hobsey

Nice!

Have fun just don't expect miracles in bad light that's where FF really comes into it's own...

Don't worry Pete, I did think long and hard about my choice, I just hope it's the right one.

Are you a masochist ?? Its a nice mount

I wish I hadn't sold mine.

Oh don't, I'm feeling sick with the guilt of buying it, even though I haven't bought it yet.

lol :D

Happy endings :)

ROFLMAO - an eight day forecast...oh that's good, hang on, I'm crying so much with laughter I can't see to tpye!!!

Ok, up until friday night then with possible frost for the weekend.

A nice clear frosty night sounds good to me. Fingers crossed.

HERE YE....HERE YE....

+2....ill have some of that :)

Yeah, cheers for giving me the heads up about it. More expensive than the scope but will work out better for me in the long run.

Works well with the 1.4 and 2.0x extenders as well... and extension tubes for macro...

:)

Yeah, been looking at them. I think the 1.4 will be next years purchase.

Buy another ST80 and turn them into binos? Lol

Now there an idea! I'm sure its been done before.

Want the binos for portability more than anything, also to keep in the car.

mars or saturn? whats up with the data?

Everything was just a bubbly mess from the heat rising from the houses and I couldn't get the focusing right. A revelation r&p is on the cards for next planetary season.

if your serious about planetary imaging then a motorised focuser is the best investment you can make

I've been waiting for one to come up on the used market but I think I may have to buy new as they very rarely come up.

The new Williams with field flattener built in looks good the ZS71 has a bit of blue bloat to deal with.

Yeah, I just don't have that sort of money though.

nice one buddy! thats where my funds came from this year for my HEQ5 :D

You two are like kids in a candy store :)

Yep. Maybe getting on towards middle age but still young at heart.

oh yes! :D

I know one episode would of done it!. How about talk about finding Messier objects and double stars!

im loving it :D

California neb, Pleiades & orion are getting into good places in the sky early now. Not observed the area properly at all yet and it's bugging me.

All you can do is try! fingers crossed

How did/is it going ?

Pat

Terrible, couldn't get it tracking properly to get a long enough run so I could adjust the settings on sharpcap.

nice one, were you trying panning? ive not tried panning yet, looks very cool

Yes, with terrible results.

MotoGP for me next weekend. I went to Brands once as a kid. I love shooting motorsports. Tried the slow exposure panning for the first time at the Pirelli Challenge. Some pretty good shots lots of throw aways but the good ones are really good with the blur on the tires and background.

the forecast is cloudy for then ....

Knowing my luck, it probably will be.