[graham.hobart (Graham stevens)]

Suddenly the clouds cleaved asunder and the sooty detritus from volcanic ejectamenta got swished towards that way by the friendly winds. Yes this week I have had three clear nights and although I have learnt now that my focusing routine is sadly lacking (when the scope moves, hold the camera with your belly and adjust pronto!) I have seen wonders, and even my sceptical wife oohed and aahed. My daughter is yet too young but when she can stand I have a pink iOptron in mind!
Re. the above, moonlite focuser on order, (sooner or later doesn't every body get there?) , second essential item for refractor folk, $15 knee pads from mitre 10. Certainly made alignment easy on the old knee caps.
Anyway, enough persiflage... what follows I hope is a series of newbie pics from my 80mm refractor, Canon 1000D (unmodded) (Stephen b, yours is still pristine apart from some tape), CGEM mount, as I have noodle issues with DSS the pics are stacked in Nebulosity and adjusted there also, maybe a tad in iPhoto.
Excrementum vincit cerebellum
Graham
oh yeah, first newbie photo--- is lagoon !