Show us your set up in action at night.

[Lee_P]

In action right now!

 

[tomato]

First clear night here for quite a while so I wasn’t going to waste it. As well as the dual rig in the dome running I set up @Tomatobro’s EQ6 on the lawn and put my RASA8 on it to capture some NB data on M31.  I had totally forgotten how much fun setting up from scratch is, it took me a while to get Sharpcap’s PA tool to work, and I had no idea how to get PHD working from a fresh install. All good fun👍🏼

[Tomatobro]

last night was the first chance I had to get to grips with my SW GTI. Previous attempts had been hampered by intermittent cloud but last night finally got some results. Does the GTI live up to the hype? Well one version of the Synscan pro software does not work with C du C (mount timeout issues), had to adjust out the as delivered horrendous DEC backlash, its sensitive to wind gusts and draggy USB cables.

But it works well with my phone connected so as a portable mount its ok. I think it needs an ASIAIR pro for field use

[Victor Boesen]

Currently observing a double shadow transit on Jupiter. Both shadows readily visible together with the GRS.

Also the first time I use my BCO 18mm in binoviewers. Such a joy!

Victor

Edited October 19, 2022 by Victor Boesen

[tomato]

The Sidewalk Astronomer, John Dobson would be proud of you.👍

[Victor Boesen]

1 hour ago, tomato said:

The Sidewalk Astronomer, John Dobson would be proud of you.👍

I'm sure he would've!! However, he would probably have been even more proud of my old setup a couple years back!!

Exactly the same spot, observing Saturn or Jupiter with a 10" dob

[ONIKKINEN]

Frost season is here already:

Long Perng towards Orion. Camera didnt pick up the stars though.

[Sunshine]

3 hours ago, ONIKKINEN said:

Frost season is here already:

Long Perng towards Orion. Camera didnt pick up the stars though.

Whoa! looks like your scope was dipped in liquid nitrogen 😄

[900SL]

4 hours ago, ONIKKINEN said:

Frost season is here already:

Long Perng towards Orion. Camera didnt pick up the stars though.

It's going to be a hell of a transition moving back

 

 

[ONIKKINEN]

6 hours ago, Sunshine said:

Whoa! looks like your scope was dipped in liquid nitrogen 😄

Just the perfect night for this kind of effect, started out at around 1 or 2 celsius, dipped down to -3 relatively quickly. Was at the shore of a lake too so plenty of ground humidity to dew up anything left outdoods, and once temperatures took a sharp drop everything was caked in frost.

[Kn4fty]

8" Newt aka Copernicus ready to go for the night.

[josefk]

Grab 'n' Go fun!

[Stu]

Popped the Tak 4” out quickly to try for GRS this evening but it clouded over before it was well positioned.

[HollyHound]

Used a short spell of clear (ish) sky to test my new “grab and go” configuration… I’ve been using my FC-76DCU with the extender (954mm FL) for the last eight months, but have dropped it back to its normal (570mm FL), for a more portable setup again 🤔

I’m trialling a set of just three eyepieces with it… new ES 24mm 68, APM Superzoom 15.4-7.7mm and TV Nagler 6-3mm… apart from some initial issues with getting all eyepieces to focus together (now resolved), it looks likely to be a good setup 🤞

[Kimboman]

Hi lots of interesting grab and go set ups I have various grab and go set ups and this is the one I have been using this week as the seeing has been hit and miss.

 

[badhex]

9 hours ago, HollyHound said:

Used a short spell of clear (ish) sky to test my new “grab and go” configuration… I’ve been using my FC-76DCU with the extender (954mm FL) for the last eight months, but have dropped it back to its normal (570mm FL), for a more portable setup again 🤔

I’m trialling a set of just three eyepieces with it… new ES 24mm 68, APM Superzoom 15.4-7.7mm and TV Nagler 6-3mm… apart from some initial issues with getting all eyepieces to focus together (now resolved), it looks likely to be a good setup 🤞

How are you getting on with the APM so far? I had a lot of fun with it around the end of last month when I was under darker skies for a week. Great for globs and faint fuzzies! 

[HollyHound]

2 hours ago, badhex said:

How are you getting on with the APM so far? I had a lot of fun with it around the end of last month when I was under darker skies for a week. Great for globs and faint fuzzies! 

Only an hour with it so far last night (between the clouds) on Jupiter, Saturn and a couple of clusters… seems to work very well… good FoV, eye relief and very easy to change up/down magnification 👍

[JeremyS]

Some Jupiter action for the Tak FC 76DCU

[Vroobel]

Hi,

Hunt for the Pacman.

 

[Akula]

On 17/10/2022 at 22:50, Lee_P said:

In action right now!

 

Oh WOW ! 😍

[Captain Scarlet]

Getting ready for the Jupiter double transit tonight. Sky is clear, but 60kph Westerly gusts abound, hence the scope hiding as close as possible to the lee of the house. No comments please about the state of the wall!

First time I’ve ever used any sort of finder on the LZOS (weird mounting bracket), and first time I’ve attached the slo-mos to my SkyTee. They both make such a difference!

Edited November 2, 2022 by Captain Scarlet

[badhex]

Cloud dodging with the 80ED 

[Vroobel]

Hi.

To be honest, it is not at night, but it is still the astrophotography.

Sunspot group #3135. Starvawe 102ED F/11, Baader OIII visual 2" and ASI678MC. 

Edited November 3, 2022 by Vroobel
Info about the stuff

[badhex]

3 hours ago, Vroobel said:

Hi.

To be honest, it is not at night, but it is still the astrophotography.

Sunspot group #3135. Starvawe 102ED F/11, Baader OIII visual 2" and ASI678MC. 

Haha you want this thread (as well) then 😅

 

[Vroobel]

Oops, I didn't know about it