Weather looking good for this weekend

[Rob]

The weather forecast is looking good for the weekend down here in Costa del Southampton & across England.

Get out there chaps and enjoy!!

Rob

[FLO]

Get out there chaps and enjoy!!

Rob

I shall be there  

I've a 200 f5 newt and a couple of orthoscopics to play with.  Pity about the moon though!

Steve

[GazOC]

What Orthos did you buy Steve? By the time Mars gets high in the sky hopefully the Moon will have buggered off into the East!

[Rob]

Too right Gaz... farewell Lunar!!! :salute:

[FLO]

What Orthos did you buy Steve? By the time Mars gets high in the sky hopefully the Moon will have buggered off into the East!

I have been quietly collecting a set of the Japanese 'CircleT' models - so far I have the 4, 6, 9, & 12.5mm.  Now that they are unfashionable they sell for around £15-20 each on ebay.  Most recently, I found and bought a Zeiss Jena 16mm orthoscopic with front-fitting moon filter for about £40.  (I have had to buy a .965" - 1.25" adaptor and have yet to try it but I am expecting good stuff). 

My StarryNight software shows the moon below the horizon when Mars is at its closest in November

Steve