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  1. Aye.. Pex Hill in Cronton. https://liverpoolas.org/weekly-meetings/
  2. I visited Liverpool Astronomical Society's Pex Hill observatory tonight and while having a natter, one of the chaps who was demonstrating in the dome ran down the stairs to tell us they had in the eyepiece 12P/Pons-Brooks. So up trotted twenty amateurs forming a disorderly queue. 😄 I managed a good peek through the club's LX200. Very unexpected considering the horrible weather this evening. We were lucky the rain stopped and clouds parted for several minutes.👍
  3. I've been mulling over this question for many months and came to the conclusion I only need one all rounder. The Stellamira 125ED f7.8 refractor is relatively light weight, easy to store, move around and mount. The scope itself cools very well and the view through it is all I could ask for at the price point. My 102ED f7 and Skymax 127 are now up for sale. Great scopes but the Stellamira does the same job and then some. Although choosing one scope means I really don't need several mounts. The Azgti is sold, I'll get around to selling the AZ5 and although the Celestron AVX steadfastly holds the SM125 and otherwise performs great, the scope is a bit too long and Celestron don't sell extension tubes... So that will need to go and replaced with something else.... Likely a used HEQ5 so I can pick up a Skywatcher extension tube. Keeping one scope is more complicated than it seems!
  4. Five years in and tried and sold a few: Sky Watcher 130P Sky Watcher 120ST Sky Watcher 200P Dobsonian Sky Watcher 150P Sky Watcher Skymax 102 My current Skymax 127 and Altair Astro Starwave Ascent 102ED have for several months been earmarked for sale. They're definitely being advertised next week... I only need one scope at the moment and the carbon fibre Stellamira 125ED fits the bill plus a couple of binoculars for travel.
  5. Thanks Ryan. Happy to help. The pictured AZGTI and the same battery are still occasionally used although my astronomy has taken a different path lately.
  6. Very dark.... and the charger for my Orion lithium power tank has disappeared causing me some angst. I suspect idle female hands have 'tidied' it away! 🙄
  7. I bought 8x42s for my dad in his 70s. They actually fine for astronomy (compared to my 10x50s). I can hold them much steadier than the 10x50s. Worth a punt for that reason alone.
  8. Don't count on the AZ5 and steel tripod especially with a heavier triplet. It's that bad with my 4" doublet I don't use the mount.
  9. At home, possibly a cold beer, coffee, tea or maybe a hot choc... At Kielder last Autumn approaching midnight the thermos cup was filled with a mix of coffee, hot chocolate and Pusser's Gunpowder Proof rum. A very comforting brew in the cold! 🥴
  10. I thought hanging around with middle class nerds might rub off... Seriously I was looking for advice, found some and decided on the whole SGL is one of the better internet hang outs I've used. Four years down the line I'm a fully fledged & somewhat integrated geek, spending too much money, joining an Astro society, doing star camps, jumping up and down in the garden thrashing branches because another neighbour has erected a LED light, comfort eating & considering smoking because I'm depressed about two week's cloud cover. All the usual stuff. 😀
  11. I've had both a 130p and 102 f7. The 130p is a cheap & fun to use scope I would not knock however side by side there's no contest. The ED f7 refractor wins in all departments.
  12. I was camped on 34b last time near Mike and Aidy. Please disregard that last post I've been a grumpy sausage the last couple of weeks with the "100 day cough"... 🙄 The Autumn camp really was relentlessly damp though. The last morning was perfect timing because my Vango Carron fly started dripping... It's a perfect size for one person sleeping on a proper folding bed with loads of gear and can be stood up in however I'm giving up as at Kielder the same thing happened on the last morning. The final evening we had frost and during the morning pack up the inside started dripping again. So I'm selling my Higear Enigma Elite 5 (good tent just too big) and the Vango Carron (great for summer) to part fund another tent rated for more adverse weather. Either a Berghaus Air 4 or the new Outwell Sunhill 3P Air looks interesting.
  13. Blue sky here. Typically I am working a late shift from home and can see the lovely moon through the loft office skylight... The next hour cloud will arrive no doubt. 🙄
  14. I've driven past on the way to Cwmdu. The site certainly looks nice (and flat!) enough. I have just gone through a trial booking and they had 95 electric hook ups available. I'm tempted to give it a go in March. Ten quid a night including leccy for one person and tent is great.
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