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  1. JohnSadlerAstro

    Magnitude 19.5 radio source? No problem for a 130PDS! :D All will be revealed later....

  2. JohnSadlerAstro

    NEQ6 collection day! ???

  3. JohnSadlerAstro

    I collect NEQ6 on Monday!!! ?

    1. ASSA

      ASSA

      Huge upgrade, good luck buddy, hope we will see images from new gear soon.

    2. bottletopburly

      bottletopburly

      Nice one john  ?

  4. JohnSadlerAstro

    Neighbours having large charity party nextdoor so I'm having a funk/soul evening under the stars! :D 

  5. JohnSadlerAstro

    BEGONE MOON!!! ?

  6. JohnSadlerAstro

    Perfect clear skies forecast tonight! Time to binge Planets!

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yes! Come on! :) 

    2. pipnina

      pipnina

      I have lovely, cloudless weather here... The forecast says that goes bye-bye at 23:00 and comes back at 03:00 though ?

  7. JohnSadlerAstro

    Planetary and Lunar tonight--time to celebrate the end of a very successful season! :D 

  8. JohnSadlerAstro

    Setups all ready to run tonight, time to eat! :D 

  9. JohnSadlerAstro

    1st refractor on its way!!! ???

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    2. JohnSadlerAstro

      JohnSadlerAstro

      I am frightened.

      I am also everywhere. I watch you when you post status updates. 

      I AM FOLLOWING YOU.....?:D 

      :D

    3. ASSA

      ASSA

      Hmm, what if i start to follow You too, we'll start to do circles? ;) 

      I'm fully relaxed now. Cooled beer as well as MCT on balkony and Jupiter on clear steady skie. What else i need? Your new frac mate ;) its beauty, i lobve the way its Look. wish we could observe together.

    4. JohnSadlerAstro

      JohnSadlerAstro

      I'm keeping my frac where I can see it, I don't want anyone "borrowing" it lol! :D 

  10. JohnSadlerAstro

    New Doge.

  11. JohnSadlerAstro

    M3 Image in Progress!

  12. JohnSadlerAstro

    Just reached 700 posts! I wonder how many astronomy experts' brain cells I've destroyed with those! :D 

  13. JohnSadlerAstro

    Infra-Red filter glass out of 1000d and eye. A good day's work methinks.

  14. JohnSadlerAstro

    To mod, or not to mod -- that is the question.

  15. JohnSadlerAstro

    Slightly amused by the amount of money blown up at 00:00 this morning; but I always was a sceptic! :D

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yeah, they could of sent some of it to me. I would have put it to a much more practical use! Hehe! ????

  16. JohnSadlerAstro

    New Autoguiding Setup--waiting for clear skies :clouds1:

  17. JohnSadlerAstro

    The generous Uncle is coming tomorrow I must do my best to impress. No April Fools pranks. :sad2:

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Do they still do legging up too after 12pm too still? ?

      Probably not! Hehe! ;) 

    2. Pondus

      Pondus

      :icon_biggrin:

  18. JohnSadlerAstro

    New "Meme" profile pic showing me watching on as my savings leave HM Government's Investment Program and enter the primary of my scope.

  19. JohnSadlerAstro

    New setup is working really well (except the finder) I am planning to get the Christmas Tree thing from FLO that allows multiple finders at the same time so I can use red dot and finderscope together.

    Autoguiding still on track for debut in July! :D 

    1. PESKYWAABBIT

      PESKYWAABBIT

      Just to let you know, although the multi finder shoe is in stock it actually currently isn't. I ordered one at the beginning of the month but and it's being manufactured now and wont be in their stock room till the end of the month. Hope that helps mate :) (currently hating having to swat finderscopes and guide scope around too) XD 

    2. JohnSadlerAstro

      JohnSadlerAstro

      Thanks for letting me know. :) 

  20. JohnSadlerAstro

    New telescope, new mount, and auto-guiding to come soon....

    Due to a most amazing turn of events, my "Operation 2017", which was originally going to be a mount upgrade to EQ3-2, suddenly turned into a full-on equipment rampage! Following January's new EQ5 and motors, I have now replaced my 3-year-old Explorer 130 starter scope with a 130 P-DS (130mm newts are where it's at :D!) although I am planning to work on some restoration of this scope so I can use it for planetary and lunar observing on the EQ2 while I image with the other setup.

    But that's not all--for my birthday in July, my (very) tolerant parents (who are about the only people I know who understand why I should spend thousands on rather frustrating optics) have agreed to get me a guider-finder and basic guidecam! As my EQ5 has the advanced motor pack with ST-4 connector, etc., all I need to do is set it all up and I'll be (mostly) good to go! :)

    Meanwhile, a LP filter, Cheshire, and other gadgets are required from my pocket money.....I think I will very soon be one of FLO's most "valued" customers....:D:D 

    John

    1. Knighty2112

      Knighty2112

      Yeah. We all spend our hard earned pennies there! We must be making FLO into millionaires with what we splurge out on Astro equipment! ;) 

    2. JohnSadlerAstro

      JohnSadlerAstro

      They deserve it though, next-day delivery and all that. :) 

  21. JohnSadlerAstro

    My New EQ-5 Mount Has Arrived; It's all set up now, apart from the motors, which where not in stock with FLO when I ordered. Just a warning to all: THE INSTRUCTIONS SUPPLIED BY SKYWATCHER ARE NOT GOOD! :D If you follow them, be prepared for: 1. Some entertainment! & 2. Words not found in the dictionary! :D

     

     

  22. JohnSadlerAstro

    Happy new Year!

  23. JohnSadlerAstro

    1st Deep-Sky imaging session tonight!!!

  24. JohnSadlerAstro

    Christmas is coming!!!

  25. JohnSadlerAstro

    The infuriating british weather!!

    1. xtreemchaos

      xtreemchaos

      i can see a few gaps in the clouds, there just playing with me, why are clouds spitefull, darn weather...

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