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  1. Very sad news. I have had some great views through a 20" David Lukehurst scope. I had never met him but a big loss to the community
  2. Fantastic. Always amazes me the detail that can be achieved.
  3. Just seen it my 5" mak. Really faint. Accidentally nudged the scope and couldn't find it again. Think the sky misted a bit.
  4. Great image. Saw that with a 16" from a dark site. Obviously nothing close to that detail but still good to see.
  5. I'm wondering if my 10" scope will pick it up from badly polluted area (bortle 8). I am going to Cornwall on Monday to a dark area on the west coast. That would be ideal but forecast is rain all week.
  6. Just enough clear patches in the cloud to see it. Used my bins. Should have grabbed my camera too.
  7. Saw it at Kielder star camp over the weekend. Luckily somebody had a 20" dob to look at it with.
  8. 25" obsession. I need to ignore that storage and transportation would be a pain.
  9. I can have breaks of 6 months without using the scope. I still read books, watch astro TV programmes etc. I've in very light polluted area and more often than not it's the next star party that gets me draggi g the Scope out again (or a decent comet, well placed planet at opposition etc)
  10. Had a hint of them in m51 with my old 8". Easier in my 10" and getting good in a 12". All from bortle 3. Had a quick glimpse before clouds hit in a 18". Obviously great in that! Not sure how good my eyes are.
  11. Martin McKenna on FB got into storm chasing and does both.
  12. It puts me off spending too much on kit. However the practical (observing) part is like a bonus to an interest in astronomy in general. I live in a badly light polluted area so look forward to star parties (even if I only get a couple of hours of clear skies as I Iike the camping/outdoors). As I don't have a huge amount of kit I will always keep it, even just for the odd look at the moon, planets, odd bright comet and star parties once or twice a year. I had always planned to buy the biggest scope I could, but that has become less and less practical. In a nutshell I'm happy if I only get the scope out once a month, as long as I can make it to the odd star party too
  13. I must admit 10 years ago I would be out most clear nights until the early hours and get up for work. Now even if there is a SN or comet I wait until the weekend if it meant having to wait out until the early hours. It is partly because my wife has a physical job and is often exhausted and I go to bed the same time so I don't disturb her. The sky here is so light polluted I don't go out that much anyway. At a star party I will stop up all night and nap in the day if it is clear.
  14. Ni e shot. I just caught it out the bedroom window as it got dark enough to see the Beehive in bins.
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