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Christopher Davenport

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  1. tingting44

    god 45min AT plate solve's, is not fun :(

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      You need to tweak your settings, anything over 2min is a problem.

  2. tingting44

    Jupiter season is near! i cant wait to see how my QHY5L-ii(m) performs on Jupiter compared to my old SPC900.....

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      When I use my QHY on my MAK, I do it at F22, this seems to be the sweet spot.

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  3. PhotoGav

    Well, clear forecast + gusty winds + no moon = got to give it a go!

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      I am so bummed out, last night was excellent, I setup for 5 hours of data capture and went to sleep after 25min of subs where in. Woke up this morning to find that PHD had crashed and ruined all my subs aarrrrgggggggg

      Well at least I got 5 good uns :(

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  4. tingting44

    i got AAPOD today! :D http://www.aapodx2.com/index.html

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Well done mate!

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  5. tingting44

    another weekend of fridge darks *sigh*

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      hey it's more fun than mowing the lawn!

  6. tingting44

    Dark site tonight!!!!.......M31....... = happy man! :D

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Dark skies out their tonight. hoping for the best for you!

  7. PhotoGav

    Excellent - they used my pic of M31 on S@N, I blinked and I still didn't miss it!

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      +1 well deserved, keep up the good work onward and upward

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  8. tingting44

    i forgot my 7D was in the freezer!! sensor temp now reading -20oc! and it looks rather frozen on the outside, i hope its ok....

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Lol that is funny! I am sure it is fine, just make sure you thaw it in a way to make sure that as it warms water does not form ... hair dryer?

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  9. Christopher Davenport

    My baby (600D) is home, baader modified and ready to rumble. Thx Juan.

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Well, everybody please blame tweedy! Looks like its going to clear tonight. I am trying to decide between M31 Galaxy or the Eastern Veil Nebula.

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  10. Christopher Davenport

    My baby (600D) is home, baader modified and ready to rumble. Thx Juan.

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Sent it on wed arrived on thurs, modified thurs night, tested friday morning, posted back arrived sat morning 8am. This includes the Baader filter. (he had some in stock.) This is a permanent modification, with a firmware update to allow the camera to work during the day.

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  11. hobsey

    Get in! Won a 400mm camera lens on ebay ready for next weeks Redbull Air Race.

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      You two are like kids in a candy store :)

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  12. Christopher Davenport

    Just sent my baby (600D) off to be modified ... I hope she survives the surgery!

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      No to Jaun, in Kent.

      http://cheapastrophotography.vpweb.co.uk/Low-Pass-Filter-Replacement.html

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  13. SnakeyJ

    IC1396 in the Frame - taime for a couple of hours snooze ;)

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Nice, one Jake. Looking forward to seeing what you manage to get out of it!

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  14. tingting44

    going to the DARK SITE tonight to suck up some of NGC 7023's photon's.......:D :D :D

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Nice and the Met says its going to be clear all night!

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  15. Christopher Davenport

    Met office says clear all night for sussex, with very good visibility from 1am on. I feel a imaging session coming on.

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Aarg I feel like a pirate this morning. I set-up, went to bed and woke up at 1am ... It was worth it as the milky way was glowing!

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  16. emadmoussa

    I've just lost 5 of my relatives in airstrike. The dad, the mum, the dad's sister and her two little children...

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      So sad, it breaks my heart

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  17. Purplehayze104

    contemplating about getting another scope to compliment the 150P ?

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Hmmm if you already have a 150p (long focal, narrow field), I would suggest a wide field such as the ED80 or ED100.

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  18. Luke

    A dream came true today: Sarah and my Tele Vue 85 has arrived. It is love at first sight! Hope to see the Moon through it tonight, hopefully the clouds are held up in customs.

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Did Sarah buy the TV85 and bring it home with her as a pressie?

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  19. Mikyg

    could somebody tell me if I could use a 9 pin serial cable from my pc direct to the NEQ6 pro with eqmod and not have any problems???

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Yes, for EQmod put your handset into Utilities -> PC direct mode

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  20. Mikyg

    could somebody tell me if I could use a 9 pin serial cable from my pc direct to the NEQ6 pro with eqmod and not have any problems???

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      NO!! You will blow the port as power is sent through it.

      You need a special EQMOD cable, about +-£20 from FLO.

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  21. Mikyg

    When I've got the NEQ6 Pro on its pier and polar aligned is there away to use it so i don't have to use the 3 star align every time?

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      http://eq-mod.sourceforge.net/

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  22. Mikyg

    When I've got the NEQ6 Pro on its pier and polar aligned is there away to use it so i don't have to use the 3 star align every time?

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      EQmod allows you to save your alignment points and it helps with Polar align

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  23. hobsey

    StarSense finally update. Just need to try it out now.

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Yaay!

  24. Christopher Davenport

    Saturday night star party - 12 hour weather window - Darksky Petworth, Call out to all West Sussex astronomers check the astro events forum. Spread the word - Coffee and Cookies on me :)

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Most definitely, we can also see if we can get your mount to polar align.

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  25. Daniel-K

    theres only so much peppa pig i can take on rain days!!!

    1. Christopher Davenport

      Christopher Davenport

      Have you seen the one where they look through grampa's telescope at the planets?

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