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Welcome. You have found an amazing group of talented people!

Quick, sell the idea to Lego! Tell them you are working on all the planets to go with it!

Very nice images. Excellent detail!

Wonderful image. I turn my 8" dob at the big red spot occasionally and am pleased with any image I get of a dark spot!

Yes a sad day. RIP Mr Collins. I read "Carrying the fire" when I was much younger and enjoyed it. When he commented on how he would think and feel if something happened to two astronauts on the moon or when returning to the CM it really made me think. I've always believed he would have done anything he possibly could do if there had been any chance of him saving them! Although the light would be better tomorrow morning for the area, I still did take a few moments to view the landing area.

Oh my, that's an incredible lunar image. Most people I know see the moon like this, and love it!

Excellent images. That is an interesting group of spots. I am always amazed at how the weather is so different now that I see others here speak of their conditions. You are freezing and I'm sitting in the car while SWMBO is shopping and the actual temperature is near 90° F. Thought I would save the environment so I shut off the engine. Wow was that dumb!

I work three days a week and leave home at 3am. Its unbelievable the number of people out riding bicycles or just walking about. Most for some reason choose dark clothing and sweat shirts with hoods!😎🤔

They said on the national news a few minutes ago the crew had to hurry back into their suits because of a piece of space junk passing at 28 miles. Still haven't said anything about the "anomaly" Stu and I saw during the second stage burn!🤔

I've seen some very incredible "grazers" that just get into the atmosphere to make a bright dot traveling across the sky. No tail or color and lasting much longer than what you expect.

Is it just me, or are all astronomers/spacenuts really kids in their heart and mind, regardless of their body's age!

I thought I was the only one who noticed that, from now on we'll call it an anomaly! The launch was amazing in our early morning sky. Have to download the camera now, but here's our Florida version of the Aurora. A few minutes after the launch.

Nothing to be sorry about. Semiretired here only work 3 days a week. I love to tinker and "try" to build things!

Am I correct thinking the movable roller is mounted on the one C clamp to make it adjustable? That's bloody genius thinking!

That is an area I really enjoy looking at. I can only image how it would have had to look gazing out the lunar lander's window as they grew closer to landing!

Very nice Lunar image! Well done on the X and V!

The two beauties clear the tree tops at my place only 30 minutes before the Sun begins to light up the Eastern horizon putting an end to my viewing. I was able to view Jupiter and Saturn this morning till the fog messed up the air. Even with fog building I could make out decent banding on Jupiter. Three moons were spread out to one side, one on the other side. With averted vision I could just see the Cassini division on Saturn. Two of it's moons were very faint some distance from the planet. By the time the Sun ruined viewing, Saturn was about 40° above the horizon. Jupiter even less. To view the Mercury transit, I cut down a tree! These that block my view are safe from that fate!😁

Right now Mars is tough! I would be happy with that. For me that's the big thing with this adventure. To be content with what I can achieve and hope to do better.

Incredible!

I cant really join the argument between visual and imaging about the differences between the HST and what ever replaces it. With what it has given us I think of it along the lines of an old friend. Though we know their final day will come, we hope it never does!

Saw an article on FB saying it will pass by April 12th closer than the geostationary satellites. Anyone seen anything on it? Somewhere around 19,000 miles but no chance of it hitting us.

Wonderful Lunar images! It is unbelievable that we took that beating too. The Moon is something to look at in awe!

Excellent image! If you get any closer, you'll have lunar dust on the lens!

Wonderful image! It never fails to just amaze me at the number of distant galaxies you can see scattered around the images like this.

Oh that's good! I do enjoy my spaghetti westerns! This could spin off, like a spiral galaxy, into a thread in the lounge for Clint quotes!