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  1. xtreemchaos

    hi Dave, has your Quark got any nearer mate ?, weve got a bit of clear heading in from the west tonight "fingers crossed", should be 50/50 tomorrow for most of us. charl.

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    2. Davey-T

      Davey-T

      Morning Charl,

      It's stuck in UK customs now, they've sent me two sheets of A4 questions none of which seem relevant to an item originally purchased in the UK and returned to the USA for repair under warranty.

      They seem determined to try and charge duty on something out of principal :grin:

      Merry Christmas

      Dave :icon_santa:

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      morning Dave, darn customs, duty has already been paid on it mate, when first imported. id just write on the form "sent for repair and a photocopy of the recet, or maybe try and get them on the phone ,thay must have a helpdesk. merry Christmas mate, I was hoping for some sun thismorrning but its 100% cloud at the moment.  charl.

    4. Davey-T

      Davey-T

      Thanks Charl,

      You'd think in this day and age it could be done on the internet, "luckily" the Sun is pretty quiet and too low ATM so hopefully it will get here eventually.

      Then we just have to hope it's been fixed, I remember a couple of posts where peeps have sent their Quark to Daystar for repair and got them returned with the same fault.

      Grey murk here again, had a surprise bit if clear sky last night but I wasn't ready, hadn't recharged the power pack :grin:

      Good news, my brake calipers for the camper van came back today after a month away being refurbished so if we get some decent weather over christmas I can get them refitted and be ready for the next star party.

      ATB

      Dave :icon_santa:

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    according to the soothsayers theres some clear moving in tonight from the west,  I'm not getting my hopes up but for once it would be nice if thay get it right. if I can see stars at 7pm ill be a happy bunny :happy7:clear skys all and ive me fingers crossed. charl.

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Fingers crossed Charl. Been too much mist/haze around on the nights you could see some stars, so hoping for a nice clear night too! :) 

    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      thanks Gus, its 5pm and its starting to clear here, its a bit hazy cos the sun came out at 2pm and started sucking water vapour back up, hopefully it will dissipate by 7 or 8ish, hope you get some clear, charl.

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    ive had some fair images with a unmodded camera, I shot it widefield at iso 1600 40x45 sec exp, but mate the biggist factor is conditions, I shot it only when theres no moon with great seeing. goodluck and remember nothing is impossible. charl. heres my last go . ps I don't let the camera cool inbetween shots, with our weather ever second counts.
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    wow are we up for some goodys tonight, just been looking at Mars with the big binos in daylight and its steady as a rock being holded in place with superglue :icon_biggrin: hope its a omen for later. goodluck and seeing.  charl.

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Tried nabbing Venus and Mars about 30 mins ago. Venus was blazing away whilst I took my dog for a walk, but hiding behind the clouds when I got the scope out alas. Hoping for clear skies later on at least. 

    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      I think everywhere apart from scotlands going to be clear later Gus, ive both scopes cooling " 200p and Ar127l", heres hoping the seeings stays good for us. charl.

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Fingers crossed. My weather apps and FLO is telling me different times for any clear skies, so as usual the best thing to do is keep poking my head outside to check. 

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    stunning clear skys here in south wales, hope it lasts, but its darn cold as well, winter rig working well, just been getting 2min subs unguided. "were cooking with gas". hope you all have some clear .  charl.

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Hoping for clear skies when I get back home from Thursday night and the weekend  Charl. Hope you get a nice long spell mate! :) 

    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      thanks mate, I'm just getting a warm and I'm back out to see how far I can push my subs on the Pleiades. hope its clear for you on Thursday.  charl. 

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    i have some 15x70 opticron Oregon very nice binos and Celestron 25x100, just got this week off my kids for Christmas, monster binos with amazing views " there not really binos more like 2 fracs straped together" ive had firstlight for 30min or so until the curse clouds came and what I saw blowed me mind, I would deff recommend. hope you all have clear skys , charl.
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    out testing the 25x100 binos at the moment, got some nice clear sky what wasnt forcast, started with the Pleiades, lovely pinpoint stars with a whitish dusty glow, loades of background stars, next down and to the left to the head of bull, ive the whole of the triangly stars in my fov, Aldebran looking a nice orange colour, Ain, cleeia ,Hyadum 1 and 2 looking sharp, the group of Tau just visable and guess what, clouds stopped play....

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Sounds like a good pair Charl. Pity the clouds got in the way. :( 

    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      thanks Gus, I was just starting to get to grips with them, I'm well pleased with them, very nice contrast on par with the ed80, was hoping to bag a few goodies in orion but the clouds 100% now, ill look forward to the next clear night.  charl.

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    sat waiting for the moon to rise, I always get a great feeling of antiserpation wondering what the seeing will be like, wish I could fast forward. hope you all have clear skys tonight . charl.

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    Oh the agony!, Oh the pain!, when is this cloud going to end ? ive got cob webs on me scope :hmh: charl.

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    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      thanks Dave, yer mate ,well things can only get better, thay carnt get any worse, hope we all get some clear sky soon, charl. ps it could be my fault ive just brought a new camera tripod and a few bits.:icon_biggrin:

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Tuesday is supposed to be a good day, but not holding my breath for it just in case! ;) 

    4. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      thanks Gus, yer ive got my fingers crossed mate, theres loads of good winter goodes coming into view and i hate missing them, clear skys ,charl.

  10. xtreemchaos

    set up waiting for the moon to come from behind some cloud, scanning the sky with the binos , spyed the Pleiades just rising above the horizon, if I don't see anything else tonight ill be happy, what a fantastic sight, the seeing looks to be good... charl.

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    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Managed a couple of hours last night until 10pm. Got the darkest skies until the moon crept up, and managed to see the Saturn nebula for the first time, and I think I got Neptune too, so well chuffed! :) 

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      sounds like you had a goodnight Gus, the sat-neb is quite a hard one in the vis, it stayed cloudy here for most of the night mate, im hoping for better skys tonight.  charl.

    4. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      The Goto mount helps a lot here. If I had to star hop to find it I don't think I would have found it as easy. :) 

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    2016

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    From the album: 2016

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    From the album: 2016

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    Pleiades1-10-16 23.00

    From the album: 2016

    this is the first target on my winter hit list. 14x 45 sec, iso 800. mount HEQ5. thanks for looking, clear skys charl.

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  15. xtreemchaos

    lovely and clear outside tonight, bit more wildfield,i mean widefield for me ,hope ya all have clear skys. charl.

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Hope you had some nice skies for your widefield stuff Charl! :) 

    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      thanks Knighty, as soon as it got dark clouds came from all directions, im hoping tonight will be better, we have had a cold wind here allday so if the sky is cloud free it should be fair seeing. hope ya have clear sky. charl.

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    hay guys ive just remember what grease i used on the eq6 ,superlube synthetic. my memory is like the sea ,sometimes something good washes up. thanks everybody for your help. Steve im still going to try the stuff in your links, because having to types grease seams the better idea. clear skys charl.
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    thanks Steve, ill be getting some just incase it gets sticky this winter. clear skys charl.
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    thanks Steve, similar is a bit vague mate, the reply im looking for is more pinpointy like name ,thickness ,size, because some greases dont go well with some metals mate. charl.
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    thanks Alan, my mount is used allmost everyday or night with solar ect when clear, that pushes me more to do a stripdown, im worried that things will wear if not regreased, agreed mate that stuff thay use in cameras ect must be hard wearing and versatile. charl.
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    thanks gaj, i have plenty of lithium grease in the shed what i uset to use on motorcycle chains, but i find it a bit thick, the stuff i used before on the eq6 was in a white tube with a number on it, denoting the thickness i think, sorry to be a bit vague but have a terrible memory when it comes to numbers. yer mate astrobabys strip down imfo is top notch . charl.
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    thanks Alan, i found that with old eq6 the original grease became stiff in the cold and caused tracking errors, might be different with the newer Heq5, thay could of used different grease, but thought id do a bit of imfo gathering and have the right grease ready if l have problems this winter, plus i like taking stuff to bits. charl.
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    ive nearly had my HEQ5 a year now since down sizing from my EQ6, and will be giving it a stripdown over the winter and a regrease, i use to do the same with the bigger mount but for life of me carnt remember which grease to use. please could anyone give me some advice as ive smoke coming out my ears trying to remember. clear skys, charl.
  23. xtreemchaos

    Ooooh ,nice and clear here in south wales tonight, i think a bit of adventure into widefield is on the cards. hope those darn pesky clouds keep away. hope you all have clear skys.  charl.

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    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Looks great Charl. Make the most of those skies mate! :) 

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      thanks Knighty, ive got thin cloud now mate, it might blow over, hope you have clear skys ,charl.

    4. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Away for work at the moment mate, so even if it's clear outside I can't make the most of it. Hoping for Friday or Saturday night to be clear when I'm back home. Fingers crossed! :) 

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    moon 15-8-16 22.00.png

    From the album: 2016

    taken on the best seeing id had this year. kit AR127l f9.5 Frac, 1200d in 1:1 crop mode. 75 frames staxed with regi, iso 100. thanks for looking, clear skys charl.

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    plane wide17-4-16.png

    From the album: 2016

    plane transit, single shot, potluck. kit 120mm f5 frac, 2x2inch ed barlow, 450d iso 100. thanks for looking ,clear skys charl.
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