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  1. 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! :) 

  2. 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! 

  3. Knighty2112

    Another fun night with the Goto mount, with my Starwave 102mm f11 'frac attached for some great views! :) 

  4. Knighty2112

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

  5. Knighty2112
    I'll have to make sure I avoid this EP.
  6. Knighty2112

    Even though the skies were cruddy, I just managed to bag the blue snowball planetary nebula! Happy bunny! :) 

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    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Hi Chris. I used my ST120 frac on my Goto mount. When I get a chance next I'm going to see if I can see I with the 4 SE as well. :) 

    3. orion25

      orion25

      Good show, Knighty! Wishing you a crackin' report with the 4 SE :hello2:

    4. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Reggie! Clear skies! :) 

  7. 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. :) 

  8. Knighty2112
    After looking at it again I see what you mean! Is there an optics expert in the house?
  9. Knighty2112
    Wish that was the only thing that created my LP!
  10. Knighty2112
    OK, I see. Make sense now. Thanks!
  11. 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! 

  12. Knighty2112
    Quite a few mods there. Well done. Can't say I've had any issues with any of the above really on my tripod, the only mod I did fit to my Az3 tripod mount head was a counterweight to allow better control when near zenith, especially with heavier EP's fitted. Due to LP I usually use the tripod in the lowest height possible to dodge the glare from street lamps on the road behind my house, or on the path in front of it, so stability has never been an issue for mine really.
  13. Knighty2112
    Somebody needs to tell Skywatcher about this then, as they supply quite a few of their telescopes with a 45 degree diagonal, ones which are clearly designed for astronomical rather than terrestrial use. Of course one of the first upgrades I got for my Skywatcher Startravel 120mm f5 'frac was get a good 90 degree diagonal.
  14. Knighty2112
    Thanks. I saw some on eBay last night, so may order up some to do my dew shield.
  15. Knighty2112
    I like the wrapping on the dew shield. I may wrap mine up too, as it matches the dark body of the scope too. Got the full inside of my scope fully flocked, even inside my Crayford focuser tube, so no stray light bouncing about in my ST120! Where did you get the wrapping from?
  16. Knighty2112
    My Skywatcher Startravel 120mm f5 frac, with my new addition in my collection of my Altair Astro Starwave 102mm achromatic f11. Still awaiting a decent first light with it due to work and weather, but views so far have been cracking!
  17. Knighty2112
    I'm assuming your 45 degree diagonal is a standard prism type one supplied with the scope? Check to make sure the prism is not loose, or is able to move at all in its housing as I had an old stock Celestron prism diagonal that used to move about slightly and cause similar issues.
  18. Knighty2112
    Yeah, I'm buying a second hand 20mm Televue plossl too. And then just to propel myself even further down that long slippery slope I went and pushed the button on a new 14mm Baader Morpheus EP! Yikes! I need counselling! Hehe!
  19. Knighty2112
    Sorry, the Chris I thought you meant isn't in fact the Chris I meant in my post. Oops!
  20. Knighty2112
    Hi and welcome back. Chris is still around on here. I actually bought a scope from him earlier this year and went to his house to pick it up. I'm sure you'll run into him again here as well again. Enjoy your time on the forum, and a big hi from the UK!
  21. Knighty2112

    My new Altair Astro 102mm f11 frac arrived back home today after going back for the new focuser refit. So now I just need those clear skies to test it out tonight on Saturn & Mars! :) 

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      great news mate, hope its clear for you tonight. goodluck charl.

    2. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Thanks Charl. I hope it is too! :) 

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Grrrrr......no luck so far. Cloud obscuring any views. Looking better for tomorrow night according to FLO's 'Clear Outside' app at least, so fingers crossed for that! :) 

  22. 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! 

  23. 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. :) 

  24. Knighty2112

    Looking good so far for clear skies tonight. Hope I don't get disappointed again when darkness falls! Fingers crossed for some meteor sightings, and a little observing too! :) 

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    2. Galactic Wanderer

      Galactic Wanderer

      How many meteors did you see in total (11 and 12 August).

      I saw max 30 in really dark skies. Weird, Everyone in Britain seems to be seeing 50-60 but here I can only see 15 a night.

    3. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      That's everyone in Britain then except me! Lol! ;) 

    4. orion25

      orion25

      I'm in the states with urban skies (Bortle 5) and managed to see 20 over a period of two hours. I was in and out of the house a lot and probably missed some. Several were really bright with long trails!

  25. 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! :) 

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