Sunshine

A vixen GP would handle a C6 without issue, it will handle a C8 without issue, no worries there my friend, I have a Vixen GP and have had a C8 on it for a short while.

coming from another Ed 🤣

Wow! the way you've managed to make the moon leap off the paper is fantastic, you have a gift for sketching I must say.

Obviously a few screws loose upstairs, good to hear you both are ok.

Welcome!

Love it!

Wonderful image! 

Just now, Alien 13 said:

I cant wait, June this year I recon 😋 and as bright as the Sun..

Alan

Oh June? I really need to get myself a farmers almanac, thanks for the heads up!.

Good topic, I myself can’t wait for big B to go boom! I think it will really spark the curiosity of people the world over and what a better way to introduce the wonders of the universe to the masses who otherwise find the cosmos boring and an afterthought to regular daily affairs. If I was so fortunate to see such an event in my lifetime I would feel such an overwhelming sense of privilege that I surely would be overcome. In the unfathomable expanse of time our universes plays out in, our lives are such a minuscule flash, to be able to see Betelgeuse go nova would be like winning the cosmic lottery. Imagine how lucky we would be to have existed at just the right sliver of time. We alive today will never see our expansion out into the solar system much less interstellar travel, at least give us that, a relatively close supernova would be the next best thing.

Nice report, I wish the skies would clear so maybe I too can split some doubles 😥

Agreed, that is a lot of scope for a first one but I bet Halley looked beautiful!

Congrats! it certainly does look like it is built well, that focuser caught my eye right away as it looks like a really nice one!

1 hour ago, Alan White said:

Please, this is torture Jeremy, I have purchased some LE again and was slowly building a set, perhaps very slowly now.

 

You're surprised that Jeremy has way too much of everything Tak? 

Very nice, congratulations! 

On 11/01/2022 at 19:28, johninderby said:

I posted info on the Nancy Grace Roman telescope earlier in the JWST thread but not much notice was taken.

I see what you mean now 😅

Amazing image, some other fuzzies in there too!

6 minutes ago, johninderby said:

Yup and fits nicely into my scope lineup.  Hope the OP finds a scope that will suit them but there are so many nice scopes out there now can be a confusing choice.

True, but how many of those are available within a donkeys age? its a sad state the market is in.

On 13/02/2022 at 13:30, johninderby said:

I”ve had small maks and SCTs and have now settled on a Classical Cassegrain for my grab’n’go setup. Bit sharper on axis than the mak or SCT and no problem with dewing and quick cool down and a proper crayford with dual speed focusing.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/telescopes-in-stock/stellalyra-6-f12-m-crf-classical-cassegrain-telescope-ota.html

BTW the photo of the front of the scope on FLOs website is wrong as it shows the RC with it’s much bigger central obstruction. Due to be updated when they get the time.

If you want a frac then something like this might suit. Great optics and build quality and more expensive but a good all round scope..

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/telescopes-in-stock/starfield-102mm-f7-ed-doublet-refractor.html

The CC, mak or SCT have a narrower field of view but ideal for lunar / planetary and small DSOs Also easier on eyepieces so less expensive ones can be used.

That stellalyra sure is a nice looking piece of kit isn't it!

A telescope should be out in the open where it can be admired and spark curiosity in those visiting ones home, whether our partners buy that or not is another matter. when I try to sell that no matter how humble I sound it is always met with arms folded and one eye half shut as though I was a child telling a fib.

32 minutes ago, andrew s said:

Of course not. It would have issues with achromatic distortion and absorption just to highlight the most obvious ones.

Regards Andrew 😤

No way, why would it have those? you made those up 😂

Imagine launching an equal sized refractor into space, Forbthe sake of argument picture a 21ft triplet the size of a rocket itself hurled into space by other rockets attached to it which separate. Once in orbit the nose cone pops off revealing a giant objective with science instruments where ones eye would Normally be, would such a refracting space telescope outperform the reflecting webb??  Let’s put the impossibilities of launch and other technical hurdles aside for a moment.

This could be fun to discuss or, a clever way for me to start a fight 🤪

Amazing, sounds like this is a difficult target to capture but having dual RASA won't hurt will it? 🤣 

Fantastic! I agree with Neil, the second is just dialled in perfect with exposure, allows for more detail to pop out on the tiny bright craters.

Nice capture!

This particular nebula is such an odd duck, its symmetry and bubble like appearance make it seem more like something conjured up by producers of Star Trek TOS rather than the natural object it is.

Video from the horses mouth detailing the image of first star, if you think collimating your maksutov is a pain, this one is quite a head buster to collimate.

2 hours ago, johninderby said:

Anyone fancy a AV Designhaus Derenville VPM tirntable. 🙂

Costs way more than the average house in the UK. 🙀🙀🙀

A turntable? this looks like Elton John’s 3D printer, it must weigh a tonne