Space Cowboy

1 hour ago, bosun21 said:

In two parts i presume. It's the awkwardness of them both together that poses problems. I still don't envy you manoeuvring the base up and down stairs.

Oh yes always move in 2 parts. I do have a holdall from Argos that the OTA fits in perfectly for car journeys.

2 hours ago, Flame Nebula said:

Hi Space Cowboy, is it a goto version? ( hopefully not an insulting question 😆

It was the auto tracking version before the GOTO Dobs came out but it works with the GOTO handset.

Just a point to make if this hasn't been mentioned. The 10" skywatcher flextube Dob has the same size mount as the 8". The 12" is a much larger beast altogether.  

I've had my 10" flextube for 13 years now and wouldn't swap it for anything. I keep it upstairs and it's light enough to carry up and down without trips to A & E 🙂 

Congratulations to Kostas, Geof & Nigella for producing work of such a high standard considering how bad the weather has been this planetary season.

Its a shame the planetary challenge wasn't a month earlier to allow more time on Jupiter 🙂

Love the mug Geof! Best wishes with your recovery! 👍

You're on the right track there Ian. As Kostas says just a few subtle tweaks.

23 minutes ago, Kon said:

Thanks Stuart. It's good to join with the big boys. It will be a learning curve but I am very excited.

When planetary imaging you'll be able to lay back and smoke a cigar 😎 Short exposure DSO is an option now. 

Woahhhh!!!! Lewis Hamilton just got a better car!! 💪

Great to see you with a big gun Kostas!

Very nicely detailed image Harvey!

Nice final look at Venus 🙂 Lets hope 2025 gives us plenty of good seeing.

Nice way to finish your Jupiter season Kostas. 👍

10 hours ago, geoflewis said:

Thanks Stuart,

It was fun watching Io actually pass over the GRS, just a pity it was so close to the limb and in awful seeing.

I believe seeing a GRS moon transit in good seeing is as rare as seeing a unicorn with hen's teeth 🙂

Well caught Pete!

Nice animation Geof! I could see the stars flickering away last night. Always good to see a moon transit whatever the conditions 👍

Nice set of images considering the less than great seeing we've had this season.

That's super image Kostas! I'm sure you were frustrated not getting the full frame rate given the few opportunities there have been but in reality I doubt it's harmed your capture much if at all.

I made a rookie mistake last night by taking the cloudy forecast at face value and watching the final of strictly come dancing only to discover the sky had been clear outside! 😱

Nice clean image with subtle colours!

Just bumping this in case there is anybody out there in the outer reaches of the universe who has come across this problem?🥺

19 hours ago, bosun21 said:

I have no intention in the destruction of my new scope 🤣. Seriously though there's no mention of it in the handbook that came with it. I'm hoping that someone who owns the go to version of this scope can shed some light on it.

Don't throw that in the bin its meant to be left alone. Mine is still in place after over 10 years 😎

Glad everything worked out for the best Ian. I guess the moral of this story is to never let Eddie Hall handle your packaging 😂

Very good detail on those!

Nice captures Pete!

Tantalising! Have you tried a 610 or 685 ir filter Geof?

4 hours ago, geoflewis said:

Thanks Stuart

Looking on my big monitor and it looks even better! The larger scale really opens out the detail giving it a more "gaseous feel" especially the north pole region.

First impressions are that looks excellent Geof! Lovely colour balance and a very fresh natural feel.

24 minutes ago, geoflewis said:

I've PM you a few TIFFs

Cheers 👍