Hello from Chester

[iantaylor2uk]

Only just joined this forum, as I generally use Cloudy Nights. 

Been into astrophotography from around 2001 or so (when I was using an Orion Optics 8" Europa reflector on EQ3 mount to do lunar and planetary imaging using a Philips Vesta webcam). Moved up to a HEQ5 mount, and was doing longer exposure imaging with a SAC-7 camera, then in 2009 got a Losmandy G11 492 push to system and moved onto an ATIK camera (ATIK 16-ic). The Losmandy mount has now been upgraded to Gemini-2, and is working very well in combination with an ASI AIR Pro. Currently using a WO 81 GT IV and Starwave 110 ED-R refractors with a ZWO 071 MC Pro camera. I do have a 12" Orion Optics DX300 but am trying to sell it as it is too large.

I have a blog at: https://chesterastroblog.wordpress.com/ and have an instagram page at: https://www.instagram.com/chester_astrophotography/?hl=en-gb

Looking forward to participating on this forum. 

[adyj1]

Hello and welcome.

It's less cloudy over here 😉

(I wish)

[Floater]

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun and success with the AP. 🙂

[wookie1965]

A warm welcome to SGL 

[PeterCPC]

Hello and welcome.

[Dave Lloyd]

Hi Ian, welcome. 

[Craig a]

Hi Ian I’m actually not far away from you I’m on the wirral, I’m in Neston to be precise, welcome aboard 

[banjaxed]

Hi Ian, welcome to SGL.

[JeremyS]

Good to have you onboard Ian @iantaylor2uk 👍🏻

[SlimLine]

Hi Ian

Welcome aboard.

[iantaylor2uk]

50 minutes ago, JeremyS said:

Good to have you onboard Ian @iantaylor2uk 👍🏻

Hello Jeremy, good to see u on here

[Starwatcher2001]

Welcome aboard SGL Ian. Good to have you with us.

[barbulo]

Hi and welcome to SGL!

[iantaylor2uk]

15 hours ago, Craig a said:

Hi Ian I’m actually not far away from you I’m on the wirral, I’m in Neston to be precise, welcome aboard 

Good to know - there are quite a few people in the Chester/Cheshire area it seems. There is another astronomer in Neston that I bought a nice 9 mm eyepiece from recently (via UK astro buy and sell). 

[Soligor Rob]

Hi Ian and welcome to SGL, this really is a fabulous place to find answers to any problems you might have, a real friendly bunch.

We live just outside the city centre but are lucky enough to have only the Donkey between us and low light pollution sky.

[Pete Presland]

Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 🙂