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  1. I can make out mizar but not epsilon lyra. Driving half way to bridgenorth (20 minutes) is like having dark skies compared to my back garden!
  2. Its not the best is it. I can only make out polaris in the little dipper, my eyes probably don't help.
  3. It's amazing how zooming in on a couple of stars that just look like 2 stars can actually look like something totally different! I liked the coathanger but this one is my new favourite. @wulfrun with a name like that I could tell you were from Wolverhampton. What part you from? I'm in Bilston myself.
  4. I found it! I fluked it but I found it. It looks nothing like an owl but sure does look like E.T. Once I got Ruchbah in the 25mm eyepiece I was pushing down and to the left thinking that was where I needed to be when really all I needed to do was just pull it to the left. I couldn't see anything that resembled ET but could see 2 bright stars close together. I centred them and put in the 8mm and there he was looking straight back at me!
  5. Thanks, I will have to look into doing this on my laptop, it ain't the same on mobile
  6. Thanks for all the advice. I do actually have turn left at orion. I totally forgot to look in there, it's all apps nowadays (stellarium). I will have to remember the inverted compass points, I did actually rotate my phone 180 degrees! What magnification would be best to find it and view it in?
  7. Hi, I could really do with some help please. I have a sw heritage 130p with 25mm 10mm and 8mm eyepieces along with a 2x Barlow. To start with I know North is South in a reflector, but is east and west still the same? I'm looking to find the E.T cluster. A couple of nights ago I tried with my 10x50's and last night I tried with my telescope. I'm just not grasping where it is. I'm using stellarium as a guide but it don't list most the stars I see through the scope. I can't really find a starhop guide to it. All I pretty much know is it is south east of Rucbar using naked eye or binoculars. Any help would be much appreciated.
  8. Thanks for the link @Astro_Dad looks reasonably straight forward.
  9. Can eaa/video astronomy be done using the new virtuoso gti or do you have to use a goto eq mount? Many thanks.
  10. What kind of finderscope do you have on it? Does it not interfere with the balance when attached?
  11. Thanks for the link. It was an interesting read. Your diy skills are great by the way.
  12. @Alan64 mine is probably placed around the same area as yours. That being said when I did mine I only thought of the 6x30. I'm guessing all 9x50 racis would be of an average weight? @Tiny Clanger where is your 9x50 raci placed on your scope?
  13. Hey astrodad, I like the shroud mod you have done. May I ask what materials you used and did you work to any template or just made it up as you made it? Thanks. Sorry to go off topic ☺
  14. If I want to use the circle as a finderscope in the ocular section, do I set the circle at 5 degrees and then also zoom in to 5 degrees? Thanks.
  15. @Tiny Clanger fortunately the findersscope isn't glued on. I will get a slotted design shoe to line up the holes I've already drilled.
  16. The cheap finder was an all in one design so I will need to buy a shoe for the new finderscope
  17. Thanks for the advice. It seems a no brainer, a 9x50 raci it is. The scope is a heritage 130p by the way.
  18. I have a cheap 7x30 finderscope on my telescope that I have trouble seeing even the brightest of stars in. I use my red dot finder and then 25mm eyepiece to make sure I'm on target. I want to start star hopping and have been watching a few videos which use both methods stated in the title. Which way would be the best to get started? Still being a newbie to the hobby I don't want to pick one and then realise I should have picked the other! I'm guessing it comes down to personal preference but I would like to hear different opinions if I may? Many thanks.
  19. Nice job! I also spent some time looking at Jupiter last night. I can't draw so I appreciate the great details in your sketch.
  20. CKP_82

    Jupiter

    Thanks @John I guess the more time I'm at the telescope, the better my eyes will become at seeing the finer details.
  21. CKP_82

    Jupiter

    I know it's a full moon, but it's also very clear outside. I dusted off my little heritage 130p which hasn't been out for what seems like an eternity! Jupiter was conveniently positioned above my neighbours house with the moon still below it and out of sight. I decided I was going to observe Jupiter and only Jupiter to see if I could get my eyes readjusted to looking through a telescope again. My scope was cooled and my eyes had adapted to the night sky so I popped in the standard 25mm eyepiece. I could see Jupiter as a white disc and one of its moons far over to the left. I couldn't pull any other details with this eyepiece so I changed to an 8mm bst. This time I caught sight of another moon to the right hand side but still Jupiter seemed like a white disc. At this point I thought the moon had completely washed out any surface details. Lastly I put the 8mm into a 2x Barlow and instantly saw a third moon just to the left hand side. A few minutes later I managed to see Jupiters band and then finally the fourth moon sitting happily in the middle of it. I then realised that was my limit as the full moon was creeping above the my neighbours roof. Hopefully without the brightness of the moon I can pull out a bit more of Jupiters finer details.
  22. Really good thread to read, especially as it has changed hands and relocated a number of times. A short term build that keeps going and going. Good work all round!!!
  23. CKP_82

    Hi

    Hi all, I love looking up at the sky on a clear night and even have binoculars and a telescope. I haven't really used them much. I've now decided to learn more about the night sky and unlock the ability these optics have to offer.
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