Kimboman

Hi Kon I really enjoyed this you were lucky to get this opportunity to see Orion or anything for that matter Pants here again. A new year and new opportunities ,heads up for 2022

Hi Kon great pics lucky you ,had a brief glimpse of Orion and Gemini the other night but not long enough to set up any gear.

Hi KON lucky you its been rubbish here for a while but we can hope for better skies

Hi to focus this telescope go right through one way until it will not go any further, then turn the focus the opposite way and you will then notice the telescope start to focus . This is due to the focus goes through approx 30 odd turns to come to focus. set your finder up in daylight an a distant tv Ariel or lamp standard then you should be ok

hi Great photo this is one of my favourites

HI I agree with Alan, you must keep both, I really enjoy a night of star hopping with my 15x70 Celestron pro binoculars . The double cluster in Perseus,the Pleiades the Hyades the Coathanger are all fantastic in binoculars as you can get the whole field in view. the telescopes give you other delights such as the planets and the moon and deep sky objects .

Hi very interesting topic and great images, I to have been dabbling with my I phone and will try some of the tips mentioned. I purchased a iPhone adapter and set it up in daylight and then as a previous member stated that he glued and screwed the adapter I did the same and the location of objects is much easier. Looking forward to more attempts when seeing allows.

Hi I went out early at 16.50 and had already set up my skywatcher 127the moon was really sharp in my 32mm and 25mm eyepieces. Jupiter was ok but not good soon whispy clouds came over but through the gaps the moon was still ok, but soon the seeing became poor so that was a brief but enjoyable session

Hi what a gorgeous photo

Hi I agree with Philip R you can't go wrong with the Manfrotto tripods I have two with various heads including ball head, and video heads all purchased used on a well known auction site and all proved to be excellent. I use them with my ST80, 90 mak oat all my binoculars and camera

Hi super images

Hi I have accumulated various planispheres over the years but they are now seldom used ,this is my favourite

Hi I have used the 6se and the mak127 this week ,the mak set up is much more portable and I have tended to favour it

Hi I took the photo on my iPhone I have not taken any photos with a camera for years since the days of film with my Zenith I enjoy looking at members photos they are superb but I do not possess any modern stuff it’s mind boggling I went out tonight but clouds soon arrived

Hi you should have some amazing views with those ,I have a similar pair and really enjoy a night star hopping.makes a change from the scopes enjoy

Hi it looks like tonight may be ok here I will set up a scope on the off chance hope you get some luck cheers

WHOA magic well done

Hi I set up my Celestron 6se early before the Moon was up the sky was clear as it has been shocking of late. I viewed the doubles Mizar and Polaris then M31 the double cluster in Perseus and the Pleiades also the tiny coat hanger. and M31. the moon started to appear and I did spend a short time viewing it but it soon became overpowering ,still tonight was a bonus

HI great topics nice to see that someone can see the heavens ,reading reports such as this keeps one interested

Hi I like the photo great colour

Hi I was pottering in my garage /workshop 20minutes ago when a clear spot suddenly appeared with the moon in a great clear spot . I put my 127 mat onto a tripod that I had been modifying and set up in the garage door space ,the views of the moon were nice and crisp and I had read a previous article by a SGL member who used a phone holder bracket supported on the eyepiece. The article was very interesting and I set my iPhone up i and day last week and as per the article I glued and screwed it into position I managed to get a few shots before the cloud obliterated the whole view end of session

W0W Fantastic accomplishment that should give you years of service you should be proud

Hi this is a very interesting topic and I will give it a go thanks

Hi I have made several from the black foam mat from Ikea £2.99. The Mat is also ribbed on the inside I also made them 1.5 times the tube diameter the joints are a butt joint made with impact adhesive then an external butt strap 25mm wide glued over the joint once the initial glue has dried this gives a smooth internal finish and slides on easily they work a treat As for the secondary mirror I never had a problem