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Now that is very pleasing! I have exactly the same scope/camera combination awaiting first light Cheers Paul

A chance to help shape the future of UK amateur astronomy... https://appgdarkskies.co.uk/dark-skies-consultation Cheers Paul

This APPG has opened up a 'Consultation'. See link. https://appgdarkskies.co.uk/dark-skies-consultation We will be responding. Paul

Thanks for making me look at this supplier properly! Deposit paid a few weeks ago. Cheers Paul

Thank you Iain. These are memories we need

...Thursday night looked like the final opportunity for a decent look at the comet. Waxing moon and cloudy forecasts. I realised that I could get an image of The Plough, NEOWISE and my home from the other side of Swaledale. Canon 6D MkII, Sigma 24mm, 8s, f1.4, iso800. Foreground taken 5 mins earlier before the streetlights are turned off. After leaving the comet I turned around to find that darkness had returned over the past 2 weeks and the summer Milky Way was visible to the south. Same tech. details. A short cruise of the Milky Way and Messier objects with the binoculars finished off a lovely session. Wishing all the best for the new astro season! Paul

The juxtaposition of faint fuzzies near and far is pretty cool! 😎

...limited to 6 x 30s subs. Cloud kept forming directly to the NNW last night. Nowhere else!! Canon 6D MkII, Canon 200mm at f2.8, iso 800. Processed beyond reason in DSS, Lightroom and Photoshop. The odd artefact or three...

Portrait - 3 pane mosaic. Canon 6D MkII, 200mm. Reeth Village and comet. Landscape Canon 7D MkII Sigma 24mm. Reeth, Fremington, comet and NLCs. Wonderful to see so many enjoying the view!! Cheers Paul

Cheers! Though I'm keen on having two arms and two legs... ...many thanks. Paul

Hello all... I'm looking at various UK suppliers. Some premium (gulp), some less so. For various reasons am not able to build from scratch. I could enhance a prebuilt structure, with some help. I've found these suppliers https://www.taylorsgardenbuildings.co.uk/roll-on-roll-off-roof-observatory-shed-1-82x1-82m.html https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/shedshedshedsandfencing Does anyone have any experience of the above? Any other suppliers that people might suggest/recommend? Many thanks Paul

Thank you! Turned out to be a nice image with, rather than of, noctilucent clouds Paul

Cat and mouse with clouds last night (21/22 June). 5 pane mosaic. Canon 6D, Sigma 24mm, Nodal Ninja, 1s at f1.4 and iso400. LR, ICE and PS. 1/4 res image. Darkened room viewing. Cheers, Paul

Thank you. I'll be asking you what worked later... ...have also looked at your pier setup. Matching the camera with a RASA 8. Cheers Paul

Likewise Dave! Have you looked into attaching Canon fit photo lenses? Cheers Paul

...from Monday morning. VSDC for video editing. Lee Rosevere for music. Turn up the volume Cheers, Paul. P.S. It does play smoothly when the Interweb works...

Not the biggest or brightest of displays. A great start to the season! Time lapse of 30 minutes (repeats) and some stills. Canon 6D MkII Sigma 24mm and Canon 200mm.

Thank you... ...I really like its sparse nature 'Less is more'! Cheers, Paul.

...and this one.

2 pane mosaic. Canon 6D MkII, Canon 200mm at f5, 1/100 sec, iso1600. LR, MS ICE and PS. Foreground is cloud and a very distant and featureless moor. Mercury is in the top middle ish... (definitely need to click into the image) ...Lapwings, Curlews and Oystercatchers were very vocal! A very pleasant escape for an hour. ...cheers Paul

Squeezed them all in! Very nicely done. Thank you. Paul

With a cloudy forecast for next few evenings...thought I'd have a dabble. Checked the maps and so on, still didn't get the line up of foreground I was hoping for. Canon 6D MkII, William Optics Star 71. Set up alt/az non-tracking. 1/25th sec at iso100. Full frame. Paul

Looks like I will be getting Registar next season... ...really like the way you portray the 'depth' of the night sky through the images. Paul

Thank you Dave! There are plenty of attempts on the 'darkroom' floor... ...cheers, Paul.