Show us your set up in action at night.

[John]

26 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Unfortunately the Mars run was aborted as the seeing was terrible. Worst in ages. Good transparency for the CCD photometry, though 

Rather patchy seeing here as well.

[Davey-T]

1 hour ago, JeremyS said:

Unfortunately the Mars run was aborted as the seeing was terrible. Worst in ages. Good transparency for the CCD photometry, though 

Same here nothing like as good as a couple of weeks ago, just a fuzzy bouncing ball on Firecapture screen when last time it was quite steady and surface detail was clear to see.

Dave

[markse68]

1 hour ago, JeremyS said:

Unfortunately the Mars run was aborted as the seeing was terrible. Worst in ages. Good transparency for the CCD photometry, though 

yep here too but then I suspected it would be but still went out and froze 🤦‍♂️ we have the jetstream covering almost entire UK tonight 

Mark

[Deadlake]

I had clear skies till 11 pm, great views of the moon, however Mars was a wash, just a hazy white ball of light thanks to the jet stream. Shame as next viewing window is at least a week away.... At least I managed to compare my HR and TOE eyepieces of the moon....

[Barry-W-Fenner]

Interesting to read it was the jetstream causing my viewing woes. Neptune and Mars looked very poor in my 12" dob. I was starting to think something was wrong with my setup.

[Alan White]

2 hours ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

Interesting to read it was the jetstream causing my viewing woes. Neptune and Mars looked very poor in my 12" dob. I was starting to think something was wrong with my setup.

Don’t blame the kit Barry, it’s normally the conditions for us determined UK based observers.

[Nigella Bryant]

Seeing seems to be so much better in the daytime. My experience anyway. 

[Mr Thingy]

Here's my crazy (temporary) setup.... 

Using the 50ed for imaging with the ST120 as the guidescope 😂

I'm awaiting my HEQ5 and imaging scope so this was just a quick camera test.

It was "interesting" finding my target with a 24x magnification but it did the job.

Edited October 27, 2020 by Mr Thingy

[wimvb]

4 hours ago, Mr Thingy said:

Here's my crazy (temporary) setup.... 

Using the 50ed for imaging with the ST120 as the guidescope 😂

I'm awaiting my HEQ5 and imaging scope so this was just a quick camera test.

It was "interesting" finding my target with a 24x magnification but it did the job.

Hmm, interesting. Everything about this setup just screams: "This will never work!", so you'll probably get some nice pictures out of it. 😁 Please share.

[Mr Thingy]

13 minutes ago, wimvb said:

Hmm, interesting. Everything about this setup just screams: "This will never work!", so you'll probably get some nice pictures out of it. 😁 Please share.

The image was not great, as you would expect, but my goal was purely to test my competence to run the camera and image acquisition in NINA. I was pleased that I managed to jump the first hurdle at least, which was a big relief for me. 😄

Nevertheless, I am still really pleased with my very first astro image (see other thread). 😄

 

[Alan White]

7 hours ago, Nigella Bryant said:

Seeing seems to be so much better in the daytime. My experience anyway. 

I find seeing in the daytime easier too Nigella and it does not involve eating Carrots either.

Edited October 27, 2020 by Alan White

[tooth_dr]

I decided on a spot of visual last night, so much less stressful than imaging.  I just looked at mars and the moon. Binoviewers with 2xGPC and 12.7mm EPs on the 10” reflector.

 

 

 

Edited October 28, 2020 by tooth_dr

[Nigella Bryant]

17 hours ago, Alan White said:

I find seeing in the daytime easier too Nigella and it does not involve eating Carrots either.

And it's not so cold, lol.

[geordie85]

Big moon, haze, dew and fireworks. Perfect time to test the Samyang 135 and ZWO183MM combo.

[John]

Takahashi FC100-DL + Skytee II in action on the outer planets earlier this evening:

 

[Stu]

A hat trick of nights for me on Mars, five scopes in three sessions.

Interesting comparisons and great views, especially through the Vixen, Heritage and 8” f8.

[jock1958]

Another night on Mars with my Tak FC-100DL + new to me WO - BV’s! 

[Mr Thingy]

Early session this evening, before the clouds rolled in. My youngest taking her first look at another galaxy (Andromeda). 

(Seems my phone case casts a strange glow, hence the poor pic)

[John]

Waiting for Mars ......

[Barry-W-Fenner]

14 minutes ago, John said:

Waiting for Mars ......

You have a clear sky! Fair play John. I set the 12" dob up here and the conditions were terrible.  Like viewing through water. Now the cloud has rolled in..

[garryblueboy]

Bit of a round robin tonight TSA120 -FS 102 - Borg 89ED Mars looked great through all a nice planetary session finished off with some nice wide field from the Borg 

[John]

5 hours ago, Barry-W-Fenner said:

You have a clear sky! Fair play John. I set the 12" dob up here and the conditions were terrible.  Like viewing through water. Now the cloud has rolled in..

My seeing ended up not great in the end Baz then clouds rolled in here as well. Ah, well

[Sunshine]

Spying the moon through thin clouds on a surprisingly warm November night through thin clouds.

Edited November 21, 2020 by Sunshine

[tooth_dr]

I am experimenting with my DSLR hanging underneath a dovetail courtesy of an APM bracket.  Seems to be working ok so far - the sky is not great here at all but getting something at least tonight.

 

[geordie85]

1 hour ago, tooth_dr said:

I am experimenting with my DSLR hanging underneath a dovetail courtesy of an APM bracket.  Seems to be working ok so far - the sky is not great here at all but getting something at least tonight.

 

Anything is better than nothing. Plus a very nice looking setup.

Have you tried your JTD rig yet? I need to get one but they always seem to be out of stock or my funds are empty