JAC51

This was last night looking at the moon before sunset.

Actually sunny here this morning. Here is a sketch with the Tak FS60 and Baader Herschel prism.

Our house insurance is with Swindon and covers the observatory and contents. The only stipulation was that the observatory had to have a mortice lock. At the time I was looking I was also told that the NFU mutual would also insure an observatory as being the farmers mutual they deal with things on outbuildings all the time. Don’t work for either of the above.

https://www.astrotreff.de/forum/index.php?thread/95328-vier-apos-von-apm-lzos-vor-dem-interferometer/ The above link is to a 2009 article on a German site where a APM LZOS 130 F9 and a 115 F7 where tested over 9 different wavelengths, with repeats to show their polychromatic strehl I used the translate option on my browser to read it.

Thank you for a very enjoyable well written review. I actually can add to your single digit figures as I have a 2005 model though I am not the original owner. Only thing I can add is to confirm your suspicion of counting craterlets in Plato the most I have seen is 6 though I cannot claim to resolve them merely see the smaller as “albedo?” features. John

Brilliant and beautiful

Thank you for the above replies. I almost bought a TRex some 12 years ago, passing on that was a mistake. Now it looks like the AZ100 is indeed the modern equivalent needed for higher power use. I will have soldier on with my Losmandy GM8 which does a respectable job for visual x300+ though I did haven’t ditch the tripod and put it on a pier.

Happy birthday indeed I have really enjoyed your reviews and observing reports. Experienced 180mm apo envy. But I least I can share with you having a 130mm TMB F9.2 which is a wonderful telescope. Can I take here the chance to ask what mounts you are using this on for visual work. John

Really really nice individual drawings but it is the development of the Sun spots with time I find most impressive. Great observations.

Europa peaking out from behind Jupiter early this morning or late last night depending on your point of view. Telescope was a TMB 130 f9 with a Baader maxbright diagonal. Eyepieces Brandon 12mm with x1.5 Magic Dakin Barlow, 8mm Brandon with x1.25 MDB and then newish to me a 6.5 mm Morpheus. I can’t get over observing at night wearing shorts, about 20C here.

Currently my choice would be 48mm Brandon 17.5mm Morpheus 9mm Morpheus 8mm Brandon 6.5mm Morpheus Though I also have a total of 5 Barlows to use with them.

👍Great report and very enjoyable to read. I can feel the clouds and the wind, the cloud part of which there have been plenty of here in East England. My observations have mainly been confined to white light solar for the past month now. Remaining hopeful for clear skys

Congratulations on the 10mm BCO I was given one by someone who did not like it. I found it to be a really good eyepiece and still amazing value for money. Contrast is very close to the Brandon’s I have but at a fraction of the cost. Let us know how you get on with Both your eyepieces

wonderful animation

Congratulations and what struck me is how beefy the draw tube on the focuser looks compared to the main tube, almost the same diameter, it makes your 2" maxbright diagonal look like a little 1.25" one on the back.