Show us your set up in action at night.

[JamesF]

14 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

Hmm, all I see ids a big blank area with a 'half beefburger' icon in the centre.

 

I thought that was a bag of crisps.  I see it too.

James

[Sunshine]

On 15/12/2018 at 07:58, Tonynexevo925 said:

Is this a SW Mak? it looks longer than my 150 SW Mak, but otherwise it looks like one, smashing setup you have there and a nice photo to boot!

Edited January 17, 2019 by Sunshine

[Gina]

WOW!!!

[Sunshine]

On 29/10/2018 at 19:38, tooth_dr said:

Ok well i'm totally loving this room you have there, the strip lighting is awesome, looks like a control centre at the Keck Observatory lol.

[Sunshine]

On 27/12/2017 at 17:10, DaveS said:

My 180 Mak set up to look at the moon. Note the 38mm Panoptic. Looks like a hand-grenade.

The moon must look smashing in a 180 Mak with panoptic.

[maw lod qan]

My simple 8" dob  with my DIY  dewzappers. Nor really much to look at, but boy do I have fun.

And yes, the finder scope had not yet cleared up.

This was this morning while I looked at Venus and Jupiter.

[david_taurus83]

Had a visitor last week while imaging IC405.

[MilwaukeeLion]

18 minutes ago, david_taurus83 said:

Had a visitor last week while imaging IC405.

 

 

 

 

Here kitty kitty, oh no..not a kitty!  It seems very relaxed around you, cool images.

[david_taurus83]

1 minute ago, MilwaukeeLion said:

 

 

Here kitty kitty, oh no..not a kitty!  It seems very relaxed around you, cool images.

It didn't know I was there!

[Klitwo]

Waiting for sunset at the 2011 RTMC Expo at Camp Oakes in Big Bear, California with my homemade Nexstar 4SE powered (40K object database) dual 102mm f/6 Celestron GOTO Binoscope..... (2011 RTMC EXPO Warren Estes Memorial Award)

 

 

Edited January 18, 2019 by Klitwo

[maw lod qan]

Is that kitty, kitty? Or is that a fox? Nose looks a little long for a cat.

[Gina]

It's a fox.

[Klitwo]

On ‎18‎/‎01‎/‎2019 at 09:36, david_taurus83 said:

Had a visitor last week while imaging IC405.

That cute little Fox ? sitting on your observatory fence is probably waiting patiently to see the results of your astro-imaging session....and in particular....IC405!

P.S.  This appears to be a rare event.  Not often one sees a little Fox ? so interested in astro-imaging. 

Klitwo 

Edited January 19, 2019 by Klitwo

[Stu]

Back on topic....

...Intes Micro M715 Deluxe on GP-DX with Skysensor 2000PC, attempting to look at the eclipse through cloud! Had some lovely views earlier on.

[AdeKing]

My Starwave f/11 trying to see the total Lunar eclipse through impenetrable cloud........ Without any luck I might add. 

 

[Robny]

Thought I would join in

Here is mine

 

[Guest]

Getting ready for what is billed to be a clear night - eventually LOL!

C8 SCT

Looking forward to doing a dual polar align using QHY Polemaster ?

Also hope to image Uranus - I should have a pretty good shot at it just over the top of the fence in the photo.

Might capture Mars too?

Orion 60 EDF

First I just want to have a look through it as I've never done that before as it's primarily for imaging - I'll have a look at M45

Second - I might try to plug the ASI1600MM in and image M45 - bit ambitious as conditions aren't great - we'll see ?

David

[geordie85]

10 minutes ago, David_L said:

 

Second - I might try to plug the ASI1600MM in and image M45 - bit ambitious as conditions aren't great - we'll see ?

David

If you don't try, you'll never know. 

Good luck 

[F15Rules]

My FS128 last night (first clear night for weeks) with Celestron/Baader Binoviewers loaded with a pair of Morpheus 17.5mm and twin microfocusing Baader eyepiece holders. And one with the waxing moon in the background☺.

Dave

[Klitwo]

2 hours ago, F15Rules said:

My FS128 last night (first clear night for weeks) with Celestron/Baader Binoviewers loaded with a pair of Morpheus 17.5mm and twin microfocusing Baader eyepiece holders. And one with the waxing moon in the background☺.

Dave

Nice binoviewer set up on your FS128 you got there.....

I went the cheap route with my homemade 1980 6-inch f/15 Dall-Kirkham Cassegrain bino.  Used a pair of 1979 7-21x Bushnell small lever "zoom" eyepieces with a mechanical  IPD adjustment knob under the black box.  The aluminum vertical action focusing knob is visible in the 1st. pic.

Klitwo

 

Edited January 24, 2019 by Klitwo

[geordie85]

This was at the very end of my imaging session last night. Made the rookie error of not using dew heaters though so I will have lost a couple hours of data due to a frost lens. Ah well, live and learn. 

Who needs meridian flips

[Guest]

Ticking over - unguided - on M45 with my Dark Frame Optics tuned Star Adventurer and Altair 60 EDF ?

So far I've got 10 min on each LRGB channel - and hope to get 30 on each as the skies look clear to the coasts tonight ?

Good luck to everyone else who's had the chance to take advantage of the clear skies ?

[Swoop1]

My new set up including the alpha to e mount adaptor

[Littleguy80]

Telescope or ice sculpture? You decide ?

[Rush]

Addicted to sky?

CS

Rush

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