It's Finished (Pier)

[blinky]

Well I finally got the 'scope mounted on the pier this afternoon Really chuffed with it It looks better than I imagined it would! I have to put a little mortar between the stones and touch up a little of the paint that came off when I stuck a bag over it to protect it from the wind whilst drying.

Anyway here are a couple of images of the new setup.

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[beamish]

No images Craig

[jgs001]

Nice Craig, that looks solid as a very large rock.

[steppenwolf]

Very nice - it looks very substantial which is just what you need!

[saturn5]

Great job Craig,no more kicking of tripod legs.You certainly aint moving that with an accidental kick.

[blinky]

HopeI dont accidently kick it, I would end up with a broken toe It is rock solid :hello1:

[gary1968]

Lookin good Craig..... :hello1: Looking forward to seeing some images coming now mate...................

Gary

[blinky]

First target tonight is M3, if I can find it.....

[gary1968]

:shock: What? its clear?

[Astroman]

That looks great! A permanent pier will change your whole outlook. :thumbleft:

[G1ZmO]

Lookin great Craig!

Hope that neighbour of yours doesn't use that security light too often!

It's clear here too just now but the BBC sat images show a big cloud back coming in

Cheers

Paul

[beamish]

XLNT Craig !! I'm sooo jealous !!!

Karlo

[MikeD]

Sweeeeeeet.

Mike.

[Kenny_10_Bellys]

Craig the Builder. That should save a lot of nonsense and effort every clear night, wouldn't mind one myself. Of course I'd need a garden first...

[Beyond_Vision]

Hope the weather is kind to you Craig. Nice set up it will make a big difference, its so nice to be able to walk around the scope without tripping over a tripod.

Regards

Kevin

[barkis]

Well done Craig. The teamwork has paid off in a big way. That is one sturdy pillar, and nothings gonna move it.

I like the way you have dressed the area immediately around it too, your good lady should be pleased with it.

It will make a very big difference to both your imaging and observing sessions.

Great stuff.

Ron.

[blinky]

Just back in from my first night with the Pier 8) So good not having to watch out for the legs. I was also able to get a few quick subs of M81 or M82 (Not sure what one yet, I did not have the reducer on the ZS66 so could only fit one on!) without the legs hindering things. My polar alignment was OK but could only get 45secs subs, I knew it was not perfect and the breeze was hampering things a little as well.

Overall I am very chuffed with it, setting up took a few mins, and it was pretty near polar alinged (Was good enough straight up for visual). I will need to refine the polar alignment more, but not overly worried about it. Other than that, the night was great

[Astroman]

It took me a couple months of (extremely) fine tuning to get my pier perfect. A little here, a little there did the trick eventually. :-)

Congrats!

[G1ZmO]

Good stuff Craig,

Noticed the power pack. Could you not have run a low voltage supply from the house to avoid relying on battery charge?

Paul

[blinky]

Paul,

I have an outdoor double socket that I plug the laptop into. I could get a 12v supply from Maplins but my thinking is if I do this I wont charge the battery pack, then when we go to Harperrig it will be flat! This way forces me to keep it charged, although I see maplin has a 12v supply on offer at the moment.....

[zhgutas]

Very solid-looking pier and well matches your nice setup. congrats on that

marius