Sunshine

47 minutes ago, NorfolkGazer said:

You were right, after tentatively removing the screws, it was indeed a cover and the collimation screws were under there. Not sure why this wasn't in the manual, but probably more glad that the primary didn't fall out when I took the screws out 😅

Cheers for the reply.

Interesting, don't feel bad as I would have asked the same question, it is a bit confusing as those small screws are arranged in the same manner as collimating screws.

Love your avatar BTW

That sure qualifies as a record short session,  who knew such a fleeting session could be so rewarding!.

Amazing catch! a gargantuan puff of smoke.

Love this image, beautiful!

1 hour ago, Mike73 said:

North Cornwall for the night. Last time I was here (about 6 years ago) I was observing, now it’s imaging. My old SQM readings for this place was around 21.8 mag. 

What a beautiful spot! one could not ask for more, except maybe a fold up table with some drinks and treats to keep one busy while imaging.

A wonderful image, the amount of stars in this image is dizzying!

That was most definitely not "unscrewed" it was ripped out, what did you unscrew it with? a pneumatic jack hammer?.

The double double is truly a beautiful sight, I was looking at them at 230x Friday night and it was a sight to see as all four were beautiful discs. Up the power and you will notice those "two" stars are actually four. If you are using a C8 this should be a piece of cake. The lowest magnification I could detect them as four stars is 90x in my 4".

These are some great images!

A beautiful capture, exposure could not be better as even areas which usually blow out are showing fine detail.

Welcome to SGL! you’ll love it here.

Maybe I should learn to speak Shakespearean English, I would sound like Romeo which might make my wife hesitant to yell at me when I buy more scope stuff. But I can hear it already “dont you where art thou me Mr.!” 

3 hours ago, Louis D said:

Glad it worked well for you.  Enjoy the summer/early fall skies, there's lots to see up there right now.

I just find it amusing that Brits call rain barrels water butts.  Pork butt, sure; but water butt?  Apparently, the term "butt load", which Americans still use, derives from this older meaning of the word, but we have long since forgotten the origin of the term.

Keeping track of all the different meanings of particular words and, how their meanings have changed over time can be a real pain in the butt.

Ciao Claudio, welcome to SGL!

You will find great advice from fellow imagers here, enjoy!

An inky black sky made for some truly black backdrops at the eyepiece, the double cluster suspended against a background as dark as I had seen in a long time was wonderful.

Great! now you’re officially an amateur astronomer, join the club, enjoy the night sky and share your experiences. 

Nice image!

Hello David, welcome aboard! one day I hope to build a shed with a roll off roof, issue is my wife may never see me again  🤣

Welcome!

Fantastic images!

2 hours ago, John said:

It's not really night yet but I'm hoping to have some fun with the 130mm triplet later after being clouded out last night

I'll pop the mount out later, if it stays clear.

 

It’s a monster, it’s a beautiful monster! planetary views must be glorious.

41 minutes ago, neil phillips said:

Its a great camera. I got all my planetary with it this year. Your going to love it i am sure. its very very sensitive congrats

Great to hear!

I’m excited about the new camera I ordered, looks like it will be a couple weeks or less, cross fingers. It is a nice planetary imaging camera and, looks sharp too (like that matters) yes it does, we like cool looking things too. Anyone out there use this model? any advice on capture software that works well with it would be appreciated.

Back to the tripod conversation, I have my mind on a berlebach tripod which I think would be smashing and, maybe even lighter than my current skywatcher tripod.

regarding the stain, when the time comes I just know I will be torn between stain if I can choose them as mentioned above.

It's wonderful!