Ibbo!

Getting really low from home but just managed to squeezzzzze a quick session before sol parked itself in the garage. 60 mm Lunt D/S ZWO 178 cam Do the clicky dance for full res.

I had a 102 f13 which had a bad accident 😭

That is a work of art.😀

12 x 1200s Ha with the 200mm RC and QSI ccd cam.

Another in series of cluster images. 30 ea x 60s RGB with the 200mm RC and QSI cam

Dreadful seeing today and of course I tried the Quark which has a 4.2 barlow

Had the same with my NJP and until I installed the pier (took a long time) it had a bit of paving stone under the tripod leg.

Thanks guys.

I am quite pleased with these despite the somewhat wooly seeing conditions today. Lunt 60mm D/S and 178 cam for ha Tak FS 60 (stopped to 50mm) with Lunt 600 Cak filter and ZWO 178 cam Do the clicky dance for full res

30 x 60s RGB Toscano 200mm QSI cam This one is a bit wider.

30 x 60s RGB Toscano 200mm QSI cam

30 x R&G 24xB @60 secs with the RC and QSI cam

I use the "throttling down" for Cak solar with the FS102 when conditions are ripe for the FL.

FS 60 (capped to 50mm)

As i thought too much cloud here.

After making a mess of this object the other night I redid it with the focuser locked off 30 x R&G 24xB @60 secs with the RC and QSI cam

I saw an annoucement yesterday about the upgrades so very recent I think. And most welcome.

I am mainly an imager. I have a telegizmo solar hood and use it with an Ikea folding A4 file box that just fits the 17" monitor I use,but that does get annoying to use when its windy. The umpires hat is also fairly widely deployed. We once modified a baseball cap with an enlarged peak but i have not seen that for ages, must get another as I foiund it useful as well. I guess the ultimate was running the kit over anydesk from inside with the aircon unit at the side of me in the heat wave earlier this year. Do not forget the factor 50 as well.

No plans to regrind or recoat.

This is my first "proper telescope" mirror from a Charles Frank Saturn 4" reflector. I made an equatorial mount for it in metalwork for my practical bit of the exam -long since lost. About this time next year I will have had it 50 years. The plan is to make it back into a usable scope for the anniverary.

Lunt 60mm D/S with Coronado ZWO 178 mm cam Do the clicky thing for full res.

Lunt 60mm D/S with Coronado ZWO 178 mm cam Do the clicky thing for full res.

Nodded off for a bit in WL.

Lunt 60mm D/S with Coronado ZWO 178 mm cam Swift session before getting fed up of the shade cover flapping in the wind and the onrushing clouds. Do the clicky dance for full res.

Lunt 60mm D/S with Coronado ZWO 178 mm cam