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This is fantastic - what a great idea! Thanks very much

I'm just starting out and so my collection doesn't come close to rivalling many on here. But here it is nonetheless: My Tal plossls are there with gaps in the hope of getting a 10mm and 25mm to match. Also a space for possibly another Barlow. Other than that a modded webcam, my new 9x50 finderscope, and a moon filter. Now I just need the clouds to clear - off work for the next week but the weather is grim

Absolutely breathtaking - wow! Thanks for sharing it!

I've been around for about six weeks or so and am in awe of both the knowledge and the generosity of so many here - it's a wonderful forum. One possible idea for improving what is already great would be to have sections for different scopes. For instance, I've just bought a 130P-DS - it would be great to have a section just for that where folk with the same OTA can discuss matters specific to them. However, I realise that there are a lot of scopes out there and that this would be a lot of work to set up... I look forward to learning much more over the months ahead

Purdo - if I make any progress I'll post about it separately. As you say lets end this diversion here and enjoy some more stunning images from those who know what they're doing!

Thanks - that's very helpful!

There are some wonderful images on this thread - very inspiring ...can I just ask a quick question? I'm about to buy a 2nd hand EQ5 and was planning to buy a separate 150P-DS (new)...the idea being that it'd be good for visuals whilst I learn the basics and could then be upgraded for imaging if I ever go down that route - I'd certainly like to try. If I'm right the EQ5 would handle the weight of the 150 plus camera. Can someone explain what advantage the 130P-DS has over the 150P-DS. Apart from being slightly cheaper I, as a complete novice, would have thought that the greater aperture on the 150 would have been a good thing? Or is that the 130 weighs even less than the 150 and so the EQ5 would be as stable as possible? I hope the question makes sense. Thanks for reading!