KY Cygni

3rd time was the charm

I had a second go at it. The biggest difference was using Generalised Hyperbolic Stretch for the 1st time which I liked a lot and brought out much more detail. However I prefer the 1st image, to me space is hostile, grubby and dusty, the second is too happy

Really nice image.

I cant like image 2 enough, superb

Not the best data but it’s came out OK

Should be the phoenix nebula, there's no justice.

Sii 7 x 600”, Ha 7 x 600”, Oiii 7 x 600” Processed with Pixinsight and final tweaks in Luminar.

I just had a read through the HOUK threads to get a rough idea how many are out of pocket and the deposits paid. This may not be 100% accurate as some are from old posts and info may not have been updated. Myself £1,450 SDN £? Steve Lintott £3,500 tdinneen £1,900 Ben Whittle £? Mount Longlevens £3,100 CarerSterennow £? Andrew G48 £? If we assume a rough average deposit of £1,500 for the missing figures then we get to £15,950.

Hi Wes Bailiffs have been to the workshop address and there was no sign of activity. They also went to the address I found for Gareth Thomas a mile away which turned out not to be our guy. I ended up having a phone call with this chap to explain and he was really good about it. I'm too long in the tooth to get distressed about it, I do feel for other people that may be more affected by this. I fully believe he will surface and be held to account.

Thanks for the reply, the problem is that every step in debt recovery costs something. I guess this has already added 25% to the original loss. I will play the long game and wait for an address tip. My guess is someone on here will know where he lives and may read this thread at some point.

I will reply in general to some of the comments based on my experience with HOUK Trading standards are no longer public facing, you used to be able to go to them direct but now it’s all filtered through Citizens Advice who are volunteers that will help you with court action etc but not much else. It could be worth several of us contacting them, that should get us to Trading Standards. The courts and bailiffs will not track anyone down for you, you have to do all of this legwork. HOUK have concealed themselves and none of the addresses add up. I tracked down a Gareth Thomas that lives less than a mile from the ind est. It wasn’t him. Non refundable deposit is meaningless if the contract is broken by the vendor as in this case. I posed as a prospective customer making an enquiry via the website and he didn’t reply. I don’t think he is savvy enough to take it down. I think it is due to renew next year so it may vanish if he doesn’t pay up. I have written off the money but am keeping an eye on things, if a valid address for Gareth Thomas becomes available I will send bailiffs back in. Steve

Lots happening today The address I have may not be the correct Gareth Thomas. There are several bits of info pointing in that direction that don't seem like coincidence, however the Gareth at that address actually called me and we had a very civil chat, he said it isn't him but was very understanding of the situation. He has agreed to confirm his identity against the image of the actual Gareth from another thread that I have supplied to the courts. Another person inconvenienced by HOUK Gareths poor character. So it's probably back square one for now. I will issue another warrant if I obtain an actual confirmed address, someone knows where this man is. I remain philosophical, it's not taken over my life but I will exhaust every avenue.

Hi Andrew Can I ask how you came about this information?

From communications received it seems that Gareth Thomas is no longer in the observatory business. The mobile # also appears to be no longer active. There are at least 2 customers that haven't received their orders or a deposit refund.

Thanks for looking Cyril, I did the same myself just in case he wasn't a sole trader. Shimrod thanks for that, had a look myself and did notice that the domain is about to expire in April. I assume he would have to re-register otherwise the site would cease ?