Show us your set up in action at night.

[JeremyS]

First light with the Takahashi TSA 120

[tooth_dr]

I seem to spend my time looking at the kit, as the weather has been very poor. Still could be worse things to look at.

 

 

[Littleguy80]

 Venus shootout!

[Stu]

Snap here too Neil, Tak Vs f8 dob on the Moon. Just had a look at Venus too, nice in the dob.

[Littleguy80]

4 minutes ago, Stu said:

Snap here too Neil, Tak Vs f8 dob on the Moon. Just had a look at Venus too, nice in the dob.

Seeing a bit wobbly here but still nice. Switched to widefield in the frac to pick up the Pleiades. Still looking lovely with Venus in the same FOV. 

[Stub Mandrel]

It's soo unfair. Venus has spent almost all of this apparition either behind or rapidly approaching the Evil Tree(TM).

[garryblueboy]

Out with the 14” Dob tonight Venus looks nice and clear through a 17.4 Delos some nice detail on then moon through 13mm Ethos and also found Comet Atlas up near the giraffe 

[CraigT82]

Not quite night, but the sun had set and its definitely in action 🤷‍♂️.

You'll be pleased to know I have cut the grass and painted the fence since this pic from last week!

[mikeDnight]

[Stu]

Lovely views of the Moon tonight, could, and did stare at Schröter’s Valley for a long time!

[Guest]

This evening, lunar observing...

[Marvin Jenkins]

All set out ready for a bit more darkness for polar alignment. Note the three leg plastic table not the wobbly four leg version. Also note the supermarket brand cola! None of your Redbull Monster stuff here, too much adrenaline in the first place.

Second picture has Venus dead top. Great night I remember, stayed clear for six hours with greeting seeing.

Marv

[Paul M]

Here is little and large doing their thing. Celestron 127 Mak and a 250PDS taking it in turns to ride the NEQ6Pro. Also visible is my bespoke high level IT station, thinking of patenting that. Might make me my £million...

 

 

 

  

[Telescope40]

Last nite. First full run with scope and mount. All went rather well . 
 

John 

[Saganite]

Another outing for the big refractor. Looking very promising for yet another  long session tonight.

[JeremyS]

31 minutes ago, Telescope40 said:

Last nite. First full run with scope and mount. All went rather well . 
 

John 

Now that is one great looking setup John!

[geordie85]

All set for another night on ic1396 

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[Dave1]

1 hour ago, Saganite said:

Another outing for the big refractor. Looking very promising for yet another  long session tonight.

Very impressive set up, I'd certainly like a look through a D&G 5" F15! That must be a great telescope.

David

[Saganite]

Hi Dave,

It is a beautiful scope and superb at star splitting which is what I am now doing since the Moon is well up. Very good diffraction patterns !

The objective in this telescope is a real beauty, quite superb on the Moon and planets as you would expect, and a view through this and a binoviewer, about three years back, took my breath away.

Are you out tonight ?

[miguel87]

Wow, amazing some of the scopes that are out tonight. Here's my 200p getting some Bode's nebula snaps.

[Marvin Jenkins]

9 hours ago, Paul M said:

Here is little and large doing their thing. Celestron 127 Mak and a 250PDS taking it in turns to ride the NEQ6Pro. Also visible is my bespoke high level IT station, thinking of patenting that. Might make me my £million...

 

 

 

  

Brilliant idea with the step ladder by the way. A question about the first picture, does the tennis ball serve any useful function ?

Marv

[Dave1]

@Saganite Unfortunately I wasn't out last night. I was suppose to be working lastnight early this morning but it got cancelled. Hopefully will be out tonight.

David

[Vroobel]

Hi,

I'd like to show my setup in the last action.

Regards,

Tomasz

[Saganite]

22 minutes ago, Dave1 said:

@Saganite Unfortunately I wasn't out last night. I was suppose to be working lastnight early this morning but it got cancelled. Hopefully will be out tonight.

David

Tonight and tomorrow night are looking promising, so good luck Dave.

[Paul M]

5 hours ago, Marvin Jenkins said:

Brilliant idea with the step ladder by the way. A question about the first picture, does the tennis ball serve any useful function ?

Marv

I tried working out where the ball belonged in my set-up but in the end it turned out to be a dog toy