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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.

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    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

    Images added to a gallery album owned by xtreemchaos in Member's Album

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    moon 20-9-16 11.50.png

    From the album: 2016

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    moon in colour20-9-16 11,50.png

    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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    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.
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    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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    sol 19-7-16 sun spot group

    From the album: 2016

    taken with AR127l f9.5 frac, 2x 2inch ed barlow ,1200d in mono and 1:1 crop mode. 70 frames staxed with regi ,iso 100. thanks for looking. clear skys ,charl.

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    sun shot

    xtreemchaos commented on Julessilver's gallery image in Member's Album

    sun shot
    thats a great shot mate, you should post in the solar sec, more people will see it there. thanks charl.
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    hi Andrew, any chance of posting OO omc mate, id be happy to pay all the costs. charl

    1. andrew s

      andrew s

      I have already had an offer of collection. Thanks for your interest. Regards Andrew

    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      thanks Andrew. clear skys charl

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    hi Derek, my grandmother used to say "putty and paint make many man faint" clear skys mate charl.
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    well done Knighty, wouldnt mind some of them myself, dont forget to write a review when you have had a bit of skytime with them, hope you get clear skys .charl.
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    very nice 127 Dave, ive been thinking of upgrading my focuser on my AR127l, to a 1in10, yours looks very good, well done for doing the job right mate.thanks charl.
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    57a379c772538-7sol20-7-1608.30col.png

    From the album: 2016

    one image from the two best seeing day this year.
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