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And the pier adapter is now ordered this is how everything will be fixed up. Decided I shall have 6 anchor socket bolts

She didn't ...she's a lady ? no leg cocking

My friend David did this video ?

She has! I didn't think I was going to be able to build it today as yesterday she was poorly....but lots better today so full steam ahead

I've been a busy bee! So here's my progress pics Main part of the build is done, next I'll paint it with masonry paint, maybe put a gabion cage around it and also put some pebbles at the base.

And we've got some blocks £8 ish for the two from Travis Perkins

Got cracking today bought myself a nice shiny new hacksaw . Used a vise and also bent them with a bit of brute force. Who needs the gym ?

Ok so looking at the instructions, I need to cut those 10mm bars and then put a bend in them. Any tips? I can't say thats something I have ever attempted before ?

Have just ordered 2x blocks from Travis Perkins to pick up tomorrow. Never knew there was a branch near my office

Got myself a DeWalt. It's nothing too special but hopefully it will do the job! Will have a look for a masonry bit

Thanks James! I've got a few of my dad's masonry drill bits (he was a builder, retired now) . Though I just have a normal hammer drill....I might have to go begging for his sds drill too ? but cheers for all that info very helpful!

So I've thought about this for a while now and I'm finally going to start building a pier (of some sort). I found @MattGoo's fab guide and so I think I will be following that. Once done I'll probably add a gabien cage and some fancy rocks to make it look a bit snazzy ? Made a start getting some stuff today, got postcrete also. Just need to find some breeze blocks now! Have tried Wickes and Selco...neither had the hollow ones in. Will try EH Smith over the next few days

Primaluce airy 72, flattener, scope rings , 60mm guidescope with rings, vixen bar, psu for eagle ?

A new focuser for my scope ? Snow came shortly after...

more clouds....

No more dodgy lead acid powertank!

I want one ?

Sorry guys...my new belt modded HEQ5 is waiting at home. Thought i'd get my order in whilst the weather is already bad!

Thank you yes going to truly get to grips with my scope and the controls, alignment etc. Then going to move onto stacking and post processing

Here are my first efforts. Literally the first time I set up my scope and pointed it upwards! The seeing conditions were bad (snow, ice, fast moving cloud etc). These are both single exposures (bodes nebula and cigar at 60s and the double cluster at 90s) unguided. Taken with a SW Evostar 80ED, Canon 1100D and SW Eq5 pro.