cautious Newbie with questions

[el_draco (Rom)]

Originally Posted by Brycepj

Romy
I don't see it as screwed up I see it "enlightened".
Can you tell me about filters understand looking at the moon (which I will need to get a moon filter) but why else.?
regards peter

teasing mate....

Colour filters will bring out detail in some objects but are not entirely necessary. In relation to the moon, its really bright but best viewed when its a crescent as the shadows across the landscape at the terminator makes detail easier to see. I don't bother with the full moon. You can get a variable polarising filter which can be very useful. I needed one for my big scope, but not so important on most scopes.

If / when you go that way, you'll need to remember there is a difference between visual and photographic filters, apart from $$. CCD filters have a higher level of precision in their manufacture.

[Brycepj (Peter)]

thanks Rom for that advice
had first night with it last night lots to learn and it helps reading the Goto manual first.
Did get to view Mars which was great for first night.
then the clouds rolled in so that was it
Thanks all will be asking more soon
peter

[Brycepj (Peter)]

two Questons:
1) has any body used or are using the Nexus-s wifey gizmo to run there Goto using iPad running the Stellarium app.? Is it easy to set up is it worth the $250
2) reading the latest astro mag there is an article on itelescope.net which is rent a scope and take pix on line. Seems an interesting concept if not a bit exe.
I was thinking it might not be bad to try like putting a foot in the water when considering astro photography. Me I think I'd still prefer to set it up myself as that's part of the fun.
When it's cloudy and you can't get your scope out it's an alternative.

here are some links
http://www.astrodevices.com
http://www.itelescope.net

regards
Peter

[mental4astro (Alexander)]

The Nexus wifi system works very, very well. A good mate of mine has it on his dob connected to his smart phone (sorry, don't know if it's i or a), and it is very easy to use and accurate.

[Willow127mm (Brad)]

Originally Posted by Brycepj

two Questons:
1) has any body used or are using the Nexus-s wifey gizmo to run there Goto using iPad running the Stellarium app.? Is it easy to set up is it worth the $250
2) reading the latest astro mag there is an article on itelescope.net which is rent a scope and take pix on line. Seems an interesting concept if not a bit exe.
I was thinking it might not be bad to try like putting a foot in the water when considering astro photography. Me I think I'd still prefer to set it up myself as that's part of the fun.
When it's cloudy and you can't get your scope out it's an alternative.

here are some links
http://www.astrodevices.com
http://www.itelescope.net

regards
Peter

Look in accessories classifieds you will see Cathy she sells great Bluetooth modules
I can vouch for the service price and quality
she should be able to help
cheers Brad

[Brycepj (Peter)]

Thanks brad I'll check it out