Knighty2112

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

"there lie-ing" the soothsayers said there would be clear skys thismorrning, what a thing to do on Christmas eve eh.  I was so looking forward to imaging the blank sol today to hit my target of 215 disc this year. I'm gonna sulk for 10min now.

Merry Christmas Everybody !...

"there lie-ing" the soothsayers said there would be clear skys thismorrning, what a thing to do on Christmas eve eh.  I was so looking forward to imaging the blank sol today to hit my target of 215 disc this year. I'm gonna sulk for 10min now.

Merry Christmas Everybody !...

Hi there, thanks for looking up my profile.

I am a 60 year old retirey who has a passion for science and technology. I made my career in the telecommunications industry starting out as a lineman many years ago finishing up as a business process improvement specialist working on new product launches which involved researching new products and producing process and procedures for their repair, my claim to fame is that my work was pivotal in the roll out of the UK's high speed data network. I hold a HNC in electrical engineering, an ONC in electronics and telecommunications and am a radio amature. I have been retired over three years now and spend a lot of time studying with the Open University, especially btheir free technology courses that they run. 

according to the soothsayers theres some clear moving in tonight from the west,  I'm not getting my hopes up but for once it would be nice if thay get it right. if I can see stars at 7pm ill be a happy bunny clear skys all and ive me fingers crossed. charl.

I just read an article in Universe Today on the launch of a satellite carrying USAF such & so. Lot's of photos by Ken Kramer(sic). And saying: "Delta IV rocket streaks to orbit after blastoff at 6:53 p.m EDT on Dec. 16, 2016 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fl,..." and similar. All stating this HAD happened on Dec. 16th, 2016! Repeatedly - HAD happened Dec. 16th! I can see making A mistake - but this was nothing BUT mistakes! What's today's date, anyone?

Lost a lot of motivation and gave up on astronomy over the summer from the stress of A-level exams. Recently though, my love for astronomy has returned and now that I have a job, I can save for more gear!  

Refractoritis strikes again! Hehe!  

Lost a lot of motivation and gave up on astronomy over the summer from the stress of A-level exams. Recently though, my love for astronomy has returned and now that I have a job, I can save for more gear!  

wow are we up for some goodys tonight, just been looking at Mars with the big binos in daylight and its steady as a rock being holded in place with superglue  hope its a omen for later. goodluck and seeing.  charl.

wow are we up for some goodys tonight, just been looking at Mars with the big binos in daylight and its steady as a rock being holded in place with superglue  hope its a omen for later. goodluck and seeing.  charl.

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

I am going to be eating beans on toast for a while !

stunning clear skys here in south wales, hope it lasts, but its darn cold as well, winter rig working well, just been getting 2min subs unguided. "were cooking with gas". hope you all have some clear .  charl.

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

out testing the 25x100 binos at the moment, got some nice clear sky what wasnt forcast, started with the Pleiades, lovely pinpoint stars with a whitish dusty glow, loades of background stars, next down and to the left to the head of bull, ive the whole of the triangly stars in my fov, Aldebran looking a nice orange colour, Ain, cleeia ,Hyadum 1 and 2 looking sharp, the group of Tau just visable and guess what, clouds stopped play....

Oh the agony!, Oh the pain!, when is this cloud going to end ? ive got cob webs on me scope  charl.

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

We just had a baby and called her Lyra.

set up waiting for the moon to come from behind some cloud, scanning the sky with the binos , spyed the Pleiades just rising above the horizon, if I don't see anything else tonight ill be happy, what a fantastic sight, the seeing looks to be good... charl.

set up waiting for the moon to come from behind some cloud, scanning the sky with the binos , spyed the Pleiades just rising above the horizon, if I don't see anything else tonight ill be happy, what a fantastic sight, the seeing looks to be good... charl.

set up waiting for the moon to come from behind some cloud, scanning the sky with the binos , spyed the Pleiades just rising above the horizon, if I don't see anything else tonight ill be happy, what a fantastic sight, the seeing looks to be good... charl.

lovely and clear outside tonight, bit more wildfield,i mean widefield for me ,hope ya all have clear skys. charl.

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

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