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Hi I agree bingo viewing is like 3d great with little eyestrain ,I get headaches sometimes with cycles

Hi Set up early in anticipation that the night could be a good one again. I first set up on Jupiter at 7.30pm and it was boiling with high cloud drifting across ,soon the seeing became quite good and there was a pronounced bump on the right hand side of Jupiter. Eventually around 7 45 europa appeared and I watched its progress for a while At apron 8.45 the space station was passing through the Summer Triangle and suddenly the most gorgeous meteor passed through the Summer Triangle Unfortunately clouds rolled in and local lights flooded my garden so it was an early night but it does look like it could be ok later used my 102mm Celestron GT telescope

HI managed about an hour on Jupiter and Saturn the seeing was still very good but high whispy cloud arrived and started to obstruct both planets . the Moon was starting to come into my view but it was accompanied by dark clouds so put the 102 Celestron GT refractor back into storage, but as the saying goes (every little helps)

Hi I had the same experience last night the seeing started off a bit iffy at around 7.45 but soon improved giving magnificent view of both Saturn and Jupiter. At around 9pm Saturn became obstructed by the local trees but Jupiter remained well positioned. the moon started to come into view and then I called it a night I used my Celestron 6se

Hi I set up my 102 f9.8 refractor at 7.30 ash and Jupiter was good and I could see all four moons and good banding but after a while the Moon appeared. The seeing for Jupiter was still good but high cloud arrived and I called it a night at approximately 9.00pm

Hi thatbdoes appear to be the one well done

Hi it’s in Ursa Minor RA 16hrs 37’ 9’’ DEC+80deg 16’ 19’’ located just off a line from Zeta I’m a corner star in the bowl of um first bright star in the handle

Hi I was using the celestron plus handset for my 6se which has a tour button which will show items of interest in the area of the sky for the date and location you are viewing I scrolled through looking at the objects that came up and the tiny coat hanger appeared I pressed the button and off the telescope went it is located in the Plough. I will try to tie it down to a specific area should we get a clear night it was very sharp and noticeable

Hi set up early this evening in anticipation of another promising night. At 7.45 I located Jupiter and set my Celestron 6SE on to it with the goto and viewed it but it was still to low and the sky was still fairly light. I left the Celestron running and went over the road to view the moon using my Meade ETX manually on a tripod and my binoviewer the views were great with the cup handle very prominent. As the sky had darkened I went back to the Celestron and Jupiter was still dead centre (love goto),looked at Jupiter which by now was magnificent but once again a roof blocked my view. I decided to take the Goto tour which was very good I view M13,M31 various double stars M57 and the coat hanger I scrolled down the list and the mini coat hanger came up and there it was in the eyepiece I had never heard of this before so this was a first for me all in all fabulous night then the clouds and the condensation appeared and that was that.

His was looking at the weather forecast at teatime and there was a mention that there could be clear spells later tonight. I set up my Celestron 6se and my Meade ETX 90 on the off chance that the forecast could be correct, and it was. At about 8pm there was lots of cloud but it cleared and Jupiter was amazing with good detail,I then took my Celestron 102GT refractor across the road to view the Moon it was staggering with good seeing . Jupiter at around 10 30 was much higher and the detail improved no end.clouds started to scuttle in and I called it a night Well pleased after so many poor nights Lots of tiding away tomorrow

Excellent

Hi I have the Celestron 6se and the Celestron 102 GT telescopes both which utilises the GOTO.I had difficulty when I first obtained my 6se and I found that no1 is to plumb the tripod. I always use the two star Auto align always works for me as previously stated once aligned the target has always remained aligned this is amazing. I purchased a copy of Michael Swansons (the next star users guide) this is a great book and answers most questions that you may have and I have e-mailed Michael regards the goto handsets and he responded almost right away.

I didn't expect any decent seeing tonight due to the high temperature here today. I thought I would have a look at Jupiter as Saturn is in the local trees, and I was correct it was boilingI used my Meade ETX 90 with a 2x barlow and various eyepieces and I could see a couple of bands and 3 moons but it was a waste of time. At 11pm I went out with a pair of 10x40 binoculars and had a scoot around the Plough,Perseus the double cluster was good then onto M31 also good the coat hanger and the Pleiades not to bad(winter is on its way). To scan the area of Cassiopeia is mind blowing and Allin a t-shirt and shorts,fotunately the mozzies don'tattack me BH

Very nice thanks for sharing the image

great its practical and who can see it in the dark??

Hi I have just finished observing Jupiter, I first set up at about 8.30pm with my 102 mm Celestron GT. At first it was very orange in colour but as the night wore on and the elevation improved the seeing became good. there were 3 moons to the right of the planet and Io was in transit and I couldn't see it ,I also noticed that Europa and Ganymede were getting really close together . At approximately 10 30 I saw Io leave Jupiter and all four moons were visible. Unfortunately lots of security lights stated to go on and off so I had to call it a night. On the plus side I was kept company with an Owl with occupied a nearby tree. On the subject of trees I have lived in this house for 33 years and on my north western area of sky was a very large tree that obscured this area ,over the weekend it was removed by the landowner due to it becoming unsafe which was a shame, on the plus side I can now view another 30% of sky

Hi I also have this eyepiece and for the price that I paid I consider it to be good addition to my other eyepieces. I do use it frequently it is a little stiff but I have got used to it.

Really nice, no mistaking that constellation

Supersonic well done

Hi I have just completed my observing sessions I said earlier I set up my 102mm refractor on goto at 8.30 pm and a few minutes later I set uo my 6se on goto . I set both scopes on to Jupiter and the seeing through both was pretty good, the 102 was in a better position to observe Jupiter than the 6se after approx I hour the 6se lost sight of Jupiter but the 102mm kept Jupiter spot on in the centre of the eyepiece for the whole session and I watched IO occult the planet at approx 11pm. I used the 6se to view m57 and m31 and other s and a couple of double stars. I must say that the two Celestron GO TOs that I have are extremely accurate and need very little adjustment. All kit now stowed away awaiting the next adventure

Hi there's an inkling that we may have some clear Skys tonight so I thought I would set up two of my scopes in case a miracle happens . I hope this is not a bad omen but if you don't try lots of gear languishes for another night cheers.

Hi I would recommend using threaded studs and chemical anchor in a tube that fits into a standard mastic gun(applicator) these are available from Tool station drill the relevant sized hole for the chosen stud size, ensure to remove all dust and debris from the hole just follow instructions. I have used these actors up to 30mm die to hold down machine tools with no problems

Hi super image well done