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2STAR

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Well just had a hour outside and the RDF ain't playing ball will have to take it back Saturday

Useless piece of plastic junk

Neil

Mine is same Neil, I left it on just as backup with me having problems with RACI i bought, turned out even the RDF couldn't align, hence I was using my 102 frac last night.

The 9.25 evo is no doubt a very good scope, but I have had quite a bit of hassle with the peripheral kit since buying, if it was car I would have taken it back lol!!!!!.

Eric

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rockystar

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post-46661-0-45241800-1451640418_thumb.jForget mew years eve drinking, new years astronomy, it's the new thing. Managed a couple of hours on the garden. Could have gone out again at 6 when the 3year old woke me up, it was still clear but 4.5 hers is just not enough. Winscar this month...

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Mark62

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Well done soupy I'm so envious [emoji26] Iv checked the weather out all night after midnight and it's been cloud.

Happy new year to all of you hope 2016 is a good year for us all to go viewing ( 2015 been Rubbish ) all the best see you all Thursday

Mark

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Soupy

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Here's two of my better shots from last night... Wish it wasn't new year as I went to bed relatively early (too many whiskeys) and got up with a bit of a fuzzy head this morning. It's frosty and clear so probably has been all night, would have been an excellent astronomy night... Hey ho you win some you lose some :(

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Happy new year to you all :)

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Vicky050373

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Well done Soupy.

I popped out for 15 minutes with the binos at around 1am and did The Moon, Jupiter, Pleiades, Orion etc.

I ended up going to bed aroubd 1.30am as we had a guest and she wanted to go to bed and the sofa-bed is in the living room.

Set my alarm for 5am to see if I could get set-up to do Catalina, but...... CLOUD! So, I went back to bed.

Not good news about your finder Eric - hope you get things sorted as the OTA seems spot on!

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It was probably the best night for astronomy for the last two months.

I walked home (well back to my parents) at 4am and it was frosty and very clear.

The moon was well up and I was wishing I was out with the scope myself

Damian

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Physopto

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Oh Very Nice Soupy. I did catch a glimpse of Orion by eye only between the drizzle.

It drizzled here until about 2300 hrs. Then cleared up by which time as I have just PMd Damian, there were a multitude of bright stars all over the sky followed but suspiciously loud bangs. Don't think they were supernovas though !   :p

Derek

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Soupy

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Cheers Derek, shame you had clouds and drizzle. I heard those bangs, but fortunately I was deep in Kielder forest so only the naturally bright normal stars for me and no man made supernovas! ;)

And the aurora was the best light display to bring in a new year with anyway! Nature always does a better job than us.

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2STAR

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Hi, regarding the RACI Finder, I did as suggested by a guy from Sweden who had same problem, stuck a metal washer between the finder oat and the 3rd adjustment screw , hey presto !!! Aligned quite well at last, just messing about with the RDF as that was useless cheap plastic thing and was not behaving, I applied the same method as with RACI but stuck a piece of rigid plastic instead of a metal washer, hey presto this then aligned ok!!!!!

We shouldn't need to do all this messing around with the money we pay out for scopes, but anyway I am feeling confident I can fine adjust both finders when out in the field so to speak , fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!.

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Physopto

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Cheers Derek, shame you had clouds and drizzle. I heard those bangs, but fortunately I was deep in Kielder forest so only the naturally bright normal stars for me and no man made supernovas! ;)

And the aurora was the best light display to bring in a new year with anyway! Nature always does a better job than us.

  You Lucky Sod !

Very jealous.. Last time I saw the Auroa there was in between rain and cloud. Even then it was hard to see anything. Very nice place to spend a dark clear night. I am looking forwards to the march Star Party there.

Maybe you and Damian will get there too.....

All the best,

 Derek

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Mark62

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Someone posted that there were clear skies tonight, but I don't know where that forecast cane from. rain and cloud for the next few days add far as I can see

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Same here rain rain rain

Mark

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astrotyke

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Mind you. My bbc weather app did show clear tonight, but I think it was the app playing up. we are going up to Otley tomorrow to bury my grans ashes, think we will need wellies, waterproofs and snorkels lol.

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Mark62

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Mind you. My bbc weather app did show clear tonight, but I think it was the app playing up. we are going up to Otley tomorrow to bury my grans ashes, think we will need wellies, waterproofs and snorkels lol.

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And that's just on the main road

Mark

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