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Great image, love the colours 👍

Due to one thing or another after a good start to 2022 I didn't manage to get out imaging much after March but I did capture this in August taken with a Nikon D750 and using my ZS61 for the first time.

That's so true. I have always loved doing outreach stuff with my local astro society. Just hearing and seeing peoples reactions when they have their first view makes it all worthwhile.

I can remember an autumn night quite a few years ago when I was out with my binoculars in my back garden (B5) and the sky was perfect, probably the best I've experienced. It was the first time I saw M33, before that I'd failed miserably to view it using an 8" reflector.

I was 100% visual up until a few years ago when I started to dip my toe into AP. When imaging I like to get my binos out or a small scope. Double stars, coloured stars and clusters are my favourite objects and I've started making notes of my observations but after seeing those wonderful sketches I may try doing that instead.

Love the widefield view, it is really different. The first one is my preferred choice.

I thought the first image was great but the second image blew me away, stunning 👍

Great images of a difficult object, well done 👍

How about this one, The Fry telescope at the UCL Observatory.

I've got his Field Guide to Stars and Planets (Peterson Field Guides). I like the way the charts in the book look at the sky by area unlike most of these types of books which look by constellation.

You're not imagining it, that is definitely some nebulosity, well done 👍

I am sure I used to get out observing much more in the autumn than nowadays, I find that late winter and spring tends to be the best time for me now. One problem for me is that weekdays are out due to work and caring commitments at home. I then find that when I do get the chance to get out I'm torn between visual or imaging (which I am still fairly new at). And then if I decide to image, I am torn as to what to image, knowing that I might not get another chance for a few weeks/months, and if visual do I search for something new or observe old favourites before they disappear behind an obstruction. I think I need to get more organised, I am thinking of making a list of things I'd like to observe/image each month and somehow put it in some order of priority. At least then I should spend less time dithering about.

I've got the blue zs61 and it's a beautiful little scope

This gets my vote, beautiful scope.

I must admit I've got a soft spot for William Optics scopes, well made and great to look at.

Sounds like a very sensible way to approach to things. After learning the sky with the naked eye I used binoculars for many years before buying my first scope. There are tons of things to see in binoculars especially if you are viewing from a dark site. I subscribe to the Binocular Sky Newsletter https://binocularsky.com/ you may find it useful.

Nice one 👍

You're certainly right about the background galaxies, there's a whole host of them. It might not be perfect but I like it anyway

Wow, great shot👍

That's a lovely Saturn image, nice one 👍

That's very well done, super image 👍

That's a great first image, way better than mine, well done 👍

I got the Baader zoom not too long ago and was surprised by how much I like it. It's a good piece of kit and I've used it at some stage in every observing session since I bought it.

That's a lovely image of Saturn, nice one 👍

Great report, sounds like a good beginning on your EEA journey. I look forward to reading more.