Pete Presland

Lovely image Reggie, happy new year to you!

Nice looking image, the phase is showing very well.

looks good to me, not sure about the "clouds" though. I would keep collecting the data and see what you get over a period of time. Its a fine looking image, well done!

Lovely gibbous phase showing there, very well captured.

Very nice end result, i am looking forward to those days when the Sun is a little higher clearing the conifers again.

very nice set of images.

That is a good size A/R, nice to see some activity again already from the new cycle 25

I quite like the obstruction view as well, that said i would be looking for a clear view as well!

Very nicely captured.

Nicely captured.

Excellent set of images.

lovely looking disc.

Dreadful news, such a beautiful scope!

Looks a little like the old EQ1 table top mount I used to have, but with a tripod. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Orion-9055-Tabletop-Equatorial-Telescope/dp/B0000XMX8O

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.