Pete Presland

The 7mm eyepiece is really giving too much magnification approx 335X, for most nights seeing conditions.  

I agree that a quality diagonal will improve the viewing experience, it enables you to position the eyepiece where you want it especially on objects that are high in the sky.

Televue plossl eyepieces are a rock solid investment. They are regularly available on the 2nd market, usually in good condition and if you resell they tend to hold thier value if looked after.

As for imaging, is Planetary imaging you are thinking about? 

Not planning on buying much, maybe a new camera for Solar imaging.

Looking forward to see Mars over the next 12 months as it grows in size, at a much higher altitude as well!

Congratulations on your 1st prom!

Very nicely captured.

Lovely little flair, any activity at the moment is most welcome!

Looked very nice later against the blue sky as well. 

Had a lovely view of it from 6.15 onwards. Even managedto get a couple of photos :-) 

Excellent looking disc, very nicely captured.

A fine set of winners. All those NLC's make me think of long summer nights 🙂 

Pretty cloudy here as well, might get a look on the way to work though, you never know 🙂 

I naively thought the Sun was always on going to look like that when I firsted Solar imaging. Its going to be so good when it does kick back in to life.

Solar imaging is meant to be done in the warm surely 🙂 although I have been frozen many times this time of the year doing it as well

It may be small, but its perfectly formed (and imaged 🙂 )

On 09/12/2019 at 19:54, Davey-T said:

Too low here now, what happened to the minimum ending in 2019 ?

Dave

should start to pick up a little sometime next year I would think. A very dep minimum so far, 76% spotless this year 

nice looking disc.

Vey nicely captured.

5 hours ago, Philip R said:

Oddly enough, my lady friend said the same thing to me back in 2017, when I pointed it out to her, whilst walking back to a car park. 😆

The following afternoon doing the same journey (work 😞 ) i pointed it out again, just prove it was in fact it wasn't an helicopter/jet.

Very nicely captured

Nice little prom there

Already unmistakable in the evening skies, I pointed out to a passenger in my car a couple of days ago. His response was "it can't possibly be a planet, its too bright" funny what people think 🙂

Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂

Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂

Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂

Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂

Hi welcome to SGL from Peter in Bedfordshire 🙂