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  1. Nigella Bryant
    I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, I'm not afraid to say so. Yesterday was the worst in a long time. I went out to the dome today and doing some Solar imaging and observing was so refreshing. Being under our nearest star with a mug of coffee is satisfying and beautiful.
  2. Nigella Bryant
    Hopefully you'll get to those repairs soon. Glad it still can be used.
  3. Nigella Bryant
    Are you using an eyepiece phone holder? Are there manual settings on your phone? My p10 has manual override for ISO, exposure etc, etc. I've never used it for solar imaging just meteor showers. I use a dedicated mono Zwo ASI 178mm camera
  4. Nigella Bryant
    It's just the normal crayford focuser. Modded a jmi focus motor from a 10inch scope I had a few years ago. Works really well.
  5. Nigella Bryant
    Electronic motor focus, usb control of focus via the PC.
  6. Nigella Bryant
    I see the sun more than the stars, lol.
  7. Nigella Bryant
    I think most insurance companies will say that you have to add a specific item with it's cost above £1000 then it's added to the insurance with the added premium on top for that item/s. That's what my insurance did. That's for outside the home use too.
  8. Nigella Bryant
    Thanks Dave, much appreciated. Hopefully we'll get some more sunny day's ahead now spring is on it's way.
  9. Nigella Bryant
    Thanks Roy, appreciated, still lot's to learn.
  10. Nigella Bryant
    I think they have to be sent to a specialist cleaners, lol.
  11. Nigella Bryant
    Thanks Mark appreciate it.
  12. Nigella Bryant
    That's so funny, thanks. Your cat is like my other cat, I'm always cleaning their eyepieces, lol.
  13. Nigella Bryant
    I usually groom mine once a month, lol. Seriously though telescope cat has lots of dust on the corrected plate and I've ever only cleaned the mirror once in ten years.
  14. Nigella Bryant
    Thanks Macavity, I only take one AVI and from that extract the disk and proms using ImPPG software.
  15. Nigella Bryant
    Thanks mog3768, appreciated.
  16. Nigella Bryant
    Thanks Jeremy, it was an amazing month. I just ordered a Lunt B1800 Ca-K module too so excitedly awaiting that. It'll be a few weeks wait as it wasn't in stock, maybe even months, who knows. I'm quite excited with this February's line up.
  17. Nigella Bryant
    Hi all, I've just posted all my February images from February 2021 to the British Astronomical Association Solar Section and thought others might appreciate the last months solar activity. Scopes used were the Lunt 60mm DS and 80ed stopped down to 60mm. A Zwo Asi 178mm camera was used for all the images and false colour was added in Photoshop CS2. Stacking software was the freeware Autostakker3 and ImPPG. Images were taken between the 12th and 28th February 2021
  18. Nigella Bryant
    Glad you also get help from your furbabies too, lol. Mine are always helpful.
  19. Nigella Bryant
    Me too, lol.
  20. Nigella Bryant
    Sorry to hear this, glad it didn't damage anything else. My worst nightmare with my dome and RoR but I've built in security hooks and bolts so it takes care of wind and security at the same time.
  21. Nigella Bryant
    Definitely cat's. Mine frequently keep me company while observing. Or should I say, trying to image, lol. I've had dog's before who wouldn't stay with you very long in the cold.
  22. Nigella Bryant
    I don't have any automation. With the pulley system I can position the shutter in any position. I just tie the rope to the dome in that particular position.
  23. Nigella Bryant
    Thanks mog, appreciated. It happens to me too, forecast is several days of cloud and rain for me. Hopefully we'll get some clear patches in the forecast.
  24. Nigella Bryant
    Welcome to the bright side of astronomy Stuart. You won't regret it, but your bank balance might, lol. Have fun with our star, it's very dynamic and change's daily, that's what I like about it.
  25. Nigella Bryant
    Thanks Jeremy and Ibbo, appreciated.
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