Show us your set up in action at night.

[Sunshine]

53 minutes ago, IB20 said:

Now with fine focus 😁

A Pentax XW on a Tak, I had a moment of deja view for a second 😂

I'll get my jacket.

Edited September 23, 2022 by Sunshine

[F15Rules]

Just got in from a short but satisfying session on Jupiter and quick peek at Mars, using Tak FS128, Revelation binoviewer and 25/20/16.8 & 12mm pairs natively, plus with 1.6x nosepiece in nose of the bv for higher magnification.

Jupiter was beautiful, multiple bands some with jagged edges and varying colour tones. Main 4 moons perfect disks.

Seeing was very good, transparency variable, with good dark skies closely followed by spells of Milky light cloud.

Just come in, hoping for fully clear skies tomorrow according to Met office app..

Dave

Edited September 24, 2022 by F15Rules
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[scarp15]

Anticipating Jupiter, started out clear, currently not, live in hope. 

 

 

[Dave scutt]

I damaged one of the collimation thread's on the dob , so the opticstar  made an appearance tonight.

Now i know why it's best to have more then one scope.

 

[Paul M]

I looked through an eyepiece tonight, first time in a few years. In fact I looked through 3 eyepieces to try out my new diagonal. The sky was not at its best and the seeing was mushy on Saturn and Jupiter. I looked up to review the sky. Clouding over  

Got a nice silhouette of my cutesy 127 Mak against the glowing sky...

 

[VNA]

Hello, just before night, but the view is pretty nice? (I think!)

[Stu]

32 minutes ago, VNA said:

Hello, just before night, but the view is pretty nice? (I think!)

Beautiful! Whereabouts are you?

[Mr Spock]

48 minutes ago, VNA said:

Hello, just before night, but the view is pretty nice? (I think!)

Taken from Glacier Point if I'm not mistaken 👍

[Mr Spock]

The 'big lad' lit up by the living room light - and my neighbour's new insecurity light 🤬

Bonus points if you can recognise the constellations 😜

[josefk]

On 28/09/2022 at 23:20, Dave scutt said:

I damaged one of the collimation thread's on the dob , so the opticstar  made an appearance tonight.

Now i know why it's best to have more then one scope.

 

That is a great pic. Really “sells” the hobby. 

[Ratlet]

Woefully underprepared would be the best way to describe my evening.  But the much vaunted clouds climaxed too quickly (I feel ya bud) and the storms earlier in the day blew away by darkness.

Really want to give the new Hypercam 533 a shot since the weather looks garbage all week.  Early results look very promising (once I figured out the focusing).

Wee bitty more zoomed in than I was used to with the canon and 300mm tair!

[OK Apricot]

Please let this one be trouble free 🤞

[F15Rules]

On 29/09/2022 at 22:35, VNA said:

Hello, just before night, but the view is pretty nice? (I think!)

Lovely! 6" Celestron/Synta CDR F8 achromat ? A real "Yard Cannon" and a lot of scope for the money!👍😊

Dave

[F15Rules]

On 29/09/2022 at 23:33, Mr Spock said:

The 'big lad' lit up by the living room light - and my neighbour's new insecurity light 🤬

Bonus points if you can recognise the constellations 😜

I'm going to take a wild guess at Draco?🤔

Dave

[Mr Spock]

3 hours ago, F15Rules said:

I'm going to take a wild guess at Draco?

Very wild 

Clue: View is to the south west.

[CCD-Freak]

My Explore Scientific 127ED set up for some imaging fun at the Okie-Tex Star Party last week.    http://www.okie-tex.com/

I captured a huge pile of image data I am starting to work on now that I am back home.

 

 

[powerlord]

On 29/09/2022 at 22:35, VNA said:

Hello, just before night, but the view is pretty nice? (I think!)

 

On 29/09/2022 at 22:35, VNA said:

Hello, just before night, but the view is pretty nice? (I think!)

Very very jealous. Was there a few years back. Awesome. Can only imagine what it's like with a clear night sky. 😍😍😍😍😍

[powerlord]

appologies if 3 posts appear, but I've posted twice from my mobile and they've not appeared.. anyhoo - setup for tonight.

As you can see the big guns are out for a clear night of DSOs. what ? that AM5 is as big as a family car.. don't let those pics on ZWO site decieve you!

targets:

sii ic1396 with the redcat and asi1600 (yeh yeh...just guide scope fitted at the mo in a bid to get a better PA as I've been struggling to get it precise since I got the AM5..I suspect my other OTAs I've been mounting are not square, but really its a mystery other than the fact you need to be pretty precise with the AM5 or it can't guide well).

ic417 and ic405 with the canon 300mm - and this has L-ultimate fitted.. so we'll see how it gets on with F4.

And yes - that is my observatory made out of correx - still going strong, still water tight and ship shape and in it's 10th month of life!

stu

[gorann]

2 hours ago, powerlord said:

appologies if 3 posts appear, but I've posted twice from my mobile and they've not appeared.. anyhoo - setup for tonight.

As you can see the big guns are out for a clear night of DSOs. what ? that AM5 is as big as a family car.. don't let those pics on ZWO site decieve you!

targets:

sii ic1396 with the redcat and asi1600 (yeh yeh...just guide scope fitted at the mo in a bid to get a better PA as I've been struggling to get it precise since I got the AM5..I suspect my other OTAs I've been mounting are not square, but really its a mystery other than the fact you need to be pretty precise with the AM5 or it can't guide well).

ic417 and ic405 with the canon 300mm - and this has L-ultimate fitted.. so we'll see how it gets on with F4.

And yes - that is my observatory made out of correx - still going strong, still water tight and ship shape and in it's 10th month of life!

stu

I like the artistic floor! Just do not electrocute yourself! Transforming that green house in the background to an obsy looks like a sturdier and safer option.

Edited October 5, 2022 by gorann

[Ratlet]

4 hours ago, powerlord said:

appologies if 3 posts appear, but I've posted twice from my mobile and they've not appeared.. anyhoo - setup for tonight.

As you can see the big guns are out for a clear night of DSOs. what ? that AM5 is as big as a family car.. don't let those pics on ZWO site decieve you!

targets:

sii ic1396 with the redcat and asi1600 (yeh yeh...just guide scope fitted at the mo in a bid to get a better PA as I've been struggling to get it precise since I got the AM5..I suspect my other OTAs I've been mounting are not square, but really its a mystery other than the fact you need to be pretty precise with the AM5 or it can't guide well).

ic417 and ic405 with the canon 300mm - and this has L-ultimate fitted.. so we'll see how it gets on with F4.

And yes - that is my observatory made out of correx - still going strong, still water tight and ship shape and in it's 10th month of life!

stu

I did thinking that svbony was a little overmounted.

[CraigT82]

Old blue tube SW 300p on and nice new AZEQ6. Can’t believe how well this thing tracks in AZ mode, look how tight the RoI is around Jupiter!

[Sunshine]

1 hour ago, CraigT82 said:

Old blue tube SW 300p on and nice new AZEQ6. Can’t believe how well this thing tracks in AZ mode, look how tight the RoI is around Jupiter!

Hmmm....you're not fooling me, I know what look you're trying for. 😉

 

Edited October 6, 2022 by Sunshine

[TheThing]

My set up an 8" Orions Optics Newt on a new (to me) CG- 5 GT. I've never had much success with goto but thus mount is fantastic!  Handles the big newt with no problems. First night out with this set up and the goto kept the scope on the moon and Jupiter perfectly.  Very impressed.

Now, if I can just upgrade the focuser...

[scarp15]

Two's company, pleasant night interacting upon Jupiter. 

 

 

[HollyHound]

Just a very short session (small window before the cloud rolled in) testing out the AZ75 at long last… loaded up with FOA-60Q and FC-100DZ 😀

Very impressive little mount 👍