Alan White

Indeed out to observe this tonight with Castle Point Astronomy Club, however it is arranged by Ed NGC 1502 on here.
He arranged one last year and it was clouded out, he did however manage a full on Thunderstorm for entertainment 😁
Let us hope we fare better this year.

Celebrating the 50th of Apollo 11 is most apt.
My dear old Dad set me observing the Moon in the latter missions, but at 3 years old was too small / young to remember the real event. But it has set me up for a lifetime of observing and a fascination about the weather.

Ant

You sold it because you are an Astronomer and on the Merry Go Round of ever changing kit!

Funny how you return to old favourites though, sometimes an item is only truly appreciated when it’s gone.

Thanks Stu for the initial post.

I decided to have ago, missed the earlier transit due to cloud,

but cleared and got a great view of the GRS, which was great. 

As you say dodgy seeing, but who cares.

First Light with the 15 mm Panoptic and 5mm Nagler, so a great short session, then a little very bright Lunar.

Back in as have an early appointment at work.

Yes Magnus, I have noted this is White light Solar in previous years.
No idea what the objects were or are, so will be intrigued to find out.
Let's hope someone in the SGL family knows.
 

Good luck with that Stu, still clouded out further East in Essex.

Nice one.
Great when things happen that are for the positive.
 

Interesting shed choice, look forward to your build or assembly thread.
Good luck with this.

15 minutes ago, Stu said:

wasn't meaning to offend so many peoples aesthetic sensitivities 😱😱😱🤣🤣🤣

You know how sensitive we are Stu, after all how the kit looks is so important in the dark 🤣

Telrad and lower the Finder for me Stu.
I would be breaking my neck or back with the finder high like that from my observing stool.

33 minutes ago, geoflewis said:

Hi Neil, I was in a pub at East Harling yesterday evening (about 10 miles west of my home in South Norfolk). Around 10pm I stepped outside to see a totally clear blue sky with a brilliant Moon and Jupiter, so called it a wrap at the pub and drove home - to a totally clouded sky, and I mean totally, not one patch of clear sky - go figure...!!

Geof

Great Innit!
 

Clouded out in my bit of Essex.
Looked on weather satellite images and it was a narrow band from the North to South, 
right over where I live. 
Inevitable really as my Panoptic 15mm had arrived.

Great that some of you have got a look and enjoyed your astronomy, 
because enjoying it is what it is all about.

Cloud, Grrrrrr!
But gives you something to look forward to  

Well flying in the face of the thread title - Post-person did not deliver this, but neither did Yodel!
Had to collect because HM Border Force had been and opened the parcel, then rewrapped the many layers that
the sender had applied, now all in nice Home Office White and Purple tape.

This Eyepiece has been sitting with its former owner awaiting my return to a semblance of normal health.
The time was now right for it to wing its way across the North Sea to me.
Many thanks Mike (iPeace) for being a good friend and holding onto it for so long 😀

Mike leant me this in 2018, before he had even received it himself.
I was smitten with it and told him so and hoped to find such a nice one myself, well I have now,
but I did not it expect to be the wonderful one I had borrowed.

Joins the wonderful 19mm and 27mm Panoptics that I already own.
All in my case bar one EP (Vixen) is all TeleVue now.

Of course it is cloudy today.

Oh yes, funniest bit was I genuinely forgot to tell my wife I had bought it, 
so the parcel was a surprise to her.
I always talk to her on kit purchases, but was otherwise engaged with things that I plain forgot.

 

On 10/07/2019 at 21:36, John said:

Nice to see it arrived with Beer as well, shame it's been opened before you could get at it 😉

Something about Vixen kit, keeps you coming back to it, as you say decent Japanese build.

I should think from the picture that the OOUK ones are just cut from an alloy tube.
 

I saw that f6 on ENS Stu, what you have done is super.
Know someone else on here who has similar and sings its praises.

Looking even more finished each posting Francis,
Not looking better as it's been fantastic from the get go.
How I wish my Wood Butchery could be to even 25% of your skill level!
 

Wow, that is a great sketch.
Some drawing and observing skills being exhibited here.

Interesting and clearly shows how things improve with processing.
Is this shot on a webcam or derivative type set up?

2 hours ago, souls33k3r said:

Cheers Alan. Indeed he is mate. He was very helpful and even came out to check just before he went to play footie and then after he came back and then once more just before he hit the bed which was around midnight. 

Can you send hime round to me as well please 😂

Looking good Ahmed.
That neighbour, what a kind fella, superman for 1 1/2 hours to get that all done.

 

Well the nice Post Person has delivered while I was out at the Doctors (yet again) and a new bundle of joy has arrived.

Please say welcome to my (new to me) Pre-Loved 5mm Nagler t6,
it is joining my 11mm t6 and 7mm t6, which I enjoy using very much.
I just need the 9mm and a few others to join it one day when funds allow.

Very sorry to read this Gina.

Having had some fungus on old camera kit that had gotten damp,
it does have a slight fungal look to it to me.

I would split the scope open and have a careful clean.
Gentle wash over with soapy clean and warm water, followed by Baader Wonder Fluid perhaps.

I would not fret too much until you have had a closer look and tried a careful clean.

Good luck with this Gina, fingers crossed for you 🤞


 

Do you have access to a fabricator at mates rates or is this a get quotes job?

Asking as I have a desire for a pier as well, so interested in your plan.

What diameter is the pier tube you are working up?

Yes, hire a mixer, even a mixer for a lump of concrete is hard work.