Uplooker

Lovely day on the field, pity only Kenny left to enjoy it

Still raining🙄

Nightmare, hope you are not badly hit by it

Safe and uneventful journey to ya

Derek, have you raised a thread for the Autumn 2023 SP. Probably operator error and have just missed seeing it.

As above, will book with Leslie when I see her next week 😀

Booby Prize - Mmmm…. let me think, one of your framed astro images - that no one has Ever seen😇😇

Who are you calling Old - pot and kettle come to mind. What items would you like for prizes? Bound to be more drink than you could shake a stick at! Astro bits and bobs?

Oh dear! Hope you neither of you suffer too badly. I am sure you will be fine by the time of the SP. Get well soon

Stunning! What processing did you do to pull out that amount of detail???

Yur nae wrang there

😃 Oops

If you need to ask the price, you can’t afford it😬

Yeah, who is that gadgey?

Jimmy, who could forget you and Dawn? Be good to see you both again👍Take it easy on the vodka 😬

Hi Derren, Just spoken to Kenny put him down for 2 pies. He thinks he has booked with Leslie 🙄, but is going to confirm tonight or tomorrow. If he does not make it, I will cover the cost of his😬 He should be along shortly to make his presence known.

If it was I don’t remember. Great report!

Darren, Order the pies you need to get free postage, I am sure me, Damian, Jim/ Dawn and others will make sure you are not short of cash (eat remaining pies).😮

A see food diet??

I’ll have 2 off on the night, none to take home. Better reserve 6 at least for someone else we know😜

Put me down for 3 off pies😬

Hi David, mirrors can become very dirty before there is any impact on image clarity. When you do clean them you can certainly use your finger tips - as long as they are free from dirt/ particles. Submerge the mirror in water with the tiniest bit of washing up liquid added. Let it soak for a bit, then very gently rub over stubborn areas. Rinse off under tap water, then a final rinse when the mirror is at an angle with Reverse osmosis (RO) water. The RI is available for peanuts from any aquatic fish shop. The RO has very little dissolved in it and therefore will not leave residue/ witness marks on the mirror. Mirrors and their coating are significantly more robust than th majority of people give them credit for. I suspect that the majority of manufacturers would recommend people send their mirrors back to them for cleaning due the likely liability they would be exposed to if people screwed it up.

Starting to get darker, not by much, but it will accelerate 😀

Having some element of “dirt”, whether that be eyelash grease on the EP will have little if any impact on the views. Best to use a bulb blower to get rid of particles of dirt, prior to any cleaning. Best of all, avoid cleaning unless it is likely to etch the coatings, i.e. bird poop