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  1. Knighty2112

    Darn it! Nice clear skies outside, and I'm full of cold! Grrrrrr......?

    1. Fozzie

      Fozzie

      Yeah.. know that feeling, just coming out the back end of one, thanks to my darling wife to be.. 

      Hope your feeling better soon... looks like the next few days might be not too bad!

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Fozzie. Hoping it won't last too long! Fingers crossed! :) 

  2. 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! ???

  3. 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! :) 

  4. 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! 🔭

  5. 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. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

  6. Knighty2112

    Chuffed with this photo of the transit from my IPhone 6+. :) 

     

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    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      and so you should be mate, its a nice record of the event.well done.charl.

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Charl. :) 

  7. Knighty2112

    Finally, managed to grab a few hours observing between cloud belts! Great to see some old friends again (M81 & 82, M42, M36, 37 &38, along with Venus, Mars and the moon!) :) 

    Only wish it could have lasted longer, but it was better than the zilch that I've had for the last two weeks! :( 

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      sounds like you had a good night Gus, I had a few hours lastnight, seeing wasn't too bad, had a trip to the triple in leo then bagged a few more galaxys in virgo, then finished off with Jupiter, all in all not a bad night. hope you have more clear skys ,charl.

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yes, it was Charl. Amazing what just an hour or so of observing will do after what seems like an eternity of clouds! ;) 

  8. 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! :) 

  9. Knighty2112

    Refractoritis strikes again! Hehe! ;) 

    1. nightfisher

      nightfisher

      That was a good buy, i woke at 0230 and spotted it and would have gone for it

       

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yeah, spotted it quickly! :) 

  10. Knighty2112

    Woohoo! Get to check out a 80ed DS-Pro 'frac tomorrow at a great price. Nice birthday gift to oneself methinks! Hehe! :) 

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      nice one Gus, you wont regret it, cracking little scopes with outstanding optics. charl.

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Cheers Charl! :) 

  11. Knighty2112

    Ordered up some parfocal rings for my EP's. Hoping they make viewing much easier when switching EPs and having to refocus. Fingers crossed! :) 

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      nice one Gus, that will save you a bit of time mate.  charl.

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Charl. Hope so. :) 

  12. Knighty2112

    Sky wasn't great, but still managed to see Neptune pretty well by pushing the magnification up to 214x with the Powermate. :) 

    1. orion25

      orion25

      Nice catch! Any Orionids out there?

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Hi Reggie. Sadly clouded over soon after viewing Neptune alas, so unable to tell as yet! 

  13. Knighty2112

    DHL managed to destroy the focuser on my new scope. Obviously been playing rugby with the damn thing. Hope it doesn't take too long for the supplier to get a new one sent out. Grrrrrr.......????

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      oh mate, im gutted for you, hope thay sort it out soon, darn DHL,guess the mountain was too high for them. ive often had deliverys fom them and know when there outside my house by the banging coming from there van as thay chuck stuff around, thay should get fined when stuff get broke because thay clearly dont give a dam about our goods. charl.

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Exactly. Makes you wonder how they manage to stay in business wit all the claims against them! Sheesh! 

  14. Knighty2112

    Can't wait till Monday (fingers crossed!) when my new refractor arrives. I'll be like a kid on Christmas morning! :) 

    1. orion25

      orion25

      We never outgrow the joy of getting a new toy, haha! :happy7:

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yep! Always great to receive a package/parcel through the post, but especially new Astro equipment! :) 

  15. Knighty2112

    Managed to snap Vesta in a widefield shot with my Canon bridge camera. Yes! :) 

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      The V marks out Vesta below; 

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  16. 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.

  17. Knighty2112

    Grrrrr.......rain! :( 

    1. RiponJas

      RiponJas

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

  18. 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! 😀

  19. Knighty2112

    Ok, footie starting, so sees ya all later! Come on Englandddddddd! ;) 

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      5 nil, 5 nil, 5 nil! And there’s another half to play still! Hehe!

      Could end up been 10 nil by the end! Hehe! ;) 

  20. Knighty2112

    Nice to bag Mercury in the twilight, with Venus below it too again before they dipped below the houses nearby. :) 

    1. orion25

      orion25

      They make for a stunning pair in the twilight!

  21. Knighty2112

    Managed to bag a new planetary nebula last night, NGC7027, along with Neptune too, along with all the usual suspects too. Had a nice 2.5hrs under some clear sky from 11:00pm till finish at 1:30am. :) 

    1. orion25

      orion25

      Nice catches! Sounds like a more than satisfying "knight"!

  22. Knighty2112

    Collect a great second hand Az Goto mount on Friday from Dobbie. Can't wait to use it, so hoping that o get some clear skies for the weekend! Fingers crossed! :) 

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      To get, not o get! 

  23. 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.

  24. Knighty2112

    Same old; get set up to image Jupiter. Get 3 small runs done after aligning scope, and Bam! Clouds roll in to spoil play! Pity as Jupiter was showing some fine detail, even though the GRS is not on view.

  25. Knighty2112

    Tonight’s the night to try my first imaging of Jupiter with my ZWO ASI 120 mc camera. In two minds which scope to use, so may try both the C8 SCT and also the Omni 120mm ‘frac (obviously not both at the same time with the camera) ;) 

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