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Hi, I am keen to set un an EEVA rig. Just wondered what camera to use for the best results? I will be starting with an NEQ6 and a 8 inch Newtonian F5 scope. Also, how long a cable can I expect to run from obsy to house. Currently about 12m. Is this doable? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hopefully it is a simple as Covid has delayed everything, other suppliers are also seeing delayed dispatch times. Be patient, worth the wait

Many thanks for the responses. Certainly given me food for thought.

I am currently looking to re equip my observatory. I have an ED80 and also sometimes image with an 8 inch f5 newtonian. I have had an NEQ6 pro before but was wondering if there are mounts out there that do not require guiding?

Just been out for a few minutes with the 20x90 bins. Full Moon really is making the sky bright, that said, I could still make out the "fishes mouth" in the Orion Nebula and the Trapezium asterism was easily resolved with all 4 stars showing nicely. There was also limited detail in the main nebula and in the "wings" of the nebula but just a taste of things to be seen on darker nights.

Have to agree, the seeing and transparency was pretty good, had the scope out last night and despite the bright Moon managed to have a good session with well resolved brighter nebula and clusters. Scopes looking good.

Great images, lovely sharp detail. To think that some struggle with dedicated cameras and yet these shots from a phone are superb.

An excellent eyepiece, one of my favourites since i bought it about 4 years ago. Always first out of the eyepiece case. Reviews are very favourable too.

Nice report, Its really satisfying when you bag a really faint galaxy. Interesting observation re averted vision. Will have to hunt this one out.

The first thing i noticed when I first aquired my 12 in dob was the amount of fuzzies that became visible. You will start to see detail in objects that were otherwise just faint smudges of light. Enjoy the new scope. A 12 inch dobsonian will really open up the deep sky for you.

Agreed, great book and has guided me to many object i may have otherwise overlooked.

Nice report, easy to get lost in the NAN as it is so large,

Great report thank yo, will have to visit and look for myself. One of those areas that we are unaware of until a fellow observer points it out.

8 X 42, 15 X 80, 20 X 90.

I have a 20 and agree, the view is stunning!!

Like yourself, I managed to track this down with the 12 inch dob a few years ago, an unimpressive object until you factor in the distance. A great achievement to track it down with a 10 cm scope.

Please do keep the reports coming as they are always an enjoyable read. Work restricts my time and I am sure many other also at the moment, so it is always nice to read up on what others are doing. To refer to in future to compare observations if nothing else.

Just out of interest, the earlier image shows a more condensed nebula, which appears slightly brighter. Could it be that when Messier observed it and catalogued it that it was brighter still?

Love reading your reports. As a relative newcomer to the large scope collective, it gives me sessions to look forward to when reading experienced observers reports such as yours. Was out on Thursday evening and loving the views through the big dob.

What a great write up. The sketches are top notch too, giving an Idea of what to expect at the eyepiece. This is one article I will be referring back to again.

A wonderful club meeting observing night 18/01/2020 By chance we all me up at Badger Farm., our dark site in the Lincolnshire Wolds. The sky was clear and it looked to be a promising night, early on hazy cloud came over and there was a feeling that this could be it for the night but we waited patiently and were rewarded with a lovely clear sky. We managed to do a lot of observing tonight, both naked eye and through the telescopes. We also managed to show some of our new visitors some of the brighter objects, which is always nice as it presents us with the opportunity to show members objects in the sky that they would otherwise probably not see. The Orion nebula is always a showpiece through any scope but tonight through the large dob the amount of detail was jaw dropping. This object takes magnification well and when the magnification was increased more and more detail became visible within the billowing clouds of the nebula. The Pleiades star cluster in Taurus showed clear indications of being embedded in delicate milky nebulosity and the stars were bright and pin sharp. We had a look at the Eskimo nebula in Gemini and again tonight good detail was showing. M81 and M82 were both looking really impressive in the large dob, M82 showing a lot of detail with varying surface brightness, brighter knots and two distinct dark lanes. M81 showing an extended halo but not giving up the faint spiral arms, at least not tonight. M31 in Andromeda was showing a very distinct dark dust lane and even the inexperienced new observers remarked upon it. M33 in Triangulum was visible but faint and not giving up much detail, but to be fair I should have spent more time on this to tease more detail. Paul Cotton drew our attention to a comet, I forget the name but the comet was easily visible and was showing a faint downward extension which was the tail of the comet. It is always nice to see these unscheduled objects and was a nice addition to the nights targets. We had a look at the Leo Triplet of galaxies once they had cleared the trees and they all showed great detail, the two main galaxies showed not only bright cores but also extended halo`s, and the fainter NGC member of the triplet showing a dark lane dividing the upper and lower parts of the galaxy. The Owl nebula in Ursa Major showed a clear ghostly disc with hints of the eyes. The addition of an O111 filter enhanced the contrast of the view and made the nebula stand out more clearly against the back ground sky. Numerous other galaxies and clusters were observed last night but the hi-light of the night for me was M51, the whirlpool galaxy, showing a clear spiral with direct vision! showing brighter areas within the arms, what was more amazing was that the galaxy was not particularly high in the sky (approx. 30 degrees) so this object will give some real wow moments when it is higher up.

Excellent report. I have observed the brighter ark of the bubble nebula with my 12 inch dob previously on a night of good transparency from our dark site in the Lincolnshire Wolds. I would Imagine it should be easier in my 20 inch. From what I have seen of M31 through the 20 I can only say wow and that was on an average night. I am sure your view was outstanding, especially as it is so high now. I would be interested to hear more of your observations of M33. Not tried the Horse Head yet but your report certainly gives motivation to give it a try. Some really interesting targets in your report. Can`t wait to give them a go. Mark

The Saturn Nebula and the Cats Eye Nebula also show colour when I have observed them through my 12 inch dob.

My 20 inch dob. Acquired this year. Proving a great scope so far. Recent adition is the 80mm finder visible in the picture. I hope that this will be my forever scope.

Plus 1 for the Paracorr Type 2, makes a massive difference, I use one in my 20 inch f4 and the difference is astounding. Enjoy, Mark