apaulo

you could take a look at a light pollution map, banbury is bortle 4. a lot better than inverness where i am, here its classed as bortle 6.

amazing photo, milky way is an amazing subject, well done.

hello david welcome aboard

hi geremia welcome to sgl

space travel, is always interesting, there is some great stuff by david adair on youtube about speed and space travel and a lot more. well worth viewing. aliens, moon landings , nasa area 47 plenty for cloudy nights.

welcome aboard slaine, hope you enjoy.

i have just removed and refitted the rubber cup on a bst starguider ed. just twist up the eyecup and gently prise of the rubber cup. it will slip back on ok just check the bottom edge sits back in. a straight forward process. hope this helps.

hello and welcome to sgl

hello and welcome to sgl. clear skies.

hello and welcome to sgl keep howling

nice one, you captured the moment. well done.

welcome to sgl sean. hope you enjoy.

welcome back to slg hopefully someone can advise you on this.

hi and welcome to sgl

i cant advise on a telescope but as far as storage goes in a damp shed or garage, you could build a good size box with door on it , insulate it well and jobs done. if u have the room make it big enough for the scope and tripod already set up. even a shelf for your astro gear, even set all on a trolley wheel it in and out. all depends on the room you have available. if money is tight , go to nearest place theyre building houses and recycle whats in the skips. insulation included. hope this helps.

a lot of food for thought here. if i upgrade id be looking high, med and low power e/ps. thanks to everyone for the advice. much appreciated.

i find the bst great value and decent e/ps. i have never tried any filters nor get a chance to look through other scopes or eyepieces because of the current situation. i also am in bortle 6 skies. so maybe these are factors also.

looking for if possable a clearer image, more detail, maybe contrast is the right word for it. also maybe a larger field of view without going into 2 inch eyepieces.

ive been using a sw 200p f5 on a dob mount for about a year now. i have been observing with bst starguider eyepieces. can anyone advise on what i could move onto regards an upgrade in eyepieces. i dont wear glasses for viewing. i was thinking about possably baader morpueus. but would really appreciate advise from you guys at sgl. thanks for your help, time and knowledge paul.

hi and welcome to sgl , may all your nights be cloudless, lol what a dream that is.

hello and welcome from to sgl, from inverness

very nicely made and thought out, well done. full marks.

hi and welcome

thank you everyone for the feed back. its much appreciated. i never thought of the light dispersion and the low altitude. will do a star to check things anyway. clear skies to you all.

ive just been viewing venus, i am seeing a disc made up of 3 colours, red, yellow, and greeny blue. i am using a 200p on a homemade dob. eyepieces are vixen slv 25 and 12mm. also bst 8 and 5 barlowed. seeing the disc of venus in these colours, id like to ask have i got a collimation problem, or is it seeing conditions. or something else. or possably normal. any help and advice from you guys would be much appreciated. thanks in advance. paul