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A bit late in seeing this. Superb. I've been sketching the moon since I was a kid and am still not very good!

Really good. Gives new people an idea of what to expect

Great image . I was out earlier today. I did some fairly ropey sketches and took even worse images. I do like WL solar observing, but there are 2 things that it really shows up 1. The floaters in my eyes just get worse 2. My optics are covered in dust specs and some hairs.

Thanks. Think I will give it a go.

Hi all I'm not sure whether to get a h beta filter. I have seen the horse head in a 10", but it wasn' t my SW 250 and may have had better optics. Anybody seen the HH in a 10" or smaller? Thanks

Thanks. I live in Dudley, so can't be too far from you.

Thanks for your reply. I will try an untracked exposure and see what that is like. I think all of the old sodium street lights have been replaced now, which doesn't look good for light pollution reduction.

Hello all, I might get a star adventurer for star parties, but will need to practice at home under a bottle 8 sky. I assume I could use my AZ4 tripod legs. I've a canon camera body and a few lenses. I would need clip in filters, light pollution/narrow band. Should I also get a camera astro moded? Does anybody manage to get anything under really bad pollution? When I go to a dark site I don't want to have some clue what I'm doing. Thanks

Thanks for your informative reply Don.

I want a really nice wide fov 14mm ep. I like decent eye relief so my eye lashes don't stick to the glass. The choices are delos, pentax xw, morpheus or 13mm nagler. I had an 11mm nag that I regret selling. If the morpheus is really close to the others then maybe I should save £120 + ? It 2hat have to be a very close match though. Thanks Bish

Great, thank you.

Hello all, I took a shot of the moon tonight with my phone. I used to sketch but find less time these days. I also had a decent moon map on my old phone, but not yet on my new one. Can anybody identify the craters in this pic? Thanks

Hi all, I have a celestron power tank and have heard the charger that comes with it is not very good. Does anybody know a better alternative ? I will also replace the power tank later in the year (only need it for stat parties). What other suggestions do you have for something better. I hear Jackery are very good. Thanks all

I saw comet 2019 L3 ATLAS last night.well placed in Gemini. Quite Small but fairly bright in my 10".

Unless you have double patio doors I assume that the base firs through a standard door way. I considered getting a 14" flex but think I would have to take the base apart to take through the house.

I keep looking out for another varipower to buy for nostalgia (I sold mine when the mount broke). It has to be blue though. At the time I wanted a tasco from the catalogue because the ad said they magnified by x400.

My first scope in the early 80’s was a print astral varipower (x25, x50 and x75 if I remember correctly)

That’s great. Thanks for sharing.

I agree. These programmes are made for viewing figures not necessarily a relatively niche group of keen enthusiasts. I will be watching Strictly thougj😆

Thanks David. Most of the time (at home) I won’t use it, but have been caught at dark sites with everything dewing over very quickly. Just for extreme conditions when there is a lot of moisture. Thanks

Hi all, I want to run dew heater straps on my 10” mirror, secondary mirror, 50mm finder, ep and telrad. I have a 7AH power supply but assume I will need more power to run for full night observing? Thanks Bish

Really nice sketch. Must have been great in the ep.

Thanks. That will be an easy star hop!

Very nicely done. Far better than my effort from today.

Lucky I was off work today. The sky was clear so I put my mak out with a white light filter just on the off chance.