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Brilliant!

Downloaded the hi-res AVI - simply stunning!

That's a great report. I enjoyed reading it - thanks for posting.

Thanks for posting this - one to add to my list to look out for.

Ooooh -  love those. Very impressive.

Well done! Not easy I imagine but it has come out well.

Superb! Natural look combined with  a huge amount of detail.

10 hours ago, badhex said:

Perhaps I've seen The Martian too often 😂

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I have enjoyed reading your reports very much - thanks for posting them. Very detailed and informative. I a bit envious both of your scope and your dedication.

That was a really interesting read - very useful - thanks for posting it. 

These are breathtaking. The detail is incredible.

That is an excellent image @Kon it has a really natural feel to it - just like it really looks. Well, when the air is nice and steady, anyway!

That is just beautiful.

Incredible detail - well done!

That sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing this - It's great to hear about what must have been a great experience.

Those shots are outstanding!

Enjoyed reading that - thanks for sharing it. Sounds like you had a great night.

I think Stellarium gives a better impression of how the stars really look in terms of comparative brightness, particularly on fainter ones. SkySafari shows a lot of stars as the same that are quite different in brightness in the eyepiece.  But SkySafari is more capable overall on the mobile for sure. As has been said the PC version is different.

I also find a UHC helps make the owl stand out a lot more under my suburban skies.

Well done for getting the Pup, especially in a 100mm .

I know, I know, its not just any 100mm, its a Tak 100mm .....  

I have been trying for ages and still not got it. Yet!

Very nice. And for me the contrast works really well - gives a real feeling of depth.

That is an incredible list - I am in awe! Well done.  I am not sure how you could even keep track.

Love the pictures of the scope covered in frost, too.

Great report - thanks. I will have a go with some of these doubles. 

I keep trying for the Pup but still haven't managed it even in my 12". Starting to drive me mad! But one day, one day ....

That's a great report - really interesting - thank for sharing it. 

A birthday present from FLO.

I know that not everyone gets on with bino-viewers so we will have to see how I manage, but thought I would give them a try. Not sure yet what, if any, combinations of barlows/smaller diagonal will allow them to come to focus on the SW120ED, but the dob I have is a flex-tube so can in theory accommodate whatever in focus they need. These are primarily to try on the moon where I find floaters a big nuisance, and also if they work for me on that, then they should similarly help on Mars, Jupiter and Saturn when they come back up.

Went for the OVL version as these have twist eyepiece holders which may (?) centre the eyepieces better. They feel surprisingly well made for the price and come with a dinky little flight case.

To go with them I looked for some less expensive eyepieces as this is a bit of an experiment, and noticed the Baader Orthoscopics are very reasonable at £49 so bought a pair of 18mm ones. Smaller field of view but should have good quality optics.