice image

Well done Chris, so pleased for you.. Steve

Thank you Martin for all the helpful emails ! I wish you both a long and happy retirement Steve

The Vixen LV's are a superb range of eyepieces and over the years I have had some really fine pairings, but alas sold them on. The 20mm eye relief is a real plus. Nice one Dave...

I find a new pleasure in observing into the small hours in just shorts and a loose shirt instead of all the clobber that I put on for the winter. The night sky is still full of delights.

A very fine and capable set of glass Dave...

Very nice collection Dave and the Axioms look full of quality, quite appealing !

Amazing images Trevor! The Vallis Alpes rille, highlighted as a challenge by mikeDnight, can be clearly seen.

Thanks for pointing out this challenge Mike. I spent almost 90 minutes last night ( 22/4 ) on this with my f15 and bino at a mag of circa 200x, and felt almost 'cross eyed' by the time I packed in just before 1.0 am. I didn't get it. The line of small craters along the rille were very strong with evident shadow but your point about illumination of the valley floor is the key I think. In moments of sharpest seeing I felt I may have got a brief glimpse of it where it is sharpest and deepest across the small basin, but certainly not enough to prove resolution, so I will keep trying as the opportunities arise. I noted five craterlets in Plato and the seeing was pretty good.

Thanks for posting Rob, very nice, a favorite of mine.

I must second that ! Enjoyable read Luke, thanks.

Likewise here, steady enough for 200x

I have one of those posh holding onny thingies Stu, had it for six months in fact, so I am going to try it out tonight.....

I observe Lunar planets and Globular clusters with a binoviewer 99% of the time. Deep sky and double stars with a single eyepiece. I am quite happy to mix both in a session, or not, according to what I want from the session.

I am not an imager so I cannot comment on the technical aspect but I think it is a lovely shot. I would put it on my wall !

The Moon is rock steady at 226x which bodes well for tonight so long as the clouds stay away. Both my refractors lined up almost perfectly without adjustment, which was a nice surprise.

Excellent observing John ,really superb !

A really lovely image Adrian. Congratulations on the new Observatory....👍