Sol 23-2-17 10.10

[xtreemchaos]

another smash n grab, my best 3 frames staxed. the cloud here is almost 100%, the wind is like Jupiter, but beggers carnt be chosers I'm just happy to get some shots.

kit ed80 1.5x barlow, lunt wedge, 1200d.

thanks for looking, clear skys, charl.

 mono.

coloured.

coloured invert.

[Davey-T]

Thanks for the view Charl, some blue bits here but too windy to stay aimed.

Dave

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Dave, windy as hell here, look what arrived in the post thismorrning, got a bit of vis with it, but as soon as the cdd was put in well you can guess cloud. hope it inproves for you. charl,

51 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

s for the view Charl, some blue bits here but too windy to stay aimed.

 

[Davey-T]

Looks good, fingers crossed it works as advertised, is it new or s/hand ?

Dave

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Dave, its on lone I'm testing it for a friend, it worked A1 straight out the box warmed up in about 5min and was straight on band for vis, got some cracking views of the AR, prity darn amazing to tell you the truth. it is brand new.  charl.

 

[Ibbo!]

Well done in these conditions.

Its too windy here even for me - but i did say that yesterday as well.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Steve, its starting to dye down here now, but when taking the shots earlier it was coming through the window and moving the little ed, suns out here now and the gaps have got bigger but alas sols outa range. clear skys, charl.

[Davey-T]

Perhaps you could use a mirror on a stick Charl to do a sort of selfie 

Dave

[xtreemchaos]

I have thought of some sorta mirror contraption on the end of the big frac to look round corners, what I really need is a outside obsy I'm going to maybe invest in one of the fiberglass dome jobys sometime soon and control it from indoors. charl.

 

[laudropb]

Nice disk Charl. Snowed here most the morning, but that's now turned to rain.

[Iainp]

I don't know how you do it,day after day! Well grabbed again. I set up in the shed to protect from storm Doris but as soon as I focused on the lovely spot, cloudy rolled in and stayed in...Iain

[xtreemchaos]

thanks John, no snow here mate but I thought I was going to lose my roof in the earlier hours the wind was so bad, the misses said when she was driving into Carmarthen this morning loads of the m/way signs where bent and blown over. clear skys, charl.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Iain, I put it down to luck and not having anything else to do, its not down to any skill cos I loose a spelling contest with a blind mouse . yer mate the wind was bad but on the upside its made my garden look like every body elses. clear skys, charl.

2 hours ago, Iainp said:

I set up in the shed to protect from storm Doris but as soon as I focused on the

 

[Pete Presland]

Well captured, nice to see a decent spot visible.

[johnfosteruk]

nice disks Charl, aren't you a lucky so and so  I wouldn't give it back.

[xtreemchaos]

thanks Pete, hope you have some clear mate, charl. 

[xtreemchaos]

thanks John, I am mate, I'm smitten with HA now. clear skys, charl.