Weather looking good for tonight

[malc-c]

right, back out in to the freezing cold, will report any good sightings when i get back in. good luck to everyone, make the most of it, might not get another clear night for a while.

I cheat and stay warm.... I remote into the PC in the observatory and leave it to do it's thing

just ran off two hours worth of subs on M81, whilst also watching the film on TV Here's a screen dump from the remote PC

[freelander86]

GOOD GOD! If I get to that stage its become more than a hobby!

Why do u use sharpcap with that view? Are u watching the camera remotely too?

[crbazzer]

good night so far, jupiter, venus, orion nebula, mars, now just waiting for saturn to shows it face and the night will have been a great success. first time i have set up the goto mount tonight, just used the scope manually before, AMAZING once it is set up correctly. Also i don't know what i'd do without stellarium,fantastic bit of free software.

[malc-c]

GOOD GOD! If I get to that stage its become more than a hobby!

Why do u use sharpcap with that view? Are u watching the camera remotely too?

To be fair I miss going out under the stars as I've been unwell, but doing things this way means I don't miss out on nights like these.

I use sharpcap with a web cam to monitor the scopes position and to make sure non of the cables get fowled on the mount, or the scope snagging something.

[freelander86]

Another great evening ahead - get them scopes a coolin!!!