G'Day Fred,
Wow what a great setup, half your luck and a great web page to boot,and terrific photos,seems you got it made
Cheers
P.S. Would have loved to buy your "old" observatory
Last edited by nightsky; 02-02-2007 at 08:15 PM.
Reason: forgot to mention
Thanks, I might mention tho, I prefer narrowfield, so the ED80 doesnt get much use although it is an excellent imaging scope. I use an ST80 for guiding on my latest set up due to its lightness (differential flexure is a minor issue) cheapness and very wide field (I NEVER am short of a guide star) modern guiding algorithisms render the usual FL rules between guide and main OTA mute.
I hardly bother with the SBIG internal guide, as its use with narrowband filters is difficult to say the least ;-).
And to G____day, yes the LX200 has a far superior mount, at a price ;-). Essential for imaging (for that, mount is critical), but for visual, not an issue. I have imaged/guided successfully with the LX90, a good comprimise for starter imaging and mainly visual.
Thanks Night Sky, well its still here if you want it, for nix!, but youd have to collect it ;-).
The site is a freebie via Google , really easy to do, drag and drop, all done though yr brouser, no programming, no apps to download, nothing to save, no money to pay, all done at google, took 10mins to set up. You need to sign up to a free Gmail account in the same name, who cares, never use it hehe.
Tony at the local Hardware store at Cox's Rd said he had a customer named Fred who was into Astronomy - perhaps its you? I asked Tony to introduce us a while ago. Drop a pm some time I'd love to see your gear cause your astro images seem excellent!
and a great web page to boot,and terrific photos,seems you got it made 
