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Used Skywatcher 250 won’t focus
cletrac1922 replied to Daznok55's topic in Getting Started With Observing
Daz First of all welcome from Land Down Under Have enclosed a pic of the focuser of my 10" flex Dob The Dob should had come with a 1.25" adapter, which just slips into the 2" mount The eyepiece just slips straight into the 1.25" adapter There is no need for extension tubes, and I occasionally use a 2X barlow I also use 15mm or 17mm eyepieces, when viewing planets, and other DSO, very successfully I also have a right angle finderscope as well, which saves having to lay on ground when spotting objects over head As the base of the Dob is also chipboard material, always put down a small waterproof tarp, to protect the base from moisture in the ground If have any issues, only too happy to assist John -
Observing better tips please
cletrac1922 replied to Shaun Sr's topic in Getting Started With Observing
Been in the Southern Hemisphere, currently have a totally different view of Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter rises just after sunset, with Saturn trailing not far behind, and directly overhead around midnight, with Mars trailing further behind Around 4am, have both above the western horizon and Venus is really bright above the eastern horizon Also have The Crux and Scorpio in all its beauty overhead as well Couple of nights ago,had conjunction of Antares and the moon, and tonight have conjunction of Jupiter and the moon Have attached Heavens-Above, for my location, and you can play with the time to see both Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and Venus transit the southern sky https://www.heavens-above.com/skychart2.aspx?lat=-27.9206&lng=153.28291&loc=Maudsland&alt=0&tz=UCTm10 John -
Welcome from Land Down Under The title is appropriately named, as we do travel the universe in this forum John
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Tarry Welcome from Land Down Under Which type of scope did you eventually end up purchasing John
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Roger First of all welcome from Land Down Under I have a ED80 on a EQ5pro mount, which have had now for close on 10 years, and been a very loyal servant You can now also get a WiFi adapter for Skywatcher Go-To mounts Have attached copy of my ED80 on the EQ5pro mount, taken a club solar viewing night last year, and WiFi adapter and screen print of the SynScan App The scope in the background with camera fitted, is also an ED80 on a HEQ5 mount John
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First Scope Daughter and I
cletrac1922 replied to hms_furious's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
First of all welcome to both of you from Land Down Under The first thing you want to ask yourself, do I want a scope purely for viewing, of further down the track get involved in astro photography For purely viewing you cannot go far wrong with either a 8" or 10" Flex Dob Have enclosed a pic of my 10" Dob, taken at a club public viewing night last year, before the current pandemic swept the globe The scope in background with a shroud is an 8" Flex Dob The second pic is my ED80 on an EQ5pro mount, taken at a club solar viewing day Have a 7yo grandson, who shares the passion with me as well For map charts, you cannot go far wrong with Stellarium John -
Vlad Welcome from Land Down Under, Australia Where I am have both Jupiter and Saturn trailing behind directly overhead around midnight Just before dawn have Jupiter and Saturn just above the western horizon, with Venus just above the eastern horizon, and beautiful Scorpio, which takes up half the sky directly overhead Short time ago, when checked, had clear skies, and The Crux was almost directly overhead as well, which is not visible from the northern hemisphere, and the Jewel Box in The Crux as well, and Omega Centauri adjacent We are also 10+ GMT time as well With the attached link of Heavens Above, is set for 10+ GMT, and view for 10pm to see my current sky above us https://www.heavens-above.com/skychart2.aspx?lat=-27.9206&lng=153.28291&loc=Maudsland&alt=0&tz=UCTm10 John
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Steve Welcome from Land Down Under With respect to street light, had same issue where I live Supplied the light pole number to our local energy company, and they fitted a shade facing towards my house to shield the amount of light been reflected into my front yard No harm in approaching them John
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Welcome from Goldcoast Australia We also have a connection with Singapore through Gilmore Space Technology, whom I know the guys very well, and prior to Covid-19, was in and out on a regular basis with the Space Academy https://www.gspacetech.com/ John
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Welcome from Land Down Under John
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Jeff A belated welcome from Land Down Under John
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Equipment to get started
cletrac1922 replied to Hoshii's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
First of all welcome from Land Down Under An ED80, ED100 or ED120 on either a EQ5pro of HEQ5 goto is your best option Have attached pic of my ED80 on a EQ5pro mount taken at a club solar field day last year In the background is a second ED80 on HEQ5 mount, with camera attached We were in a park on the goldcoast foreshore, and inviting the public walking past, to view the sun That day I left my ED80 for visual viewing You can also now get a WiFi adapter, and download the SynScan App, which is also attached John -
Ed Welcome from Land Down Under You travel the universe in this forum John
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Nicholas First of all welcome from Land Down Under Very impressive dome John
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Welcome from across the ditch, Pacific Ocean John
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Star alignment Synscan laptop
cletrac1922 replied to dazza007's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
I have recently purchased the SynScan WiFi adapter, and download the SynScan App to your terminal Have attached pic of adapter, and screen print of the App John -
Andy Welcome from Land Down Under John
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Good to see jupiter and saturn
cletrac1922 replied to Dannomiss's topic in Getting Started With Observing
Been in the Southern Hemisphere, we see things not visible in the from the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa Even with Orion, the belt of Orion is the opposite way around, and the belt is also know as saucepan, including the handle In Australian Indigenous astronomy, the belt of Orion is also known as the canoe John -
Good to see jupiter and saturn
cletrac1922 replied to Dannomiss's topic in Getting Started With Observing
Been watching both of them as well Left home for work around 4-30am the other morning, beautiful dark clear skies, with Jupiter, Saturn, Mars Had CRUX, along with Scorpio as well overhead Have a Bortle 3-4 where I am John -
Wojtek Welcome from Land Down Under You travel the universe in this forum John
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Khalid Welcome from Land Down Under Where about are you located John
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Start Up Equipment
cletrac1922 replied to flaxman's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
Agree with @Kyle Allen about the mount Not sure a EQ5pro with SynScan will support the weight of a Skymax 127, which have my ED80 on A HEQ5 definitely will You can then use T-Ring and adapter to attached the your Canon EOS 1100d DSLR You can now also get a WiFi SynScan adapter, and download the SynScan App, which I also have recently purchased John -
Mobile apps/websites showing what up tonight
cletrac1922 replied to DeathWarpedUp's topic in Getting Started With Observing
First of all welcome from Land Down Under Some other Apps worth looking at for Android phone or tablet For the ISS, ISS Detector Another helpful App is also Lunar Phase, as name suggests, LunarMap Lite, gives detail maps of the moon With the recent launch of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which are impacting AP, there is also a new App called Starlink The App shows path of each Starlink satellite launch To keep up to date happenings at NASA, there is also an NASA App John -
New member returning to the hobby after a L..O..N..G time
cletrac1922 replied to Tnarius's topic in Welcome
Grant Welcome back from the Land Down Under John