[Dennis]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

thought it was a motorcyle coming my way - glad you're out and about

Thanks Dave! Surprisingly, I wasn’t too rusty!

Originally Posted by rogerg

Nice Dennis, very interesting to see a DSLR shot of this

Thanks Roger! Yes, I was very pleased to be able to record the Pup with single frame DSLR exposures compared to my usual multiple DMK frame stacks.

Originally Posted by gbeal

Nice shot Dennis. I too have rejoined the Mewlon fold, picked up a nice M210 recently. Should give it a whizz as well.
Gary

Thanks Gary! I occasionally suffer moments of “I want a bigger Mewlon than my 180” and the 210 would be very nice indeed! As you’re a Tak aficionado there’s nothing I can really add other than enjoy, and I look forward to seeing your results with this fine instrument.

Originally Posted by theodog

Nice one Dennis.
Nice one.

Thanks Jeff! I need something else to do now that the moons of Uranus and Neptune are less accessible!

Originally Posted by Liz

Great one Dennis Good to see the pup

Thanks Liz! It’s always a pleasant surprise when I manage to record the Pup; I never tire of seeing this dim companion peeping out from behind the overwhelming glare of Sirius A.

Originally Posted by AlexN

Incredible Dennis... Refresh my memory, what is the separation between Sirius and the pup? I'm amazed the seeing held up!
Cheers mate.

Thanks Alex! My SkyTools application currently gives the separation details as PA 92° Sep 8.82" so it is quite a wide split. As you know, the main challenge is managing the overwhelming brightness of Sirius A, at Magnitude -1.46 versus Sirius B, at Magnitude 8.5. Even with the fine optics of the Mewlon, it requires good seeing with Sirius higher than 30-40 degrees altitude.

Cheers

Dennis