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  1. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    Oh, only two thirds of the orbital period of Neptune. That's nothing in astronomy
  2. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    Nice case of goodies
  3. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    Looks very nice. Looking forward to your report
  4. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Guess what? Number 14 caught through a gap in the clouds

    1. Luke

      Luke

      Well done, Michael! Look forward to seeing it.

    2. Gutross

      Gutross

      cant wait to see the final product!

    3. sooot

      sooot

      show off :D

  5. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Whoever said 13 was an unlucky number?

    1. Luke

      Luke

      The same guy that sang two out of three ain't bad? Steady seeing here but transparency was not the best. Still, clear is clear! :)

    2. Luke

      Luke

      Silly me, I am 2 out of 4. Hmmm! Anyway, congrats, Michael, can you get a whole rotation?!!

  6. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Guess what's cooking: mosaic 12!!

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    2. Purplehayze104

      Purplehayze104

      That's coz its all blown over here

    3. David Smith

      David Smith

      Congrats. My run ended on 12 as today was cloudy at both ends of the day.

    4. Luke

      Luke

      Well done, David, great score! My fingers are crossed for this morning, Sol looks beautiful in white light on SDO.

  7. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Mosaic #11 processing at the moment

    1. Luke

      Luke

      Well done, Michael. I have failed in my quest to beat your tally, but can console myself with a view of your fine mosaic when it is cooked.

  8. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Data for mosaic number 10 captured this morning!!

    1. Luke

      Luke

      Ten here too Michael. I was hoping to beat you!! :D But heavy rain forecast before, during and after my diddy little imaging hour tomorrow! Good luck for turning it up to Eleven!

    2. michael.h.f.wilkinson

      michael.h.f.wilkinson

      Cheers Luke. Fingers crossed for good weather. Hope you get a chance

    3. Luke

      Luke

      No luck for my slot, Michael, all out for Ten in the pouring rain! Hope to see your Mosaic Eleven!

  9. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Animation processing in progress

  10. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Mosaic number nine is being processed now

  11. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    More data brewing at home; 7th full-disk H-alpha mosaic of the week!

  12. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    6 days of sun! In the running for a whole week of full disks in H-alpha!!

    1. Luke

      Luke

      Snap! :) Good luck for the full house.

    2. jetstream

      jetstream

      Congrats Michael!

  13. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    Superb post as ever, Rob.
  14. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    I assure you my collection of EPs is complete ....... until I have the urge to buy something, or an offer I cannot refuse pops up
  15. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    Very nice set
  16. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    I let the courier drop the package off at a nearby camera store, and picked that up when the missus was away. That was simply cunning, but the appearance of an entire new alu case should have raised eyebrows. When I set it up she should have noticed subtle differences in the solar set-up too. No matter, the opportunity to scowl at the new purchase has been and gone, so now I have had the new set-up for AGES
  17. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    OK, back on topic, here is the kids' mini-Dob I built It is a 4.5" f=500mm. The boys are quite a bit older now.
  18. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    Being in the euro zone, I just use the EUR : GBP. Doesn't require any calculation, just say you paid 10 euro when it was 10 quid. Regarding the SWIMBO radar, I still don't know how I slipped the Solar Spectrum H-alpha filter + ERF + Baader TZ-4 telecentric + Vixen Ortho under the radar. Not exactly small kit, and came in a new case too
  19. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    I do not see what this has to do with this thread. Please also refrain from referring to religion.
  20. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    Lovely scopes here. I am thinking about getting an ES AR127 (5" F/6.5). They have a great rep, and I want to convert it to a solar instrument. I want to place an 85mm Beloptic tri-band ERF I have halfway down the tube (this filter passes the solar continuum band, a band around H-alpha and a band around CaK, and reflects all the rest back). I could then switch between white light and H-alpha quickly, with the option of getting a CaK module later. Should be a killer solar set-up (and a good-looking scope to boot).
  21. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    I hadn't noticed that. That is the LS35THa I used to have. I sold it to the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute of our uni, who now use it for outreach. I also have an ST80 somewhere for future use as a guide scope, and then there is the 70mm F/5 frac I use as a 14x70 finder on the SCT
  22. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    Even though my main scope is an SCT, I do value the frac, especially for solar and wide field workDual H-alpha/white-light set-upTwo Grab and go solutions with the same scopes Solar Spectrum / APM 80 F/6 0.3Å H=alpha set-upand a double-barrel frac
  23. michael.h.f.wilkinson
    Never seen one of these, although I have heard of them. Interesting tool for scouting out dark areas or assessing how good the sky really is. I have often set up the scope in what looked like dark conditions, but once the eye adapted fully were not that good (not hopeless, but not as good as hoped for).
  24. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Two new galaxies bagged!

    1. Tzitzis

      Tzitzis

      Aaah nice. Wish I could just see M13 :P

    2. michael.h.f.wilkinson

      michael.h.f.wilkinson

      NGC 3642 and NGC 3646 were bagged

    3. YKSE

      YKSE

      Good work! :-)

  25. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Clear skies, new moon, scope cooling outside!

    1. Pleiades M45

      Pleiades M45

      Haven't had that in awhile. During the week it's nice and clear all day and night. Weekends come when I have free time and its cloudy..

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