LukeTheNuke Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 (edited) On 05/06/2024 at 12:14, LukeTheNuke said: Wowsers, my new PC turned up today, I wasn't expecting it this soon! Hopefully my long-held dream of gaming in high detail in 4K is about to come true! (GTX 1060 -> RTX 4070 Ti Super). Oh, erm, of course, it's mainly for doing serious work, and astro processing! I have a little budget for some new games. I dunno what to go for. Games with a high replay value, not a play-through-once style of game. Edit: It's completely dead, LOL! No lights, fans or noise. Hmmm. PC is still dead, they want me to try to take the graphics card out and see if it then powers up, but I can't figure out how to get the card out. I can't see how to access the lock for it to open it. And I was thinking "Oh well, at least my Lenovo lappy is coming today! I bet that'll work!" It was meant to come lunch time. Then the truck ran off and it was changed to dinner time. Now it's rescheduled for Monday. I don't think the gods want me to have new PC hardware! Bother! I was hoping today would be my last go imaging with my super budget lappy that only has about 200 GB disc space, which then takes an age to transfer it to a memory stick. What are the odds? Dead PC. Lappy no-show. I'm in trouble with the powers that be! Update: Got the graphics card out, phew! It was hard because I have a big CPU cooler than blocks off access I think to the catch I needed to open. I got it open using an XXXL toothpick! I'm feeling more cheerful about my computer woes since I had the bright idea to compensate myself with some kind of present. 😃 Edited June 8 by LukeTheNuke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistlin Bob Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 Big thanks to Steve @Saganite for getting this in the post nice and quick. Really looking forward to having a play with it, as it's quite a while since I've bought a new eyepiece, and this feels very solid and well made and looks to be in excellent condition. Despite Steve recklessly leaving a FLO sticker on the otherwise excellently packaged box, the weather gods don't seem to have noticed my new astro accessory, so I might even get a play tonight 😃🤣 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroobel Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 9 minutes ago, Whistlin Bob said: Big thanks to Steve @Saganite for getting this in the post nice and quick. Really looking forward to having a play with it, as it's quite a while since I've bought a new eyepiece, and this feels very solid and well made and looks to be in excellent condition. Despite Steve recklessly leaving a FLO sticker on the otherwise excellently packaged box, the weather gods don't seem to have noticed my new astro accessory, so I might even get a play tonight 😃🤣 🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Cat Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 A solar filter for my 150 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan White Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 (edited) Postie (not Pete) has been, I could just not control myself and bought another eyepiece, mind settling purchase really. Thanks to @greglloyd for such a finely kept item. Edited June 11 by Alan White 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bivanus Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Sometimes, it just so happens, that the postman itself its also a amateur astronomer , so it manufactured , delivered and also installed : new T2 adapter for Leica binoviewer - now I can use both 1.25" and 2" connection 😁 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratlet Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 (edited) A couple of flexible couplings, one for the focuser and one for the EQ platform. Also pictured is a cautionary tale from AliExpress purchased mini breadboards: When you order 2, make sure the pack size isn't 10. In my defence they were priced for 10 about the same as a single one in the UK Edited June 11 by Ratlet 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosun21 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Delivered today is a Moonlite focuser for my 120ED. I am going to buy the SW reducer flattener for it but will have to work out how to connect it to the Moonlite. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ags Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 No more flat batteries, unless I fly somewhere. It's bigger than I need, but the family wanted a camping/emergency battery. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroobel Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 14 minutes ago, Ags said: No more flat batteries, unless I fly somewhere. It's bigger than I need, but the family wanted a camping/emergency battery. Nice! 🤩 What model is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor!Takahashi! Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I've been a model of self-control over the past few months (constant clouds and work-related exhaustion have helped), but then this happened: 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratlet Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 8 minutes ago, The60mmKid said: I've been a model of self-control over the past few months (constant clouds and work-related exhaustion have helped), but then this happened: That looks a bit bigger than 60mm ,😂 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor!Takahashi! Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Just now, Ratlet said: That looks a bit bigger than 60mm ,😂 Yeah... a name change feels increasingly inevitable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu1smartcookie Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 On 11/06/2024 at 11:55, Alan White said: Postie (not Pete) has been, I could just not control myself and bought another eyepiece, mind settling purchase really. Thanks to @greglloyd for such a finely kept item. I've never looked through a TV EP .... the more i see them the more i want to try them . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiffsAndAstro Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 In the post today I got a bag of five M4 bolts. I won't post a pic 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ags Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 3 hours ago, Ags said: No more flat batteries, unless I fly somewhere. It's bigger than I need, but the family wanted a camping/emergency battery. Hmmm, now looking for a male-male 5521 cable rated for 10A... Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz2b Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 I had a small problem in that I bought a used Televue Gibraltar mount that I found would not fit my Gibraltar Tripod! Luckily I bought the tripod with one that does fit. Any way, I removed the boss that it rotates on and purchased a Artcise 360 panoramic mount. They come with three 3/8” to 1/4” inserts, fitted one to the gib mount and the Artcise to the Manfrotto tripod then mated the two. I also bought some headless bolts that fit Televue mount brackets/clamshells plus star headed nuts, all working perfectly. How much? All less than twenty quid! chaz 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeTheNuke Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 (edited) My delayed Lenovo lappy arrived on Monday. I've since added a 4 TB M.2 SSD, so hopefully I'll have plenty of space for solar and lunar captures. My willingness to splash out on the SSD was increased by recording on my budget lappy in recent weeks, which has about 200 GB in total for me to record after dumping as many files as I could! And it was painfully slow transferring the files via USB. Of course, it was full sunshine while I paused to transfer the files in the middle of a solar session, then the moment the files were off the lappy, the clouds rolled in! 🙂 The new lappy has an RTX 4060 so should make for some fun gaming. My old desktop has a GTX 1060. And my new desktop has gone back today for fixing hopefully. The seller has been responsive. They might be able to get it to me by the end of the week, but I have my lappy to play with anyway. The lappy screen is fab. I'm also delighted with my new monitor - best monitor I've ever had. Which is ace as I was a bit disappointed with my old monitor, which wasn't as good as the one I had at work. So I suppose we'll have two weeks of cloud. I want to see if my lappy can handle my Grasshopper 3 camera at 90 FPS! (my old lappy managed about 26 FPS). Edited June 13 by LukeTheNuke 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vroobel Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 3 hours ago, Ags said: Hmmm, now looking for a male-male 5521 cable rated for 10A... Any suggestions? Yes, two cables. Split the powering between devices to obtain a roughly similar load. However, I think 10A should be enough for one rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyS Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 7 hours ago, The60mmKid said: I've been a model of self-control over the past few months (constant clouds and work-related exhaustion have helped), but then this happened: Welcome to the M210 club 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor!Takahashi! Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 2 minutes ago, JeremyS said: Welcome to the M210 club 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Club motto: Keep it cool... No, really. Manage those thermals or else. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAC51 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Prompt well packed delivery of risky solar hood from FLO today. My Hershel wedge doesn’t seem to overheat but I definitely do. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeTheNuke Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 10 hours ago, JAC51 said: Prompt well packed delivery of risky solar hood from FLO today. My Hershel wedge doesn’t seem to overheat but I definitely do. Wow, that's got more pockets than a millipede's pair of jeans. For cooling, I use Pepsi Max. The hood does look useful. I'd been using a towel over my head for years, then felt pretty daft this year when I noticed a floppy sun hat worked as well, and was more comfortable! I think I need to use a hat or hood at night too, I think it would help cut out stray light from a few bright lampposts. Good luck for some solar sessions soon with the fancy new clothing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M40 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 11 hours ago, JAC51 said: Prompt well packed delivery of risky solar hood from FLO today I was just wondering what is risky about a white hooded garment 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan White Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 11 minutes ago, M40 said: I was just wondering what is risky about a white hooded garment 🤔 Well just dont go walking about with burning crosses and you should be ok, not KKK! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now