Ibbo!

 captures using phone, canon 7D 120mm & 300mm and SWED80 & ZWO 178MC

I am sure you are right John.

I watch the Explore Scientific webcast now and then and they say its the same for them.

Thanks.

It was handy as I managed to do some work as well.

Chucking it down now.

Also managed to squeeeeeeeeze them into the ED80 178MC FOV.

This is mine and of course its not a GP but a GPD

Well this is embarassing, I have just been out to look at mine and there is no plate.

In my defence it has been sat on that tripod in the same place for about 3 years its my alternative mount that is semi perm.

Sorry no help from me.

I will have a look at mine tomorrow afternoon and measure up for you if no body comes in beforehand.

16 minutes ago, Nigella Bryant said:

Brilliant, thanks for sharing, I managed to get some data through high misty cloud yesterday, rain and cloud today 😭

Thanks, there was the almost constant thin high cloud again yesterday.

Today has been very wet and we have the indoor water feature back in the garage, thought I had cured it.

6 hours ago, michael.h.f.wilkinson said:

Nice set. The H-alpha looks a touch noisy, perhaps a bit too much sharpening.

It is hard with the sun so low. I have to set the scope up across the street and do some genuine sidewalk astronomy

Yes in daylight it does look like it.

Back away from the unsharp mask tool Steve.

19 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

Nice set Steve, too low here now for a couple of weeks.

Dave

Same here unless I abuse the mount - plenty of weight on the  c/w shaft and on the dec axis.

Yes I was back up the ladder this afternoon and got some shots before they went into the murk.

A lot of waiting and rain dodging gives first light to the 178 mono

Single stack only the D/S did not turn out due to the clouds.

Do the clicky thing for full res.

24 minutes ago, johninderby said:

Have you ever noticed that when out somewhere there can be clear blue skies and you think perfect for a bit of solar observing but as you get closer to home the cloudier it gets. 😢😢😢

YES!!

I have both rain and sun at the moment.

Looks to me like ice on the cover slip or chip.

Maybe a change or recharge of the dessicant (if it has some) is needed.

I use a small dew band on my SX 694 to keep it free and turn said band off when imaging.

I fired up the meteor scatter as I was about to hit the sack and recorded these.

pity I can't see to get the conditional actions to work and record while I get some kip.

Mores the pity I am not as young and fit as I used to be and up in N Yorks camping watching them.

34 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

Just about to take a drive up on the downs to see how low the SE view is.

Dave

We are in tier 3 so i don't think going on a trip to catch the conjunction would go down well.

1 hour ago, saac said:

First class effort and perseverance.  I'm hoping to get a few practice shots in this week weather permitting - still don't know if it will actually be visible much from here but I'd love to photograph them. 

 

Jim

Thanks.

I intend on using a scope nearer the closest approach and if it is clear I think it will be an early afternoon daylight session for me.

ZWO 178 mono

I want to try my new cam.

Great -now can we please have a couple hours of sunny weather please to go along with it.