todd8137

I always say this , a goto system is ok but what tends to happen is this you set up and do it's star align and the paper work will say the skies are your oyster that's not always the case ,but when it is ,it's great ,then what happens is you tend to spend a very short time on each target .because you can point at any thing it takes my eyes a good 15 minutes to really start pulling the fine detail out planets and galaxies and the novelty of the goto soon wears thin after a while

I love to star hop I really do it took me a good 15 months to learn all the goodies that can be seen at the eye piece and the knowledge of knowing where things are is satisfying to say the least ,

If you loose power or stub your toe on the mount it's a new star align ect

Goto is great for some,and not for others the limited viewing nights in the UK make goto a great choice for those that want it and the technology these days is good so if it's what you require go-for it

But my dad always said to me "knowledge is power" . when I have friends round I enjoy manually moving the dob mounted newt around ,the thrill of find in the targets is one hell of a feeling and showing other his great .

Pat

So in fact you did not physically move from one point in time ,to another point in time past or present ,? It was a thought ?or a memory

Pat :)

Nice thinking would love a scope of this size waiting for a update

Pat

Is it paying rent

For he music

Pat

nice vid you should have used this

Pat

Well it all went down hill at about 21:00 clouds and snow

Pat

Did this last year doing the image s this year

Really poor here I watched it from 2300 the night before on Slooh

Great images grabbed

Pat

Sorry to see that,have you a solder pump and good iron,should be a easy job to sort did any thing else burn out ,get a fuse in line on any psu it always pays in the end I would fuse the power cable when you fix this all my cables are because of the very reason ,you have just had

You should have no probs sorting ths

Pay

Great detail

I never had much look with as on drivers either,took the old shed down the other day should have the hole dug and pier in for he week end

Very nice images some flats would perk the m13 up all the same very nice images well done they great ;)

Hthat look like its not balance properly ,how come it's So far Dow the dovetail

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Sounds like things are coming together

Pat

Nice it's the same view I get with the3" frac

Sound great solar is the only option at the min

Pat

Ps what is your st up scopes cameras software ect ?

Pat

Nice image it's a start until you have every sweet I would just practice with all the equipment and get that spot on and then let the fun begin

Pat

Nice

Nice I got the thousand oaks stuff,the baader is great,nice images

Cool dome

I have the 12" ,but a mate as th 200p,and it's. Great scope all round takes pow well easy to move that's if you g h flex tube one it's not. Must unless you plan to travel with it a lot ,but thy great Coe and are good all round scope

Pat

Looks great might do tht my self but still not sure ,you did a great job it's a concrete post I want my c gem weighs over seventy pounds it's a back breaker over 50 feet.we shll see I am going to have a good look round for one first will blog it when i do

Cheers pat

Cool I can not wait for my new shed,I am just going to put two doors on the roof that I can open and close ,and then try and waterproof it some how