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  1. 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! 😀

  2. Knighty2112

    Getting a second hand Skywatcher 200PDS scope next Wednesday when I go down to collect it. Does second hand equipment incurr a cloud penalty at all? Hehe! ;) 

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      nice one Gus, you get 2 3rds cloud curse for secondhand stuff, and you can reduce it more by sleeping with one eye open the night before you get it :icon_biggrin:. your going to love the scope when you see the colour you get with newts. well done. charl.

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Charl. Hoping to scoop up some fainter items with this scope too. Fingers crossed! :) 

  3. Knighty2112

    Going to be stuck in a hotel away for work all this week until next Sunday, so no Astro anything for me this week apart from naked eye visual! :(  

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    2. David Smith

      David Smith

      Very glamorous!

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      On the plus side we are having a work do in a very posh hotel at the weekend, so that makes up for it a little! Hehe! ;) 

    4. David Smith

      David Smith

      There are some perks then! I've got two nights in Amsterdam if I can ever find a flight / hotel combo that finance will approve :mad:

  4. Knighty2112

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

  5. Knighty2112

    Gone and done it now! Pressed the button on a ZWO ASI 120 MC camera. ?

  6. Knighty2112

    Good to get out again after a cold. Saw Tegmine & Eskimo nebula, among other targets in Auriga & Gemini. Nice session if chilly still! :) 

  7. Knighty2112

    Got a brief outing on Thursday night with the new C8 SCT. Collimation was slightly out (sorted now hopefully). With DSO's however I managed to easily pick out some galaxies that I'd not seen before, so very happy with that even with the LP where I live! :) 

  8. Knighty2112

    Got a very nice (but brief due to cloud) view through my Maxvision 68 20mm EP in my new Skywatcher Explorer 200P-DS reflector of the moon last night. Hoping for good things from this scope! Fingers crossed! :) 

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    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      fantastic Gus ,I'm glad you like it, I think toget the most outa the sky a newt is a must, ive had quite a few over the years, my biggist was 24inch back in the 80s, but fantastic to view through it was a pain to transport, I retired it in the late 80s because of needing re silvering and I couldn't sell a kidney, ive still got the mirror and secondry and otheir bits in the loft. I look forward to hearing when you have a night of clear with good seeing.  charl.

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Charl. I'm hoping there might be a little time tonight after sunset to view Venus, Mars and the moon with the new scope before those clouds supposedly pile back in. Nice and sunny here today in Hull, so going to have a look at the sun after my cup of tea. :) 

    4. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      the suns forsaken me here, thick cloud and rain, but the rigs all powered up just in case I get a clear patch. clear skys mate.  charl.

  9. Knighty2112

    Great steady seeing on the moon tonight folks. Easily pushed over 200x with EP’s, and the moon is as steady as a rock. Make the most of these conditions, regardless of the cold if you can! :) 

  10. Knighty2112

    Great transparency last night. Managed two new targets; NGC400 (Mirach's ghost) & M102 (Spindle galaxy). Also saw M33 for the first time for a long time from my garden. Excellent stuff! :) 

  11. Knighty2112

    Great views of Saturn this evening. Cassini was so prominent. Even managed to see details on the planet too for the first time. Kind of strange that Jupiter wasn't any where near as good! 

  12. 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.

  13. Knighty2112

    Grrrr.....not going to get the new scope now till Friday! Double grrrrr........ ???

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    2. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      nice one mate, i had the skytree 1 a few years ago ,wish i never sold it, thay dont hafe take some weight i used to have a 150mm frac on one end and the 200p on the other, i sold it because i need the money to buy a Heq5 or i would of still had it. charl.

    3. Galactic Wanderer

      Galactic Wanderer

      As Chaos said, try not to think about it, then when Friday arrives you'll be pleasantly surprised. But I think this is quite hard to keep off your mind...:happy11:

    4. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yeah, was looking forward to having a first light with them tonight as the forcast is to be clear until around midnight, but Friday is not too long to wait. I'm busy with work on the next three days so wouldn't be able to use it fully intil Friday anyway. :) 

  14. Knighty2112

    Grrrrr..........going to be nice and clear tonight after the footie, yet have to be up early for work in the morning. Double grrrrrrr..........????

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      it was cloudy here allnight and today, im sick of these darn clouds "allready", hope we get a break soon.charl.

  15. Knighty2112

    Grrrrrr.......curse of the clouds! Just got set up, had a brief view of the moon, Venus and Jupiter, and hey presto clouds roll in again! Double grrrrr...... ????

    1. pipnina

      pipnina

      They always come when you think you're safe! (And spent half an hour setting things up!)

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yep, I know! ???

  16. Knighty2112

    Had a quick look through the new Televue 10mm Delos I got off Marki last night. Even with the moon out and  clouds too it looks looks it will give great views! :) 

  17. 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! 😀

  18. Knighty2112

    Hello Mercury! Nice to see ya again! 😃

  19. Knighty2112

    Hopefully looking good for a few hours cloud free tonight. A quick bite to eat and I'll be straight out! ?

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    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Reggie. Managed to get a couple of hours at the very least. :) 

    3. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      hope you got some nice views Gus, the seeing and cloud here was terrible, I tried for a hour and pact in, the seeing isn't any better thismorrning, sols just a fazing mess mate, I have a nice prom image, ill post as soon as ive finished processing.  clear skys, charl.

    4. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Charl. Was testing out the new Goto mount, and worked a treat. Saw a couple of M's I'd never seen before. Wish I'd took notes 'cos I can't rember the numbers, but a new Galaxy see, plus a new glob and some open clusters too. :) 

  20. Knighty2112

    Hoping for more clear skies tonight, but looks like it might be 50/50 either way! :(

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      hope you get some clear sky mate, it 100% against here, ive a chance in the morrning for some solar, but tomorrow night theres a load of wet and windy stuff coming in from the west and its going to be covering most of the uk monday. hope the forcast is wrong.  charl.

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yeah, not looking good here now. Hard. Wall to wall cloud, so doubt it will clear up much, but live in hope. :) 

  21. Knighty2112

    I think the sun is playing hide and seek! Trouble is I just can't find it? Grrrrrr..........

  22. Knighty2112

    I'm loving tracking Vesta through Gemini. 4 nights out of 5 tracking it is pretty good, especially with the lousy weather here lately! Managed just to see 41P too with averted vision just! :) 

  23. Knighty2112

    Just had so much fun outside observing, anyone would think I'm not at work in the morning! Yikes! ;) 

  24. Knighty2112

    Just managed to catch 5 minutes of observing the shadow of Io on Jupiter before clouds fully rolled in. Also managed to see a nice bright green meteor though also at 22:56, which must have been bright as I saw it through thin cloud/haze in the direction of Leo. :) 

  25. Knighty2112

    Liking the darker nights once again, when clouds allow of course! 

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