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Just thought I'd pass on this link:

http://practicalastronomy.com/

Has a nice article about restoring a 22" reflector.

Pete

Here's my first image taken with my new PST & DSI Colour. I managed to capture a prominence. I still need lots of practice so any advice on imaging the sun would be gratefully appreciated.

Click to see full size image

Thank you Astro George for a very informative presentation I really enjoyed it as I'm sure everyone else did. Well done!
Cosmic

Heyas all, long time no speakee.

I've been silly busy with work this summer, but after going to the cinema to see Harry Potter, I saw the aurora on the way home in the middle of summer Shocked

I just about drove off the road in my surprise. It was July 21st and I live far enough North that we only get 3 hours of darkness if we're lucky at that time of year.

It wasn't very bright, and only showing the greens, but it was definately the aurora. Here's a picture though its not very clear ...

Well just flew back into scotland, dark at last and Jupiter in nice position

So dragged my 5inch scope out (8inch would take too long to cool) and added my x5 Teleview barlow and wow!!! stunningly clear views of jupiter, clear bands, 2 moons nearly touching the planet

Sadly the GRS (great red spot) still evades me as it behind the planet at the time....

Seems it will be in view tomorrow at 22:15 so hope for clear skies then.

Clickety click

Was trying to think of a way to reduce the brightness of the solar disc in my PST to make prominences etc at the limb stand out more and came up with this:

Take one of these filters (nearest I could find to plain glass):

http://www.rothervalleyoptics.co....trast-booster-1-25-inch_d499.html

Then attach to it centrally a small circle of black card / paper / insulating tape that's approximately or slightly less than the diameter of the sun's image in the eyepiece (probably some t ...

Here's an image of Ursa Minor that i captured on the night of the Perseid's. My aim was to catch a few Perseid's but was not successful. The image is made up of two 30 second exposures which where stacked. I used my Eos 400D with sigma 18-50mm lens set at f3.5. The bright star right of centre is Polaris.

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Have for sale an Equinox 100,i have owned this scope from new
and it is in Mint Condition.
Comes with its own dedicated case and a 1.10 focuser.
This scope offers Flawless Pinsharp Colour free images,and uses
FPL53 glass,the OTA itself is finished in a glorious black lustre.
I can guarantee that this scope will preform as well as (if not better than)
any other 100mm refractor available,and will last a lifetime.
All yours for £550.

Also have a Meade 5000 series 80mm Triplet

And a ...

Does anyone have any suggestions for somewhere to try to get some good shots of this from? I'll need somewhere with minimal light pollution of any kind.

I'm hoping to get a shot or two like this:-