Voyager 3

I found this is going to be a great report after reading the topic .

Just wait got @JeremyS or @F15Rules to come 😂. 

Looks like a rebrand of the Orion Lanthanum zoom which may also be a rebrand .

@Jiggy 67 I agree , but all features in SkySafari pro is not available in the free version . For example , one can't add eyepiece circle by adding equipment (s) . Also one can't measure the distance between two objects in the free version . Making observation list is also not possible . And as said , the database is HUGE compared to the free version and you can even download the Gala extension to add other objects down to 18th mag . 

I upgraded from the free version and I find the Pro version absolutely worth it . But if you are a beginner , the free version is more than enough for a great start . 

A 41mm Pan / 40XW are other options too and provide a wider field , if you don't mind the larger exit pupil . But I guess it will be a good trade of for the wider field . 

On 02/08/2021 at 21:31, callisto said:

Hi Steve, hope you get well soon 🙂

Hope you don't mind a bit of friendly advice....I had exactly the same symptoms as you and also tested negative on the LF tests....still felt the same if not worse after a week so sent off for a home PCR test and guess what?....yup, I tested positive and had to isolate foe 10 days 😟

I would advice you to do the same just in case 

All the best,

Mark

A sound advice Mark with your example ! 

Whatever it may turn out to be Steve , get well soon ! 

11 hours ago, Louis D said:

I was just up in Michigan and Indiana a few weeks ago, and the skies were eerily hazy despite there not being a single cloud in the sky.  The moon was red when the haze thinned out.  Once a front blew through, it massively cleared up the sky.  The weathermen up there were ascribing the haze to western forest fire smoke.

Try again after another northern front blows through and see if the scatter issue improves.

Down here in Texas, we get haze from Saharan dust and Central American farm fires in the spring before planting season.  Luckily, the western forest fire smoke is staying north of us for now.

Are you kidding me ? Sahara desert's dust in USA ?! That's more than 6000km ! I've heard these dusty particles move and cause problems for the southern European countries . I have also heard Gobi and Taklamakan deserts' dust in India and Pakistan but these are wimpy compared to this .. 

Hey @Andrew* , can you please tell us about the North Lagoon Nebula ? Searching NGC 7398 , I get a 14th mag galaxy in Pisces 🤷‍♂️ .

10 hours ago, Louis D said:

Too close.  I wouldn't bother.  I use my 12mm ES-92 at that focal length.  The presentation is completely different from the Morpheus.

But Baz seems to own 17.5mm Morpheus too ... The difference between 17.5mm Morpheus and 12.5mm Morpheus is bigger compared to the difference between 17.5mm and 14mm Morpheus. It really depends on him . If the 17.5mm is stealing the eyepiece time of the 14mm , then there is a reason to buy the 12.5mm . But if it was me , I wouldn't bother getting the 12.5mm AND sell the 14mm . The next jump from the 12.5mm should be 20-24mm , but Baz already owns a 17.5mm . So 9mm-17.5mm is a reasonable one . 

It is not a Seyfert galaxy . 

18 hours ago, Stu said:

I finally joined the official AZ100 owners club, having tested and provided feedback on the original prototype unit. Looks great, nice little bracket to hold my Nexus II and the handle seems very handy too.

Won’t get to try it for a few weeks unfortunately but can’t wait!

What are the scopes you are going to mount on the AZ 100 Stu ?

26 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

When I was scrolling and just about to see this picture , the eyepiece cap and black anodised body resembled a 8mm Ethos  🤣. 

Sry , Jeremy I hope you will not take it seriously 😂.

14 hours ago, RobertI said:

Nice haul. Was this with the Tal? (sorry can’t see your sig on my phone). I was surprised one night when my Tal dewed up before my C8 (usually a dew magnet!). 

In chrome , you can select the menu button and give the desktop site option . It will show you the signatures 👍 . But beware you have to zoom every time as the desktop version has different ratios ! 

What magnification were you using ? You have to use quite high magnifications ( around 1mm exit pupil even for the brighter stars and smaller exit pupils for dimmer ones ) to notice the airy disk . Some may be able to notice it at 1.5mm exit pupil for the brightest stars but they are experienced in seeing the disks and other diffraction patterns thousands of times . 

Quite an increase in brightness ! This is really a very cool nova entertaining us over the months!

What mount do you use for your 102ED-R @RobertI ? 

3 hours ago, johninderby said:

And a pic. 🙂

The phone and the stand is way cooler ! Just kidding the Lego looks dandy . 👍

If you just want to test the waters , the Celestron zoom is pretty good . 

But the SVBONY or its clone zooms get pretty strong reviews by respected folks ... Decisions decisions ...

12 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

I’ll forgive its safety smurfs.

I didn't know smurfs were included with the Morpheus . 😂

Did you see the first thread before you started this thread ? 

He said he had pre-ordered it .😉

Maybe @Stu will chime in with his second look. 😁

At what magnification were you detecting the component John ? Fantastic observations @John and @chiltonstar  .

You have magical backyard sky Kon ! Very lucky. 👍 

This will not be the last time for an amateur ...

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/amateur-astronomer-discovers-new-moon-of-jupiter/