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  1. Knighty2112

    AR’s on the sun looking good today in the afternoon in my Omni 120mm ‘frac and Lunt 2” wedge and solar continuum filter with also nd 0.6 filter also. Some nice details when seeing is steady. 👍🏻

  2. Knighty2112

    Scope set up and waiting. Covered up in case of slight prediction for rain up to 9pm, bit hoping by that time its ready to roll <fingers crossed!> 😃

  3. Knighty2112

    Time to collimate my C8 SCT with a star test. Always hate this part!  Groan!!!! :( 

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Blah! Clouds scudded in, so stopped the star test. I did manage though to use an artificial star along the full length of the garden, which seems to have done the trick. Stars look like stars again and not flying seagulls! 😀

  4. Knighty2112

    Excellent views of Jupiter, GRS and moons this morning. Best of the year so far in my 120mm Omni ‘frac with 5mm Duo EP! 😀

  5. Knighty2112

    Drat! Just as Mars is getting into a nice position to observe, had a 10 minute brake, then came back outside to sky covered in sea fog! Grrrrr….😡😡😡

  6. Knighty2112

    Plenty of WL activity on the sun today. 😃

  7. Knighty2112

    Had great fun with new (to me) Celestron 6/8SE goto mount. Got all things in view easily in my C8 SCT on it! 😀

  8. Knighty2112

    Hello Mercury! Nice to see ya again! 😃

  9. Knighty2112

    Uh oh! New scope inbound! What am I like! 🫤

  10. Knighty2112

    Gone 12 o’clock, so it’s now officially legging up day! 😂

  11. Knighty2112

    Phew! After today nights start getting longer and darker (eventually) again! 😁😁😁

  12. Knighty2112

    New (to me) Heq5 Pro goto mount got first light out tonight. The 2 star alignment proved to work very well. Looking forward to good views with this mount! 😀

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      nice one mate, there great mounts, i went for one because there lighter than the EQ6 but thay can handle the wieght, mines carryed the 102 and ed 80 + dew heaters cameras and got over 2min frames with no bother the only down is no slowmo controls its all got to be done with handset. ive never used the goto yet im worried its going to crash against the window in my obsyroom 😀. goodluck mate. charl. 

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Charl. Looking to get the mount fitted with wifi so I can hopefully use Skysafari to control it. Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      i use sometimes the laptop and eqmod cable when autoguiding i can get longer captures i think the longist ive had with guiding is around 4min but others have had longer its just im not into fine tuning PHD Ive a short attention span 😀.

  13. Knighty2112

    New scope incoming in the next few days! 😉

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      how you liking the ed bud ? i like the nice WL pic .

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Hi Charl. Had a very brief view of M13 last night. Sky conditions weren’t great, so M13 wasn’t showing its best. Forcast for tonight looks much better hopefully. From what I saw on the solar sunspots earlier on I know the views will be great. Already can see nice and sharp stars in the EP when looking around. 😀

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      thats good mate, i was impressed with my mates, i might get the ED myself at some point once it picks up after the plague 😀

      its chucking it down here but think ive better weather tomorrow, wishing you clear . charl.

  14. Knighty2112

    Great! Looks like skies going to be clear again tonight, so scopes will be coming out to play! 😁

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      goodluck mate, cloud here .charl.

  15. Knighty2112

    Nice to see Mercury again. Managed to spot it in my binos the last evening, then through my ‘fracs this evening. :) 

    1. orion25

      orion25

      Is it nice to see it again. Going for the Mercury/Venus conjunction tonight!

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yes, hopefully as long as the weather plays ball. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

  16. Knighty2112

    Windy, and not far off a full moon, but got a good view of Uranus just north of the moon through my 120mm ‘frac and 5mm EP. Nice to see a planet again! :) 

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    2. orion25

      orion25

      Do you do any imaging?

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      A little planetary imaging now and again is all.

    4. orion25

      orion25

      I spent the better half of 2018 imaging Mars (and its dust storms). I'm warming up to my ASI224MC as I have been using the very capable Orion 5MP Solar System camera for planetary work. I'm gearing up for a better apparition in 2020, too!

  17. Knighty2112

    Skies looking good for later on to test out some fuzzies with some new 25x70 binos later on! :) 🤞🏻

  18. Knighty2112

    New goodies incoming tomorrow. Can’t wait! 🔭

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

       Goodie No; 1 landed earlier on. No; 2 arriving in an hour! :) 

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      And goodie No;2 dropped in the postbox earlier on too! Like a kid at Christmas! 🔭

  19. Knighty2112

    Grrrrr.......rain! :( 

    1. RiponJas

      RiponJas

      Grrr indeed. New ep's arrived and sky is pants!! 

  20. Knighty2112

    I’m trying to be optimistic for the weather at Kelling from Thursday onwards! :) 

    1. SIDO

      SIDO

      I thought Thursday was my break and now their saying hurricane Gordon remnants will be headed our way, flood watches all around and a ton of reading to catch up on...I guess. Hope it works out for you ?

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Hoping so! :) 

  21. Knighty2112

    Unexpected bit of clear skies, not the best so been hunting some doubles on the AVX Mount with my Omni 120mm ‘frac. Happy days! :) 

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    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Always a couple of goto pairs whenever I observe Reggie. :) 

    3. orion25

      orion25

      Have you tried to image Albireo? I used my Nikon D3200 and got a nice shot last year.

    4. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yes, got a few shots off the other night. Need to process them and I’ll post it up. 

  22. Knighty2112

    Just had new led streetlights installed on my back and front ways. Looks much darker out there, although the proof of the pudding will come when I get clear skies, but fingers crossed! :) 

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    2. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      As long as they don't shine upwards, you should be fine. The ones on our street are kind of dim actually unless you stare into them from below. 

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      From what I can see they shine directly down. Get a better idea tonight as forcast to be clear (fingers crossed), so should get a better idea when dark skies show. :) 

    4. emadmoussa

      emadmoussa

      Fingers crossed. 

  23. Knighty2112

    Oh well! Another great forcast by FLO that turned out to be more fantasy than reality after clouds piled in again after set up. I did manage to view a couple of things before total wipe out, so can’t complain too much I guess! ;) 

  24. Knighty2112

    Clouds spoiled play again just as I’d finished setting up. Don’t you just love it when that happens! Sheesh! Grrrrrr........ ;) 

  25. Knighty2112

    Jupiter showing nice detail tonight. GRS easily visible in the twilight. Would stay up to view more but need to get sleep for an early start for work alas. 

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