Dave scutt

Ment to be able to see it here in Ireland but it's cloudy at the moment 🤞

I had a custom made trolley which I keep my dob on at all times very stable and easy to move

Looks familiar I had one just like that

35 minutes ago, callisto said:

After a bit of a wait on delivery from Ireland and customs deciding to stick a extra £55 charges on top of purchase price 😲 🤣,  I finally received the latest addition to my TV family  😊 

 

Thanks for letting me know about this ,had a look  tonight could make it out slightly but my highest magnification ep is only 6.7

26 minutes ago, Tomatobro said:

curved towards the stars

Thanks very much , back to normal again just in time for the clear skies tonight 

Hi all.

I had dew in-between the lenses on my finder scope when I opened up to clean them they fell out and I'm not sure which way they go back , flat or curved. 

Thanks dave

Hi all.

So it's been 5 days of continuous rain and tonight the skies where clear and dark  so dark I could see m31 with my eyes, so waiting for Orion to rise, looking around found dumbbell nebula at last but everything was getting hard to focus to much dew on ep's after a few minutes (really need to buy those dew heaters). The night was ruined when fog rolled in didn't even get a chance to see Orion 😪

Fingers crossed 🤞 for next time

10 minutes ago, mareman48 said:

Are these scopes custom made?

Is it crazy that I want to sell all my gear and buy one of these 😱

No.

Must be a man thing the bigger the better

They look more like cannons then guns🤣

1 hour ago, LondonNeil said:

Neat trolley mr scutt.  Is that the 12" dob?

 

I've 3 steps to contend with so trolley and ramps Stunts seem possible.  I'm dreaming up slings, handles or even back packs to make the tube easier to handle.

Yes 12"skywatcher.  What about building a shed just the right size for it

Hi Jeff. 

Welcome back to SGL 

I keep the dob on the trolley when observing very stable. 

For the ramp I use 22mm marine ply easy to move out the way each time

My dob is on a trolley and I use a ramp to get it in and out of the shed

My only scope is an 12"skywatcher dob  I find nothing better than to try and find objects and get that wow factor when I find something I've never seen before.  I did have a goto aswell but a like the dob much better 

You could always leave it with me I look after it for you no problem 🤣

Hi Lundy view. 

Welcome back to SGL

You can upload photos on here for us to see

8 minutes ago, John said:

A good quality O-III filter delivers quite a bit more enhancement than a UHC on some notable nebulae including the Veil Nebula and the Owl Nebula.

 

 

 

Would explore scientific OIII filter be of good quality it's not cheap but not as expensive as some other brands

I have no light pollution (only when my sons keep going in the kitchen raiding the fridge) so maybe just an OIII filter 

14 minutes ago, Philip R said:

Some UHC filters are better than others. I have the Explore Scientific and definitely shows a little more detail than without it or my Baader neodymium which is my most used filter.

I have an explore scientific UHC filter is it worth buying an 0III filter and a neodymium filter aswell would I see much difference or should I save my money 

Make sure you buy a good scope and mount feels like my big toe is broken 

44 minutes ago, david_taurus83 said:

I'm familiar with the area! 🙂

You don't own the holiday house down the road who supports Aston villa 

Not much to show trying to take some images of Jupiter though my phone,took the phone off then it broke.

On 04/10/2021 at 12:48, johninderby said:

I have just the thing. An RC Tiger tank chassis which would easily handle the weight of a 12” dob. Must get back to the build soon. 😁 

Downside is you could buy a new small car for the price of the tank. 😁

Dam wish I thought of that would look so much better