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  1. Mick H
    Andy, I live in Wroxham (6 miles from Norwich) so if you wish to view my NexStar 8se, just let me know. Altair Astro's shop is in Aylsham not Norwich, and they are mainly online. If you are wanting to buy new then these are at least more than £100 cheaper than elsewhere. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/se-series/celestron-nexstar-8se.html or https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/celestron-nexstar-8-se-telescope.html As you already have the SkyPortal WiFi module and lithium ion power tank, I do not see the point of buying the EVO 8.
  2. Mick H
    Agree with Cosmic Geoff. I have the NexStar 8se, I don't know about Evo 6 HD Yes it is wobbly if the tripod legs are fully extended, but I have mine almost unextended. You can carry it fully setup, but only for small distances on a flat surface. I do mine in three steps, setup and level tripod, attach mount then OTA, which takes no more than five minutes.
  3. Mick H
    Postie brought me this today. TalentCell Rechargeable 36W 12V/6000mAh 5V/12000mAh DC Output Lithium Ion Battery Pack to power my scope.
  4. Mick H
    Lovely pics Rusted, well done.
  5. Mick H
    👍 Nice pic of the moon Danno.
  6. Mick H
    Welcome to SGL Sky-Watcher Heritage-130P Flextube £149.00 https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/skywatcher-heritage-130p-flextube.html Also keep a look out in the For Sale / Swap section here: https://stargazerslounge.com/forum/217-for-sale-swap/ Hopefully others can help better than me.
  7. Mick H
    HyperStar is probably what you need: https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/starizona-hyperstar-lens-v4-925-celestron-sct-edge-hd-for-sony-e-mount.html The HyperStar 9.25 lens converts a standard Celestron 9.25" SCT from f/10 to f/2.2, making the system 25 times faster. That means 25-times shorter exposures. But wait for it......................................Will cost £1,099.00 😮 edit: (Noah not Neil) Noah4x4 who post on here is your man for all things Evo 9.25/HyperStar and more.
  8. Mick H
    Celestron Omni Plossl 32mm EP: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/celestron-eyepieces/celestron-omni-plossl-eyepiece.html
  9. Mick H
    Yep, James got it, Puff the Magic Dragon. Sorry everyone.
  10. Mick H
    Buying more gear around this neck of the woods defiantly makes people happier, but also Schizophrenic. 😉
  11. Mick H
    I love my Telrad, it is one of the best upgrades I did.
  12. Mick H
    Sorry James, just seen your post. I only do visual, but I think the astro cam's replaces the eyepiece. Others might help you here.
  13. Mick H
    Been waiting to see my first sun spot, but to cloudy here at the moment. Will hopefully try later. Thanks for sharing.
  14. Mick H
    Hi Snoani, and welcome to SGL. For a first attempt I would say you have done well. Lovely pics.
  15. Mick H
    To do a factory reset hold 0 key while you power the scope up.
  16. Mick H
    I would not do a firmware update yet. Try doing a factory reset by holding the 0 key while you power up, and start all over again. You can also reset the StarSense camera from the HC menu. Edit: Have you Calibrated the StarSense to the scope?
  17. Mick H
    Hi, and welcome to SGL. It would help if you stated your scope/mount, and eyepieces.
  18. Mick H
    Nice one David, I was viewing yesterday and hope to view again this coming week. I cannot wait to see my first sun spots. Thanks for sharing.
  19. Mick H
    Hugh, Beautiful pic of one of my favourite M's thanks for sharing.
  20. Mick H
    👍 As Philip says. I use a Celestron Omni Plossl 32mm for DSO's, infact I use that eyepiece the most. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/celestron-eyepieces/celestron-omni-plossl-eyepiece.html
  21. Mick H
    James, I don't do astrophotography so have no idea, but Neil took a nice pic of M13 found here:
  22. Mick H
    As Philip said download Stellarium: https://stellarium.org Or SkyPortal free for IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/celestron-skyportal/id877780544 I like viewing open/globular clusters try M44 the Beehive cluster, open cluster in the constellation Cancer. Also M13 Great Globular Cluster in the constellation of Hercules.
  23. Mick H
    Welcome to SGL James. You might want to consider a dew shield. Like Astrozap Flexible Dew Shield: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/dew-prevention/astrozap-flexible-dew-shield.html
  24. Mick H
    Sad to here of your redundancy David, enjoy your big bottle of wine. 😉 I wish you all the best.
  25. Mick H
    I could have sworn they said "Lunch in Fifteen Minutes". 😠
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