todd8137

does it wash m81/82 out theirs some great galaxy's around there

nice image i got some like this the other day nicely framed with the roofs

wow neil thats a calssic image you captured great image i am try in to do more visual and drwning this year the dark side is very tempting how did you get the 2mins ?did you have the eq tricking ? what ever way it looks great well done

they would be

heres the latest stuff hand drawn the links for here on sgl http://stargazerslounge.com/imaging-sketches-unconventional/171785-3-weeks-drawing.html#post2113317

hi great images,hows you and the hubby well i hope, Venus is a great sight with a set of 10x60 binos you could see Neptune the other day ,all in the same field of view jupiter is still a great sight here at the min ,Perseus as me hooked at the moment i saw the crab nebula for the first time last night great night ,nice to see you back

hi paul sorry was a hectic week last week will be around on skype in the week

M1 CRAB NEBULA HI all and as you no tonight the 16 jan,i started a new messier list on 12- 28-11,i had started the list so many times , now i could burn a load of in one night,but then i would not able to bath in its light on my eye ball,that said i put the scopes out at 18:30 and came in for tea fed and watered i printed of all 110 sheets for free i will post one up later ,and i decided i will start with M1 and work my way from there,now is it pos to see all from the UK,i see lots of sigs state in that so ?. i got out side and with m1 in mind Orion was high up and i wanted to check the telrad and 9x60 was all in order and all pointing me in the right way ,i had colaminated the scope early out side(well truth be told i did it in the porch about 3 o clock, i gave the neb in orion a good pan around,32mm in and the OIII filter in my pocket i took a look,for the first time in 3 years i have actually seen orion in all its glory tonight it really was standing out ,i did not need the filter i am sure i saw some green purple and dark red,it was not a trick of the eye or mind either. that out the way and still glowing ,i spun the scope to the Crab to be honest in the 32 mm ep i passed it about 5 times and the OIII filter let me see a smudge ,i popped the filter of and put the 20mm skywatcher uw,i used to hate this ep but that was not the eps fault colamination and the summer heat gave me a sour taste with this ep,scope sorted aligned the 20mm sw uw 68,its became my best friend no field curvature ,or stretched stars around the edges i got back tothe crab and it takes power rather well tonight with the 300p also i found it with the 90mm goto with a 17mm gso plos and it was more detailed with the 300p ,but the little 90mm f8 did not fail to impress yet again !theres a lot to be said for 90mm fracs . with the 300p tho it was rather out line was really standing out,and towards the center it was more darker it shape was just like it should have been in the past i ve had a go for it but the first time in years there it was,i spent 20 mins on and of tap in the scope lightly did not reveal much more detail,it totally worked on the great Orion neb,for the next time i intend to head straight for M1 and spend a bit more time with it not just the neb bt the stars as well around it because once you have studied them you will never have probs finding it again thats me done thanks for reading clear skies todd8137

hi all well Clive (Telesto) is coming up with 200p at reflector tonight and the 12" and 90mm will be out as well ,hope to image the moon and hopefully Clive will able to get the tracking go in and get some good moon avi`s.Pleiades is what i want to draw and a few other clusters whilst Clive gets the video and may be some ,images with the moon and the d10 and 12" reflector,update to follow update well what a night last night was,crispy cold ,and it was nearly minus four at one point .Clive arrived (telesto) and set up prior to Clive get in here ,i had a look at Venus which was still in its current phase,Neptune was just there and was more than a dot it was not white,may have been me but it looked a lightish blue and just above venus no good with the 90mm frac i was use in the 300p 6mm tmb. well after we had a brew and had settled down out side 20 mins later we started to view M35 was the first thing we looked at Clive had not seen it before most of what we seen tonight was for clive ,is first time the amount of double stars tonight was great oranges blues lots of bright stars i used a 20mm uw for all tonight`s view in, apart from mars we we looked at a lot in Gemini split the double and moved on to cancer ,m44 of course Clive loved it it did look nice tonight and i stuck the 32 mm in for a quick look lovely cluster, the owl cluster was next Clive had a blast to with the 300p and he could clearly see the blue and yellow gold stars easy to fins and see Orion for a while m78,the neb of course ngc 2175 split Rigel very nice double clearly seen, sigma Orion errm, Ursa major next mizor was naked eye with alcor,m81/82 where hard to find at this point as the moon was above the trees and its massive glow proceeded it 30 mins before,then seen Clive was really pleased his glow from seeing the clusters was keep in me warm he seen all but m81/82 with his scope as the moon was shocking ,we then looked at Andromeda and its galaxy, which filled the 20mm ultra wide both me and Clive noted how bright the center was tonight . but the high light for both of us must have been M33,have in a telrad makes this great galaxy soooo easy to find and theres a lot to be said about the guy who made these possible genius,m33 wow at a few points i did see the dust lanes the 32mm ep was needed for this ,and averted vision, and a little tap on the side of the scope,and a mean little taps ,on the scope and the dust lanes popped in and out of my vision the shivers were not just from the minus 4,either the scopes were covered in ice at this point ,but may i say the fan was running all night and the dew shield on .i was taken with this for a bout 25 mins on and of and clive was busy relocate the other targets we had set up for the night he was star hopping to them and have in a great time with is 200p truss tube auto track his diy skills with a light shroud and dew shield out of a camping mat he had made a few days before were excellent . the quote of the night goes to Clive, "pat is that mars just above the trees","yes mate" ,"pat i have it in the ep, with a 6mm and i can see a white bit at the top and a brown line and a dark L shape near the bottom" i was still on m33 blinking my eye lids and tap in the tube this method for any galaxy always brings out loads of detail for me ,i was in the shed and have in the dew shield on it was not possible to drop the scope down that low as it would have hit the sides of the shed, i sneaked a look with Clive`s 200p and is 6mm ep wow wee no wonder he was smiling away , he was right the polar ice cap was so obvious there was a dark feature running just below it and there was a prominent L shape feature ,my first real view in 2 years and from the back garden,at this point clive legged it to the kitchen and got the camera and laptop, a few avi`s got we went in for a drink seeing was not that great for video and you could see features on mars on the vid but the stacks would only stack 50 out of 500 , what a night great all round Clive ticked of plenty of doubles,clusters nebs,double clusters and every thing in between ,i did not write every thing down as the wow moments did not stop all night thanks for reading todd8136

hi neil looks good hope in to get out tonight ,was out with the 90mm only last night low cloud ,the moon was a great butter yellow checked that out snapped a few images with the 10d and came in

just had a look ,a may just get one sheet and make a square shaped one just spoke to a guy on the phone he reckons that i would need another glass filter for the other endthe web cam/cannon 10d,but that may be not so we will see cheers

what size are the sheets ?

its a great site for that i want a filter now for my 12" i`m a bit worried about the heat that may build up in the tube

i see now neil cool i am a radio ham and i use this to keep a eye on sunspots for propagation ,it would be good to compare what sun spots you get to whats on the sun SOLARHAM.com / SOLARCYCLE 24.com / Solar Cycle 24 / Spaceweather / Amateur Radio VHF Aurora Website / Sunspots / Solar Flares keep up the good work i wouls imagine in the spring and summer you will get some great shots

at least you got some thing march should be better but i can still only see a orange ball with my kit

a few sun spots the neil,looks good how much was the sheet of film to make the filter

its pick in up slightly here no much better was on sykpe the other day will have it on in the week if you about have a great new year

yes froze solid here last night but for about 45 minutes the seeing and trans were mega and no tube currents for a change ngc1662 just at the top of the bow see if you can see this one a good test of the eyes and scope

hi sounds like a good night the moon did wash my galaxy hunt out a bit but did find lots to see i found loads of clusters ,doubles and more i was around the cone neb area of Gemini theres a lot there auriga as a few hope tonight stays clear was a great night for me

Hi all ,its clearing nice here gonna post this up and stick the SW 300p out side, for a couple of hours its gave clear skies for the east tonight,the laptop batt as died and will only run of the power supply and can not have power on in the shed at the min. i have a few in mind for tonight i have never seen the sun flower galaxy i hear its a urban myth we shall see . Orion will get a work out as well and not just the neb all stars and all the other goodies that's on offer , Cassiopeia is still good and i love have in a blast round it tonight i will be there at some point. i will run the fan as well tonight am glad the batt as died on the laptop as i may now get back to visual 2011 was filled with wasted clear good seeing nights try in to get things on the spc900 webcam . a mistake i will not repeat this year (he says again) if any body else is galaxy hunting tonight please give me your reports and your out side temperature if pos update to follow :D UPDATE PENDING well the galaxy hunt was killed of by the moon i did see m81/82,no sunflower or any thing else m35 well this is easy to find very big fits just about in 2"32mm ep very dense at the center just to the left just out the fov is a tiny tight cluster not sure what that was ngc 2129 very small about 12 stars of dif sizes in the center and a few round the outside very hard to find ngc2266 very hard again i used mebsuta in Gemini to hop to it,tight core about 5/6 bright stars below the main bunch theirs a lot of wide stars not sure if they was part of the cluster nc2420 small again the center is full ofsmall dots there was around five bright ones around the left side nice to find cone neb ngc 2224 another nice cluster a few orange red and blue stars tonight the center is not dense has you go to the top of the cluster the line of stars go of to the left ngc2244 theres a great group of 4 in the center and another above it great group and cluster i did have a good look round Orion again but around midnight dew was every where except the mirrors the fan was on all night and the dew shield was on the out side of the tube was dripping so was my coat and hat i spent 25 mins wipe in the tube down and the dob mount stuck the tube at 45 degrees put a saucer in the tube with 5 x20gm bags of silca that sucks all the damp out great night more the same tonight i hope

your lucky to br getting out clouded out for days here

been raining since 13:30 here still is now

binos are great for a quick notch up have you tried auriga for a bino challenge theres some great bino objects

hi all well Saturn will soon be back,and i can not wait i was scanning the net for some info and found in a couple a pics ,what i was looking for. the angle of the rings, the pics are below,i am tempted to set the alarm one night but may wait, this time round i feel i have enough to get a good few pics for next year ,enjoy the pics

hi there sounds like it worked well ,i prefer the 0III filter in my 12" reflector gives greater detail , these uhc filters seem to be growing in popularity might get me self one one day