primordial atom

found the answer to this at last, yes turn off face recognition, nice one !

I put one of those chemical hand warmers on the back of the secondary holder with a lazzy band for security. Lasts for a full session no probs

thanks both, yes lovely dark skies on the shores (or should I say bonny banks ?) of Loch Lomond, unfortunately I was eaten by midgies ? I'd like to say I lived somewhere nice and dark but I live in Manchester

Cygnus from shores of Loch Lomond . Canon 600D with nifty fifty at f2.5 if I remember correctly, 25 15 " subs on a static tripod. cygnus from Loch Lomond by David Phillipson, on Flickr

Great idea and will be doing it when next purchasing a scope from FLO, probably an Esprit 120. Is the scope available for collection after the check? I wouldn't really want my checked scope put at the mercy of the postal system and forever wondering if it was dropped from a great height in transportation. I always collect scopes where I can.

Another M13 I'm afraid, was chuffed at the time m13123455.TIF

home made 6" f12 refactor based on an Istar achromat lens cell. Extensive build details can be found here http://www.astronomyshed.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=24194

this is amazing