A nice afternoon's planetary observing...

[kerrylewis]

That is a thing of beauty......and to be able to observe the planets during the day!

[mftoet]

This is Olly looking through the eyepiece of the beast while discerning Callisto's shadow on Jupiter. It was great fun this afternoon.

[kerrylewis]

It does look more orange in these pics! But for a scope like that, shocking pink would he fine with me!

[ollypenrice]

Maurice, I distinctly asked you to Photoshop out the fact that I was the only one who needed to stand on a plastic stool to get to the darned eyepiece!! Pah, you can't trust anybody. 

Olly

[kerrylewis]

Don't worry Olly - I have the same stool (different colour!) for my Dob for those pesky high objects!

[C7tsj]

Maurice, I distinctly asked you to Photoshop out the fact that I was the only one who needed to stand on a plastic stool to get to the darned eyepiece!! Pah, you can't trust anybody. 

Olly

I was going to mention the stool but didn't want to lower the tone!

[ollypenrice]

I was going to mention the stool but didn't want to lower the tone!

We don't discuss the colour of our stools on SGL!

The worst of it is that this eyepiece is at the Nasmyth focus so it doesn't get any lower than this and I still need that damned... plastic thing!

Olly

[Naemeth]

Awe, but our own piddling half metre Sir Isaac is red; http://www.sunstarfrance.com/images/photos/astronomy/astron10_400.jpg

'Es luuvly!!!!

Olly

I never noticed . Not once!   

[ollypenrice]

I never noticed . Not once! 

It was dark!

Olly

[Telescope40]

Fantastic  !!! 

[Special K]

That scope has a new Porsche in the showroom look! Beautiful !!!

Back to the how: I notice the observatory is barely open, presumably to cut down on light scatter?

[ollypenrice]

That scope has a new Porsche in the showroom look! Beautiful !!!

Back to the how: I notice the observatory is barely open, presumably to cut down on light scatter?

I suspect that the slit was just opening as Maurice took the picture. It was fully open for observing. The sun really was bright that day, too.

Olly

[RichM63]

Maurice, I distinctly asked you to Photoshop out the fact that I was the only one who needed to stand on a plastic stool to get to the darned eyepiece!! Pah, you can't trust anybody. 

Olly

The plastic stool caused me to chuckle.

€6 Million for the scope.

€3 for the stool.

Sweet.

[ollypenrice]

The plastic stool caused me to chuckle.

€6 Million for the scope.

€3 for the stool.

Sweet.Yes, it's always ike that. I dare say that on the island of Hven, at Tycho's observatory, the stools ware wrought in brass and polished by Tycho's favourite serving wenches    who, perhaps, also tested the matresses.    (Mods, be tolerant, it was a long time ago...  )

Olly

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

The plastic stool caused me to chuckle.

€6 Million for the scope.

€3 for the stool.

Sweet.Yes, it's always ike that. I dare say that on the island of Hven, at Tycho's observatory, the stools ware wrought in brass and polished by Tycho's favourite serving wenches    who, perhaps, also tested the matresses.    (Mods, be tolerant, it was a long time ago...  )

Olly

 No worries.

Lovely looking instrument. I have very fond memories of Sir Isaac too even though there was much too much moonlight at the time. I especially liked ticking off the last two Messiers with it, and picking up a few very compact planetaries. Our plans for this summer include southern France again, and we might be spending a week at the Orpierre campsite (I'll try to aim for moonless nights), so if you don't mind, I might drop in to drive the big dob again.

[ollypenrice]

That should be fine, Michael. Keep in touch,

Olly

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Will do!