MarsG76

done the solar filters clouds 24/7 so far this week lol

what you need is the thunder 100s cloud scope, never disappoints...

I have a solar max and solar filters BUT.... BUT... I know how the astro tease works, the moment I setup my solar scope the clouds will get curious and come around to "see what I am doing" ha ha ha... I don't want to pull my 8" apart to setup for solar viewing yet since I'm in the middle of a "pillars of creation " narrowband imaging project and have my guider and camera setup and calibrated for quick continuation of imaging... once the clouds clear out...

Oops THEY sure do :D

Once tried it is difficult to use others

only the best will do!

A 8" SCT... looking forward to a moonless night.

Congrats! One of the finest 30mm's out there.

Thanks.... I just hope it's what it's hyped to be for the price... But seeing what my 11mm Nagler delivers, I'm confident...

Go away on holiday to a clear sky now!

So it's your fault :)

Going back to work is not an option.... holiday to a clear location is a brilliant idea, and yes.. yes it is all my fault.

I read 2010 not long ago. It really joins up some dots from the film 2001. Amazing stuff.

Showed the film to the son. Amazed .

Nick your son has obviously been bought up with some fine taste!

Shhhh! The clouds might hear you!

good point...

Sorry mate, had delete your last comment - no bypassing the swear filter please.

It's my fault. I just aligned a new finder on the ST80.

Ah, so thats it... I also got my new 3X TV Barlow...must be why it also started to rain.

congrats mate, the pita pater of tiny feet I take. charl.

Spot on... a brand new astronomer... 

Thank you.

In 2003 we had the closest encounter with Mars. Everyone tuned in! At the peak of this, the seeing was remarkable. I even bought a specialized filter. All set up... And in came a Martian dust-storm and the view was obliterated.

Even other world's weather hates astronomers!

That would make any grown man cry like a baby who has red raw nappy rash!!!

It isn't dark yet, plenty of time for the clouds to collect overhead ;-))

It was in Australia... So far looking at night number 3!!!!

And it's the night I have an assignment due! Grrr

Hi, welcome.  I have just logged back on after a while away,

merry Christmas MG, and a happy cloud free new year.  charl.

good luck mate,may the stars be with you....

I quite like the Hubble pallette, but not so sure about the JWST with the orange caste. It's too much like streetlamp glow for my taste, but I did love the first deep field image from JWST. That was gorgeous.