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Hi All Question, has anyone experienced any focusing problems with a 2"-1.25" twist lock adapter? On my SW Explorer 150P I removed the existing 1.25" adapter from the 2" focuser draw tube and replaced it with the new adapter and inserted my eyepiece, but I cannot seem to get focus any where along the travel. If I add a 2" extension I can get focus but then the draw tube goes too far towards the secondary mirror. Is this a common issue? I'm not too worried as it greatly helps centering for collimation, however I do see the benefits if I can get it to work. Any thoughts welcome. Cheers

Think I just seen it pass again. Too faint to catch with my camera, but still amazing to see.

https://www.spacex.com/webcast

I'll be ready, getting the camera for it. Cheers upahill 😀

Yes, exactly that Penelope. The video which is on the link shared by upahill shows it well. The best video is further down the thread.

Wow, I was lucky to see this then. It was an amazing sight.

Hi All I was just looking at Vega and just left of it appeared a long line of bright objects (27/05/19 at around 00.04hrs). It was visible with the naked eye and it looked like a long line of bright dots, some brighter than others but it was travelling west to east. It looked like a flare or possibly something either burning up or skipping on our atmosphere. Any ideas please? Couldn't find anything on Stellarium etc. Wasn't planes etc. Cheers

I found the moon to be extremely bright, almost painful to be honest. I tried the Meade 4000 series Moon filter ND96 and have not looked back. Found it improved surface details too. I think it is a personal thing though as you say. Hope this helps.