Show us your set up in action during the day.

[L8-Nite]

Carton 60mm   ( same location )

[L8-Nite]

Telementor II   ( same location on favourite mountain )

[L8-Nite]

Questar 89mm  

[L8-Nite]

Intes-Micro  M500  127mm 

[L8-Nite]

Last but not least, our dream telescope. Questar 7  🙂

[Gfamily]

This is from the Autumn Astrocamp 2022 in South Wales last weekend. 

SW 127 Mak on an AZ GTi mount, being operated by my phone, and a Sony A5000 operated by an intervalometer. 

 

And result... 

[josefk]

13 hours ago, L8-Nite said:

Intes-Micro  M500  127mm 

i always loved the idea of this scope - great quality, great size, great reputation. I "ummed and ached" for so long over it about two years ago that in the meanwhile the last one at the Widescreen center was sold and that was that (out of production - no new stock) - back to the drawing board.  

[doublevodka]

13 hours ago, L8-Nite said:

Last but not least, our dream telescope. Questar 7  🙂

Love the "space age" look of this setup! The ocd side of me would need to strip and polish the wedge to match though 😂

[Paul M]

15 hours ago, L8-Nite said:

Last but not least, our dream telescope. Questar 7  🙂

 

My dream scope also though way down on my shopping list, unfortunately.

But that's ok, they're as much a thing of beauty to be looked at as looked through and I can look at yours!

[L8-Nite]

On 30/09/2022 at 08:48, josefk said:

i always loved the idea of this scope - great quality, great size, great reputation. I "ummed and ached" for so long over it about two years ago that in the meanwhile the last one at the Widescreen center was sold and that was that (out of production - no new stock) - back to the drawing board.  

I purchased the M500 from the Widescreen Centre while waiting for the Q7 to be built, which took almost two years before delivery. The Intes-Micro scope has been in dry storage since, so really, it needs to find a new home.

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

I slept in a bit so went super simple for the eclipse. Observing on the driveway due to the position of the sun. My neighbour came out for a look too.

[Kn4fty]

My 8" Newt Copernicus. Obviously a towards the end of the day picture. Unfortunately I've never taken a pic of it when doing mid day solar. I'll  have to do that soon. 

[PeterStudz]

Skywatcher 1145p and 200p Dob during this mornings partial solar eclipse. Got some good views between the clouds. Daughter enjoyed it too. First time seeing a solar eclipse through a telescope, Shadow of moons mountains along the edge of the “bite” looked stunning. We also used eclipse glasses. 

[Gfamily]

Very similar to everyone else, imaging the eclipse. 

 

[StarryEyed]

Wanted to show them the partial eclipse but they were more interested in the nudist beach. 

[Vroobel]

Hi,

I just found out about this thread, so copied my post from the "Show us your set up in action at night" one.

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

Edited November 3, 2022 by Vroobel

[Telescope40]

Afternoon all. Bit of Solar for my Tak this nice November Sunday. Seeing a Bit wobbly Bob. 
 

Tak FS 128

Altair HW. 
Baader Maxbright binoviewers. 
Baader contrast filter. 
AR’s 3140 - 3141 and 3145 giving some nice detail. 

And a coffee !!  Thx  John 

[Stu]

This thread has been a little quiet, so here is my little 76mm with Herschel Wedge and binoviewers. The views weren’t great today, fairly poor seeing every time I looked. One main AR and a couple of smaller ones, some macro granulation and faculae visible but nothing dramatic. First time out for a long time though, so was good to be out.

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

I've not used the AZGTI for many months since I replaced a missing washer inside the alt clutch. So making the most of a sunny afternoon.... Freshly cut grass, a couple of lines of washing out and white light solar with the Skymax 127.

A lovely day and so nice to feel the warm sun again. Spring really felt like it arrived this afternoon. Dandelions sprouting, pansies partying in the pots and massive bumble bees feasting. The cat even caught her first rat of the year and dropped it off for me.... 🫣

The AZGTI worked fine, keeping the sun in the centre of the 30mm Vixen NPL for around 45 minutes.

Edited April 8, 2023 by ScouseSpaceCadet

[AstroNebulee]

3 minutes ago, ScouseSpaceCadet said:

I've not used the AZGTI for many months since I replaced a missing washer inside the alt clutch. So making the most of a sunny afternoon.... Freshly cut grass, a couple of lines of washing out and white light solar with the Skymax 127.

A lovely day and so nice to feel the warm sun again. Spring really felt like it arrived this afternoon. Dandelions sprouting, pansies partying in the pots and massive bumble bees feasting. The cat even caught her first rat of the year and dropped it off for me.... 🫣

The AZGTI worked fine, keeping the sun in the centre of the 30mm Vixen NPL for around 45 minutes.

Great to hear the new washer on your AzGti worked very well indeed. Just such a simple easy set up of the AzGti and SM127. Providing you with a lovely view in the spring sunshine and dead rat for company 🐀😂. 

Lee 

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

2 minutes ago, AstroNebulee said:

Great to hear the new washer on your AzGti worked very well indeed. Just such a simple easy set up of the AzGti and SM127. Providing you with a lovely view in the spring sunshine and dead rat for company 🐀😂. 

Lee 

They're great little mounts when they work... 🙄 If the cloud keeps away later tonight I'll just pick the lot up, move it to my dark(er) corner, remove the filter, change the finder and carry on...

[PeterStudz]

Dob on the street for some classic Dobsonian “Sidewalk Astronomy”. Clouds cleared enough this afternoon in Southampton to do a little solar demo for our Coronation street party. 

 

[mikeDnight]

On 05/12/2020 at 18:53, Nigella Bryant said:

Thanks everyone, as peps are saying, the sun will now only get better to observe.

Your imaging skill never fails to impress me Nigella,  and this image of the Sun is nothing short of brilliant. (That's almost funny!)

[DirkSteele]

A variety of my scopes on different locations around the world during the daytime.

My Tak FS-60Q in the Namibrand Naturr reserve in Namibia.

 

My Tak FC-76 doing some solar at Astro Camp in Wales (this was the day before the Mercury transit I believe).

The APM LZOS 115mm triplet in Stone and Oxney in Kent.

 

The FC-76 on the beach on Benguerra Island in Mozambique.

 

The Tak FS-60 looking out of lake Bled in Slovenia.

 

The APM LZOS 180mm triplet at AstroCamp in Wales shortly before appearing on the Sky at Night. It sunk over a centimetre into the ground over the weekend.

Duel wielding LZOS scopes at AstroCamp.

Edited May 8, 2023 by DirkSteele

[John]

5 minutes ago, DirkSteele said:

A variety of my scopes on different locations around the world during the daytime.....

 

Wonderful scopes in wonderful locations Matthew 🙂

Do you still have the LZOS 130 F/9 ?