Kimboman

Hi Just been outside to see if the Moon was Visible as the night has been very cloudy <but low and behold there was the Moon looking splendid for 3 seconds ah well I did see it

I was pottering in my workshop and my Celestron 6se was assembled so I put on the solar filter to see if I could view the Sun. It was cloudy mostly but a few clear spells emerged so I had a go . I used my iPhone to snap the images

Hi Had a swift view of the moon tonight using my Celestron 6se and my Meade ETX90 The views through the Meade were far clearer than the Celestron in fact I prefer using the Meade. I took a few images through my I phone using hand held eyepiece projection ,the seeing wasn't to bad

Hi a very interesting topic ,I have been a fan of astronomy for the past 60 years and I started out with a taco 70mm refractor with the standard eyepieces. this was the first scope that I viewed Saturn it blew my mind. The second scope that I bought was a fullerscope 6 inch newtonian with a 25 mm orthoscopic eyepiece which I still use. I now have a Celestron 6se a Meade 90etx a 3inch refractor Celestron 15x70 pro binoculars and much more I use ex microscope Wild Heerbrugg 10x and 15x eyepieces plus many ex wd ones and I get all the pleasure I need from these

Nice job and well engineered

Hi L use both a Baader RDF ( from FLO) and a 50mm RACI finder this combination is ok

Hi adyj1 this looks like a good material for diy dew shields I have made two for my 6se and2 for my etc 90 and one for my 9x50 raci finder from black foam mat from Ikea . they have been in use for a fair while now and are still good all for £2.50 plus a tube of glue £1.00

Hi lots of this type of binocular were manufactured in Japan after the Second World War . I have a pair of Nipole 10x50 which look very similar and I feel are of decent quality, the lenses are coated and they can be obtained for a reasonable price as you have indicated enjoy them

Well I feel that there will be lots of good ,little used astronomy gear for sale in the not to distant future. The near earth orbit scrapyard of the future will make some one rich Sad really

Nice topic I also use Sky Safari and Pocket Universe various star atlases and my trusty Planispheres I love my vintage Philips one

I like the contrast of this image great job

Hi I also use the Sky- Watcher RACI 9x50 finder it is a great piece of kit and a would think that other makes are similar. I also use the Baader red dot finder as well

Hi Kon great effort I also went out tonight with a camera but I didn't see it obviously to many g&ts I will have another go after seeing your super photos; Had a good view of the moon though cheers

Fantastic image, I like to view in daylight when possible not to bright but plenty of detail as your image shows well thanks for shearing

Nice topic regarding sky maps I like to have paper versions to peruse indoors to get a feel for the area of sky that I have selected to view and take notes ie m1 etc. I have S ky Atlas 2000 black stars on white background and loose leaf Sky Atlas 2000 white stars on black background plus many others such as Nortons and planispheres all are useful . I have Sky portal on my iPhone and iPad which I also have handy

Hi I agree there are much better tools available to find your way around the constellations but I started with a Philips planisphere. You get a good idea from using one and once you locate the plough this points the way to other constellations . I have a few planispheres and my favourite is the oldest one picture enclosed

What a great topic ,to see M57 with the eye for the fist time is unbelievable The rings of Saturn the same also M13 the list goes on. I have spent hours just looking at the moon and trying to identify the many features mind blowing. I have recently attempted astrophotography without much success.I have also been fortunate to live for some time in the Southern Hemisphere the star fields are unbelievable the southern cross with the coal sack and the jewel box all viewed by eye along with the Magenellic clouds no photos but all still in my minds eye super hobby

super picture

Hi we never grow out of lego my collection cost 3 times my astronomy purchases in fact lego appreciates where astronomy kit depreciates. Just one of many

Hi it all depends on what you want to do.Lots of people buy a telescope and are disappointed with what they see. I would recommend a pair of binoculars 10x50 0r 15x70 and a tripod get to know the constellations you can get great views of the moon which is our nearest and best to view object. If you get the bug and lots don't you can then look at telescopes like the Dobsonium which are very good the photo shows 8x40 bins . 10x50 are good starters hope this helps

Hi I have not tried using a DSLR camera through a telescope until last night on the moon which was a total disaster. With much more consultation with the manual I tried again tonight as the moon was very clear, success I did manage to get couple of passable pictures but much more studying to do. All in all I really enjoyed the effort. The last time I used a camera which was the Russian Zenith was to photograph a partial eclipse of the sun down under using the projection method still have the pictures the date was 11/09/1988 Good old film you didn't know what you had captured until the film came back !!

HI Kon Nice picture, I spent some time looking at the moon tonight using my etx90 with a binoviewer and a pair of 20mm eyepieces. Although been a fan of astronomy for50 plus years I have not done any serious astrophotography wished I had done now

Averted vision is the answer this works particularly well with M31

thanks it was a good nights viewing