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Fair enough mate, I just know how annoying it is.

Have a lovely time down there, great part of the world.

I learnt to keep a trolly bag in effect for each scope, although one supply would do two scopes I bought 2 supplies. Means grab scope, grab bag (check bag) and everything should be in the bag but also everything is in one place for checking. Bit OTT but has made life easier.

Hope you get better skies than I did the other week. It kinda blew.

Just done the same to upgrade my mount. Gotto love ebay.

Funny, you think you have plenty to sell but when it comes to it, you can never find anything.

sell the wife`s handbags and shoes, but get ready for the fall out

Yeah, they fell off in the cold the other night.

That's good of the NHS !

LOL

I've been putting off doing it, I hate it that much.

Need to fit them tonight so I can fit the new underlay tomorrow evening as the new carpet is being fitted friday. :(

sorry, clear skies :-)

powered cross-cut saw & no more nails.....

Corollary: women are trouble ;-)

I've been browsing this site for the last half an hour or so:

http://www.takahashi-europe.com/en/index.php

:D

Paypal...money in, money out,spread it all about !

I was having a play with the APT demo and couldn't get the hang of it so that's why I thought I would try EOS Utility. Glad I did.

APT really is a great program, just need to use it a couple of times to get your head around the settings and plans :)

Speak to Yoddha (on SGL) Ivo is the author - he was very helpful and the tool is far better than EOS utility once you have that initial learning curve complete.

365astronomy, been on back since 14th march.

Don't forget to download telrad charts

I was just looking at the leaflet about them to buy.

Where can you download them from?

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.

Yeah, the C8 is just too powerful to use in residential areas. Picks up too much turbulence.

Not had such problems with my C8. Gets most nighttime use.

I had the C11, and if anything...I doubt I'll ever go back to having a Schmidt Cassegrain without having another scope as a back-up...side by side next a refractor and a reflector, the SCT failed to achieve the same amount of contrast...it wasn't that bad on planets though.

I've had mine for my 80ed about 2 weeks now. Haven't seen the Sun since it arrived. Good luck. lol :)

It will just be my luck that will happen to me as well.

Solar white light is pretty easy, just need some clear sunny days, a bit rare around these parts

No you won't :)

Use the C8 for planetary imaging, and see what you think.

C8 doesn't fit on the Star Adventurer though. Plus I also have a 127mak that I can do planetary with.

not long now till the dark skies return :) its a good time for doing new darks libraries and adding new kit :)

Been doing that. Got telrad charts printed off and laminated, going to be buying a sky atlas.

Waiting on telescope house to open back up at weekends so I can pop down there and buy, crayford focuser, 2" diagonal and 3 2" eyepieces.

nice :)

Half reasonable picture of one (right down at the end of the page) if you need it: http://www.garyseronik.com/

Cheers Ronin, may have ago at that one.

Its got quite a detailed building guide.

Sheer chance that I had looked for mirrors for someone and that was at the end of the page, thought it looked quite nicely made. Haven't looked at the guide - OK didn't realise they had one. May go get a copy for myself then.

Same report for here, Cambridge, actually yesterday it said Friday and Saturday. Saturday is now cloud.

Wants to be

British weather... what a nightmare... :/

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

Apple.

Big Tesco store, or online at something like ebuyer.com.

No thanks to apple. Tesco is a good shout, won't buy on line. Prefer to be able to take it somewhere when it goes wrong.

nice one. its a great object to view . congrats..

Nice on mate! you should mount up your c8 and zoom in on jupiter

I would do but the mount is all packed up in flight cases thats why I'm looking for a gab and go mount for the C8.

take me with you!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE, lets move to mhhhhhh say alaska....sounds good dont it :D we could gold mine to fund our obs haha

No, No. I'm thinking more like all year shorts and t-shirt observing.

yeah, but, yeah, but, we could get the northern lights lovely from alaska looool :D

But you will miss regular views of targets like the Dumbell nebulae........etc !

I don't really have the correct type of scopes for DSO.

Yet it seems to have all the astro shops!

This is true.

Not to rub it in.... I did, thought it was lazy of me, but ive been dodging clouds all day just enjoying the sun.. looking for the best ep combo with the scope..

Defo agree, worth the money and nicely put together.

The film won't go to waste as I need it to make one for the finderscope.

I'm too paranoid about damaging the film.

Yeah I love this hobby. I suppose we should be grateful we are alive to see at all. ;)

I cxan only really get out now weekends and this one will be another blow out.

i'll send you 1p ;)

Thanks, need a fraction more than that though.

So have you time to build an underground shelter for protection?

wonderful, isn't it?!!

Nice, glad to hear it.

I was up between 1am and 4am.

So I missed Saturn!

Makes me want my larger scope now. Saturn was at a good angle.