Voyager 3

11 hours ago, F15Rules said:

Hmm..

I've reflected on what you said Jeremy, and I think the lens said, the better!😋😜

You are refracting the topic Dave😉.

Hi guys did anybody call me ? Mike sent a PM so I came here 🙂.

Wonderful pics ! 

Do you know the magnification of the 2nd pic Paul? Did you use any Barlows ? 

One thing is sure , your are a skywatcher fanboy! 

4 hours ago, Don Pensack said:

 

8 hours ago, RobertI said:

Thanks for the information John, you’ve inspired me to give the pup a proper go. There is a housing estate to my south so not ideal, so I might need to go to a nearby park with decent horizons - this would mean taking the 102ED which I hope might stand a chance under good conditions. 🤞

You have resurrected a thread from last year .. ! 

11 hours ago, cloudsweeper said:

Although the weather has been grim (UK at least), I still managed 86 decent sessions, so can’t complain much!

Viewing highlights:

# Moon’s “ghost crater” Stadius – obscured by lava flow, easily missed – fine detail, “perforated” rim.

# Moon seen with BVs first time – stunning detail, clarity, contrast.

# Comet Neowise – tail good and clear.

# Best ever views of Mars – lots of albedo difference, southern icecap.

# First 1” split of a double, OΣ418 Cyg – using x318 with the Dob.

# Jupiter/Saturn superconjunction (the day before the closest apparition) – Saturn close to the line of Jupiter’s moons.  (Good thing – it rained the next evening!)

Hardware issues:

# Fiddling with the L-bracket and ED80 Apo dovetail to get the ‘scope stable and accessible on the AZ4 mount – reversed an arm, and tapped a fresh hole.

# Stripped a Bresser focuser down to find out why the 10:1 reduction gear kept slipping.

# Dismantled the altitude section of the Skytee II to minimise the excessive slack in it.

SGL:

# The pleasure of this pastime is enhanced by sharing it with others, reading their experiences, and also generally helping each other out in all sorts of ways.

# So – thanks to everyone here, and let’s hope for plenty of decent viewing next year!

Doug.

What eyepiece you used to split OΣ418 Cyg Doug ? 

12 hours ago, rrb24 said:

Indeed!😅

Phew ! 

Even more surprising is that , you found this old thread with that post ! 

10 hours ago, mark81 said:

Finally had good enough skies for a go at the Crab.  I've never seen it before but with help from Stellarium, to the EP and back again, suddenly it jumped out at me.  With this scope you get used to most DSOs being faint fuzzies... But this one really stretches that expression.. it really was tiny and very very faint... One you could easily miss unless you knew exactly where sits. But it's another one off the Messier list with this little scope.. here's a little sketch..

Mark

 

What magnification (s) are(were) used Mark ? 

13 hours ago, Don Pensack said:

Mine, too.  although, it must be noted that if the views are of deep-sky objects, light scatter will not be the problem it is with Moon or planet viewing.

One of the worst eyepieces I've seen for light scatter, the 34mm 68° Explore Scientific eyepiece, gets decent reviews despite the light scatter, showing that the target is the determinant.

In your large scope, you also have the light grasp to make evident problems that go unseen in small apertures.

In the same league as orthos are the TeleVue Delites, where light scatter is concerned.  I'd also add the TeleVue Apollo 11 to the list of ultrawides with great control of light.

Would you add your Morpheus to the "super wide" category in the same regard ? 

15 hours ago, Louis D said:

110F=43C, which we hit many summers here in Texas, and 118F=48C, which is fairly common in Phoenix.  Imagine spending 90 days at or above 38C with high humidity.  Basically, mid-June through mid-September is spent entirely indoors in the A/C here.  Phoenix spent 144 days above 100F=43C this past summer, which was a new record for them.  Of course, it's a dry heat there. 😉

I should make way for the king lol .

I think I'm going to reign supreme here 😁 ... 41°C in mid may is common here at my location . I donk what's there but 38°-39° , mmm not much of a difference but 39°-40° is mind boggling 😂.

Hey guys ! Sterday was my first time seeing a star in a month and my first session after September 21 🤦🏻‍♂️( courtesy clouds and rain ).  Great session but I was a bit late so I was freezing to death even with the winter gear 😂 . Wind became stronger and stronger as the night moved . Not that much only some winter open clusters and M42 . Tried R Leporis but cloud said you enjoyed enough and closed the doors 😟.

7 hours ago, John said:

That third photo of Stu would be fun to use in a "guess my hobby" competition

I bet anyone would find it 😁.

11 hours ago, lenscap said:

Spotted this for sale on Facebook.

Perhaps it's a new model from First Light Optics ?   Sorry ! 😀

It's the new gen corrector plate 😏.

The big sticky clouds .

8 hours ago, John said:

I've just realised that I have just passed my 15th year of membership of the Stargazers Lounge. I joined on the 28th of November 2005.

This was my 1st post

https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/1422-its-nice-to-be-here/

I'd just like to say a big THANK YOU to First Light Optics, the admins and the moderators for creating and maintaining this amazing place and also to all the members here who have helped me, put up with me, replied to my posts, been polite when I've (often) been mistaken, joined in when I've been excited about something and generally made this forum the most important contribution that there has been to my enjoyment of the hobby.

Thank you very much indeed folks

John

 

 

 

Reading your first post looks like , even you have to start at some point ! 😲

On 20/11/2020 at 20:30, John said:

Orion will stay the same size but trees can me made smaller

If not the trees will make him smaller 🙄.

"N"igel ?! 🤔

9 hours ago, BinocularSky said:

The 9th Anniversary edition of the Binocular Sky Newsletter is ready. As well as the usual overview of DSOs, variable and double stars, this month we have:

* Ice giants in the evening sky
* An appulse of a type that may have spawned a legend  image)

 

* A winter online astronomy event to lift the lockdown blues

I hope this helps you to enjoy these long winter nights with your binoculars or small telescopes.

To pick up your free copy, just head over to http://binocularsky.com and click on the Newsletter tab, where you can subscribe (also free, of course) to have it emailed each month, and get archived copies.

What double is this ? Thanks Steve !

2 hours ago, JeremyS said:

Brilliant! Another addition to my lengthening bucket list.

They are giving tough to you Jeremy ! 

13 hours ago, Louis D said:

  You'll need a bit more to resolve globular clusters.

How much is that "bit more" for reasonably tight globulars ( most messiers) ? 

Mark , this is a sort of meaningless question without knowing the conditions and the targets but ...

In your experience , what exit pupil you find that brings the best out of galaxies ? Galaxies in the sense , not like M31 , M101 , M33 etc ... Like small bright edge-ons ? 

7 hours ago, Louis D said:

The Caldwell catalog is another good resource for showpiece objects missed by Messier.

It is also in the order of their declination , so you can choose the first 40 or 50 and they will be high in your skies .