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What about this then? 🤔🤣
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Show us your set up in action at night.
Ian McCallum replied to Peco4321's topic in The Astro Lounge
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Show us your set up in action at night.
Ian McCallum replied to Peco4321's topic in The Astro Lounge
On Jupiter, this evening. The Wratten #8 made a difference to the CA, making some of the features on the Jovian disk easier to see. I think it made the North and South equatorial bands stand out more. Then the clouds rolled in and the neighbour's floodlight came on. 🤬 -
I was observing Jupiter, a bit earlier. Then the clouds rolled in and a neighbour's floodlight came on. 🤬
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Absolutely, spot on. 👍
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I'm trying to set up the new SW EQ5 Deluxe mount, I got a few days ago. Do I need to polar alignment using the scope, etc, just for visual use? 🤔 I can't see Polaris from my backdoor, due to houses in the way. The old Meade EQ-1B mount was a bit easier to set up.
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I bought a customer returned EQ5 Deluxe mount from @FLO, the other day. I've found a few loose washers inside the boxes, so am unsure where exactly they came from. There's at least one that's 10mm and the rest are probably 6mm. I'm not sure if they are for the dovetail. Has anyone with a EQ5 Deluxe know what they are for? 🤔
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This arrived from Auntie @FLOyesterday evening. It's a customer returned EQ5 Deluxe mount. Excuse the mess of the spare room (including the washing drying). 🙄
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Dew when bringing scope in
Ian McCallum replied to neil phillips's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
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Are they like this? https://web.archive.org/web/20050923061253fw_/http://www.trutek-uk.com/truetech/filters.html
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So recapping, I'm back to looking at the Scopetech 80mm offers from Aunty @FLO. Will I notice the difference between the F15 and F12.5 versions? What difference will the single verses multi coating make? The reason for the renewed interest is, I've got a SW EQ5 Deluxe mount coming. Also, @FLO has a price drop on a ex-display model of the F12.5 version. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/offers/offer_scopetech-stl80a-l-80mm-f125-classical-refractor_155968.html
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Doubles, A Glob, & Jupiter's "Extra Moon" Again
Ian McCallum replied to cloudsweeper's topic in Observing - Reports
I'm glad someone else saw that 'extra' moon too!😄 I saw it quite clearly the last few nights. Not tonight though, as we're clouded out!- 1 reply
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Last night, the moon looked great in the 8" Dob, using the 28mm 2" LET eyepiece. Tonight, clouded out!