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Just to look up and watch it pass overhead as a bright dot, most people would never believe the detail you are able to capture. Well done!

Last week I got out on Thursday evening once the clouds had decided to cut me a break. Mercury was very low at twilight just above the tree line for about thirty minutes. Now Venus was quite high, hard to get into the same widefield image with Mercury.

No one trying to get into space has not had failures. I just wonder what you get for a dollar spent today, compared to the '60's?

Thanks for the very interesting write up! Have to admit that I would never imagine a planet, even one classified as minor, being mostly mud!

Why not! Just imagine living the "lifestyle of the rich"! Kneeling on a beautiful deserted beach before the woman of your dreams, proposing, while overhead the Japanese meteorshower you ordered lights up the night sky! "My darling, I promise to give you the moon and shooting stars!"

Excellent! I enjoy seeing Luna in close up detail like these images! Seeing the small craters covering the Mares, really makes it obvious the intense pounding she has taken over time!

I wanted to get a look, but oh my is Sol still bright in our sky! I also had to work with an occasional cloud. Searched through Lunar maps and was able to locate the crater in Mare Nubrium. I am always amazed when reading information about the Lunar surface. 4000' height on the crater walls.

Very nice! That's a lot of sky!

Do you have a cousin across the pond to get this started in the States?

Incredible! Thanks from 27° North!

As always, your images leave a standard for all to try to, not match, but come close to! I look forward to the knowledge your share. If you are not a teacher, you should be!

Excellent images! I viewed in white light yesterday and was surprised at how few spots I saw. And how small they were after seeing so many larger.

Looks like a great find! But I'm offended! It's Lunatic, not Lunar Landing Fanatic!😁 And by the way, I will confess that I am one too, and it's incurable!

Excellent!

Had to buy another voltage tester. Tested voltage, 13.49 coming from battery. Double checked all the connections, then checked them again. Made certain positive and negative connected correctly. Crossed my fingers, lifted my eyes to the heavens above, flipped the switch! OH YEAH!!! I'm up and running again! Must have been a ghost! Forgot to add, thanks for all the information you gave me!

Excellent image and write up, as always!

Checked online and found out my mount has a two year warranty! Either way it turns out I should be covered. Where's that emoji with fingers crossed?

The mount is new, just over a year old. Never been wet, in the observatory all the time. Just a bit dusty. Running off a 12v car battery that is connected to a trickle charger full time hooked directly to electric. Always worked perfect. Switched it on, it started the handset routine like usual, then up came the reading of no response both axis. I hope just the handset wiring. It has slipped off the pier a couple times when I bumped it. All the other info on the handset comes along lime normal. Only the handset has ever been connected to it.

Searched some older posts, saw that it could be a wiring issue with the handset. I'll check that out first.

Went out to use it, turned it on and the hand set displayed no response both axis. This is my first mount, first problems.

Wonderful! 👍

Excellent work! Most people would think the only way you could see Mars would be with the help of NASA! Little do they realize what a dedicated person with a telescope can do!

I'm sitting in the car, waiting to go to work and am parked looking West. The moon is almost full and brilliant in a very black sky. With it being so bright through the eyepiece when it's large like this, sometimes I just prefer to look at a full moon naked eye, and enjoy it's beauty!

Mag 18, that is going to take more glass than my 8"! But yes, I'm anxiously waiting!

Had over 200 looks at my offer, but no takers yet. It's not your usual rod and reel. Maybe I shouldn't have said you'll need a bigger boat! 😄