Tonynexevo925

Wow - almost dead centre landing

I have taken the drastic action to turn off phone notifications for SpaceWeatherLive ☀️ So frustrating as every time I see the most activity, according to the app, that I’ve ever seen in years - I look out of my window and see grey mizzle!! 🌧

Set up at 7.15 as sunshine outside. Went with TV85 and Baader set up. As expected it turned cloudy but enough patches to allow some good viewing. Actually sorry I didn’t set up the Lunt but as a working morning I didn’t have the time to devote. Was interesting to see the eclipse almost eating into the sunspot. A colleague described it as Pac-Man. Got a few iPhone 12 pics.

Very impressive 🚀 Reminds me a little of the old Flash Gordon films.

Scrubbed today

First time in ages that forecast looks clear and no moon BUT it’s going to be -12 here so could be my last session ever ☠️ Fingers crossed and wrap up warm

This is my home made solution - works very well to limit the heat and aid the contrast in Ha and white light.

A quick session from 14th - clearest sky for a long time. Grab n go just in case the weather changed or it was too cold ? seems stamina decreases over time not outside at night. Got a couple of handheld iPhones 7 shots of a typical bright moon! @Stu may recognise the scope.

I agree. Using the OO VX14 with the nexus is a dream. Easy to set up and use.

That is an interesting tabletop mount in picture 1 ???

Amusing subtitles... always interesting to watch a launch ?

Brilliant ?? Surely worth a guest spot on Sky at Night for a demo ?

So am I ?? Excellent for white light with the Baader wedge.

Quite right ??

Amazing and Bowie is inspired -if only he’d been here to see this ??