Knighty2112

Sketch looks very good to me. You seem to have caught a nice atmosphere with it. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Very nice images. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks. If weather permits I’ll see if I can observe it too! 👍🏻

Got the C8 out yesterday evening hoping to nab comet 12P again after sunset. Sadly clouds piled in right as it was getting dark enough for this, so no chance to see it again just as it was getting dark. Managed to see Jupiter and Uranus in the twilight. But the star of the night was the Moon, where I had some superb views of the moon, looking at the area around the lunar X (which could still be made out quite easily in my 24mm EP), and craters up and down the terminator, along with Mons Pico and Montes Spitzbergen up near the Alpine Valley.

Very nice none the less for the wind. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

This might help to visualise the orbit around the earth, and its phases etc. https://ematusov.soe.udel.edu/science/moon-phases/index.htm

Yep, I am visual observer too and I use this method pretty much every time, unless the moon is on show when I might use that to get sharp focus.

Grab and go set up tonight waiting for it to get dark to see comet PB. Going to see if the binoviewers tease any sign of a tail out fingers crossed if skies stay clear. Go my viewing partner out with me too, although she rarely wants to look through the EP! 🤣🤣🤣

If you go into Utilities menu you can change the speed of scrolling in Scrolling Text. Try that and slow it down to its slowest speed and see if that works better to read.

Checked my svbony zoom I got the other day with my 80ED ‘frac and 2” Lunt wedge. On mine I need to dial in approx 4mm more in focus than with a couple of other EP’s I tested it with.

Actually, I believe that Malapert is not shown here as it is not a favourable libration for it to be seen and is out of view. On revision I believe this dome feature lies between Casatus and Moretus further to the south, and is part of the central rim in the crater Newton which seems to be in view here.

Looks like the dome feature; is known unofficial as Malapert mountain, which lies to the rear of crater Malapert itself.

Yeah, I saw this scotty dog too last night when using a new Zoom EP I got yesterday. From research in my lunar books I think it is the area around Cabeus. Trying to work out what the bright dome that appears to the right of this area is further.

Is there not a battery inside it already (although most likely flat) if you unscrew it and check?

Yeah, well spotted. There is a similar looking thing on another star in the top left of the image, so definitely not any real cosmic events here.

At over 1000 light years away those bursts (if indeed it is a burst) seem to be too large to be real artifacts. Perhaps some dirt/fluff/hair in the equipment perhaps?

Superb image. Well done! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

What options do you get when you click on the advanced option?

Click on advanced then allow connection.

Just bought the 4mm SLV off a member here. I’m the third owner, but the EP in excellent new condition. Got it out briefly on Jupiter last night in my 80mm ED ‘frac and got great view with it. Waiting for some more clear skies to test out further on my 102mm ED f11 ‘frac, and Celestron Omni 120mm f8.3 ‘frac on the planets and also double star observations.

Thanks. Just ordered one. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Interesting. Mind been scrambled as I watch! 🫤🫤🫤

Thanks for posting. May try for this if clouds and weather permits! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Been half Scottish (my father came from the Isle of Lewis) I am always conflicted when I watch England play Scotland (in either rugby or football). My girlfriend was a little confused yesterday when one minute I was cheering for Scotland, then the next for England. Happy that Scotland won in the end (at least my Scottish half was!)! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

First decent patch of clear skies this year (Saturday 24th) to enable me to get my HEQ5Pro mount set up, with my Celestron Omni 120mm ‘frac allowed me to do some doubles in Gemini which I’d selected during the constant cloud cover in the rest of February. Used my Celestron Duo 5mm EP to observe with, giving a 200x magnification. Skies were very steady with good seeing, but transparency wasn’t great, but good enough for the doubles I planned on observing, none of which were tight, especially with the 5mm EP. Used Skysafari to get to my targets, which worked well mostly, and all doubles came into view well even at the magnification used. Nothing too challenging, but recon I could have seen some tighter doubles quite easily if I had the inclination. Saw Eskimo PN in Gemini well, but when I tried for M81 it was very faint. No sign of M82 at all. With the Moon and the transparency this was no real surprise. A few open clusters were quickly viewed, but clouds eventually started coming in about an hour later, so packed up earlier than planned. Was good to get out to observe again even for a brief session after the cruddy perpetual cloud cover, which seemed to last for an eternity.