Show us your set up in action at night.

[Daf1983]

Capturing the horsehead before it disappears behind the neighbours house😁

[Sky-searcher]

Clear skies earlier. Wife out for the evening & Son at youth club, so scope time in peace. Glad I only setup the 80mm as only got 10mins before thin cloud cover came in. Looking like a clear patch is coming though so hopefully not all lost! 🤞

[sebn]

Lovely clear skies here this evening, shame about the brightness of the moon, cant grumble though, any opportunity!

My very basic starter imaging rig. Star Adventurer, dslr with ac coupler, raspberry pi running astroberry and dew strap. Powerline adapter giving raspberrypi a fast connection back to the house so don't have to rely on dodgy wifi.

[RobertI]

4 hours ago, F15Rules said:

so I'm packing up as it's getting thicker by the minute!

 

Same problem here. The cloudless, crystal clear cyan twilight sky promised such a clear night, that I actually pre-prepared a list of lunar targets,  but alas by the time I was ready to go out, I was clouded out. 

[SuburbanMak]

Mak 127 hunting moonlit Orion doubles on Thursday - was a a superb session. 

[John]

1 hour ago, SuburbanMak said:

Mak 127 hunting moonlit Orion doubles on Thursday - was a a superb session. 

Great photo - a classic "backyard astronomy in action" shot

[SuburbanMak]

4 minutes ago, John said:

Great photo - a classic "backyard astronomy in action" shot

Thanks John - if only seeing were like Thursday every night!

[AdeKing]

The Towa 339 set up on the iOptron AZ Pro ready to view Orion last night 

[Mr Spock]

There's some nice scopes on view 👍

[Jim Smith]

Capturing Copernicus...

 

[SuburbanMak]

19 hours ago, AdeKing said:

The Towa 339 set up on the iOptron AZ Pro ready to view Orion last night 

Looks superb - imagine it’s rock solid on that mount too! 

[Dave scutt]

Tonight has started just a few clouds around hopefully it will stay clear 

[AdeKing]

5 hours ago, SuburbanMak said:

Looks superb - imagine it’s rock solid on that mount too! 

It's not too bad, it gets the inevitable  shakes when focusing and is a bit prone to the quivers because of the length but is not too bad really. 

I've found that whilst the AZPro is an excellent mount that it is happier with OTAs in the f/7 to f/9 range.

[Naglerman]

my first post….. 
 

Here’s mine from a while ago 

[powerlord]

Two eq6 mounts setup tonight,  one guided with the 150 newt and asi1600, one not with ultra wide field 28mm on an asi533. Both asiair controlled.

Let the forecast me correct. 🤞

 

[Dean Hale]

After a year I finally managed to remember to take a picture outside.

[gorann]

1 hour ago, Dean Hale said:

After a year I finally managed to remember to take a picture outside.

With that garden and distance to your neighbours - why are those scopes not in an obsy?

[Dean Hale]

33 minutes ago, gorann said:

With that garden and distance to your neighbours - why are those scopes not in an obsy?

My little love dove wants a new kitchen so that will be the priority. Maybe in a few years when the bank account has recovered. One can dream.

[powerlord]

But I mean... She's got a kitchen I assume ? You've not got an obsy. What new amazing capabilities will this new kitchen have? I'd wager nothing. I'm sure once you explain it all logically she will understand. 🤔

[Ian McCallum]

Finally get to test out my ZWO ASI 120MM mini guide camera and telescope.

[gorann]

Not sure if anyone can see this but it is my dual-RASA8 rig capturing photons while the moon is conspiring. Fortunately, most of the clouds are around the moon and not where I am aiming........

CS, Göran

[Dean Hale]

44 minutes ago, powerlord said:

But I mean... She's got a kitchen I assume ? You've not got an obsy. What new amazing capabilities will this new kitchen have? I'd wager nothing. I'm sure once you explain it all logically she will understand. 🤔

I've been married 22 years I'd like to make it to 23. So a new kitchen it is. Much cheaper than the alternative. 😃

[gorann]

5 minutes ago, Dean Hale said:

I've been married 22 years I'd like to make it to 23. So a new kitchen it is. Much cheaper than the alternative. 😃

You (including her) most liekly already have a kitchen, as pointed out. But your teleskopes have nothing. If you do it youself (digging, mixing the concrete, building the walls, etc) an obsy is a fraction of the cost of a kitchen. At least you should get a permanent concrete pillar to start with.

[gorann]

57 minutes ago, Ian McCallum said:

Finally get to test out my ZWO ASI 120MM mini guide camera and telescope.

I am a bit confused, why would you have a guide camera for a visual set-up?

[F15Rules]

On 15/01/2022 at 09:04, SuburbanMak said:

Mak 127 hunting moonlit Orion doubles on Thursday - was a a superb session. 

Lovely photo, Mark, glad you had a great session 👍.

Dave