Sunshine

Very nice solar disc images!

Enjoyed that read, great report!

It's beautiful!

3 minutes ago, oldfruit said:

Trying out the new EEVA rig tonight

Looks like you've kept that gold tube SW in great condition!

33 minutes ago, AMcD said:

New configuration ready to go.  Aiming to get some more integrations of IC443...

That’s one sweet rig you have there!

This sounds like a futile task with my 4" frac but, what the heck, the worst that can happen is I end up cross eyed trying.

Out looking at doubles in Bootes now, definitely going to give this one a try, wish me luck!

Looking at the starfish cluster, a beautiful cluster which I haven’t seen in so long I forgot just how pretty it is!. This angle makes my 102 look like a TOA-150, I can dream on.

Good luck!

80kg of scope and weights!

WOW!

4 hours ago, John said:

Another crack at Sirius B with the Tak FC100 tonight I hope. Determined to get the Pup with my smallest aperture scope

 

That sure is a pretty scope to look at, even better to look through, I bet. Good luck with the pup tonight!

All these beautiful images posted make me want to invest in an EQ6 and a DSO imaging cam of some sort once I know what scope will be my main imaging scope. My question is, would I be getting in deep using my 102 straight away considering what adapters and such cost for this scope or, should I look at an 80mm triplet instead? which will no doubt be easier to balance, accessorize etc.  Something tells me I should definitely not start with my 102, I saw what a reducer costs and just about fell over.

It’s wonderful! Beautiful colors 

Those must put out a wee bit of thrust!

That is amazing!

You weren't kidding, yours is much longer than mine! that must make a great planetary scope with a Km focal length!

Great report! I do love doubles too!

Wonderful image!

4 minutes ago, Jamgood said:

This is me. Ironing out a few wrinkles in some new gear.

This image confuses me, are you creating music or, doing AP? or both!

They are all gorgeous but, that double cluster is sublime, it would be my choice hands down.

Magical!

15 minutes ago, johninderby said:

Here’s a pic of the ADM tak dovetail bar which shows the hole spacing. M8 bolts.

Thanks, now this looks like it is the Ideal, however, is it a dovetail which will fit my Vixen GP? It seems wider than a vixen dovetail and, does this mean my ADM cannot be mounted on a Tak clamshell? 

I have a 7” ADM dovetail on my 102 at the moment but, I am ordering the clamshell. Would the clamshell bolt to the ADM easily? the ADM has a channel half the length of the bar which countersinks mounting bolts, I would assume that the clamshell has two bolt holes which would have to be set into the channel as other holes would not line up correct? any others with same setup out there?

Oh it works great! the particles in my brain are right entangled at this moment!

17 minutes ago, John said:

Thanks for all the feedback folks.

Frankly, these are the best lunar views I've ever had

The seeing is still steady and the misty clouds have thinned a lot so very high magnifications are bearing fruit again. 795x on Gassendi - I've never seen so much detail

This is a LRO image but what I'm seeing is very similar even at that magnification:

Having a good look at a number of lunar domes as well. A feature that I have not paid a lot of attention too in the past but once you realise that they are quite subtle features, there are plenty of nice ones to find around the Mare Insularum. Some have nice little (well, 2km diameter) central pits as well.

 

 

This is a beautifully detailed image, I wish I was there to see too! it's not every day that conditions are as good as you describe.

2 hours ago, ScouseSpaceCadet said:

Waiting for a clear patch I can tantalisingly see headed in from the Irish Sea...

The 102ED fully loaded with both an rdf and 9x50 raci finder... plus the Altair 24mm UFF which jinked the weather the day it arrived a couple of weeks ago!

 

That's a nice looking scope!