JAC51

Great pictures and time lapse?

This is what I saw yesterday when I used a h-alpha telescope for first time. A friends quark which he was kindly demonstrating to me.

Stunning, now I’m thinking about how much these things cost.

Clear day at last so Baader HW mk1 and TMB 130mm allowed me to try out the white R-Sky solar hood. Did keep me cooler. Did show more contrast with stray light blocked off. Next time must remember not to wear dark trousers.

On 12/06/2024 at 14:17, The60mmKid said:

Yeah... a name change feels increasingly inevitable!

But the finder is only 50mm

3 hours ago, Alan White said:

Well just dont go walking about with burning crosses and you should be ok, not KKK!

I’ve already had this from the wife who was somewhat surprised when I walked in wearing it.

Prompt well packed delivery of  risky solar hood from FLO today.

My Hershel wedge doesn’t seem to overheat but I definitely do. 

I have been using the Mk1 version of the Baader HW with a 130mm Refractor for several years. Longest sessions are about 60 minutes mainly due to me overheating rather than the telescope. I should add this has always been with tracking on an EQ mount.

I’m not just admiring your description but also the stunning scenery in the background.

With the view you have do you ever use your telescopes as spotting scopes?

Great detail in both the image itself and how it was put together

That is it visible by eye here on Suffolk coast 

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

On 19/07/2023 at 12:21, Richard N said:

My orthos are here - thanks FLO. Slightly disappointed that the Starbase just comes in a plastic bag. Hope to get time for a daylight look through them later (and yes I do know that is vastly different to using them at night).

 

Update: both work nicely in daylight. the 10mm BCO seemed exceptionally clear. Looking forward to star testing.

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.