I'am excited

supernova1965 (Warren) · #1 22-01-2011, 06:32 PM

You will notice in my Signature I have a new second hand scope. I couldn't get focus with my 10" Dob with the LPI but with the new scope I have focus on a distant building for a test now I just have to learn to use the GEM or better still get a goto tracking mount for it and I can get into some serious imaging well serious for a beer budget

. I know it is only a photo of a shed wall but I was thrilled to get it in focus I didn't get it real focused but that was only because I was too excited that it worked

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #2 22-01-2011, 06:47 PM

Hmmm, must focus better coz it's an 'Astonimical' scope

but seriously, that is good news

Those roofing nails look pretty sharp!

Sharp! Get it, sharp nails . . hahaha . . . never mind.

renormalised (Carl) · #3 22-01-2011, 06:53 PM

Ah....the good ol' "corrugated" nebula!!!

Can be a pretty hard target to get!!!

Not much more we can focus on right now...given the weather!!!.

BlackWidow (Mardy) · #4 22-01-2011, 06:56 PM

Oh the site of roof metal.. Just think that stuff may end up a telescope one day.

Sharp focus but..

supernova1965 (Warren) · #5 22-01-2011, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Hmmm, must focus better coz it's an 'Astonimical' scope

but seriously, that is good news

Those roofing nails look pretty sharp!

Sharp! Get it, sharp nails . . hahaha . . . never mind.

Good one I will endeavour to get the moon and try to track with the GEM for a few minitues and see what I can achieve but I still haven't learnt to polar align the mount and I will probably turn the dials the wrong way while trying to follow the moon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by renormalised

Ah....the good ol' "corrugated" nebula!!!

Can be a pretty hard target to get!!!

Not much more we can focus on right now...given the weather!!!.

WOW MY FIRST NEBULA

astroron (Ron) · #6 22-01-2011, 07:02 PM

Its good that you can see anything up there Warren, even if it's only a tin roof

Well done

Cheers

Suzy · #7 22-01-2011, 07:31 PM

Wow that's a clean roof

. Least your finding ways to use your scope during all this weather.

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Rick Petrie · #8 22-01-2011, 07:32 PM

Were you in your underwear whilst looking at that roof?

supernova1965 (Warren) · #9 22-01-2011, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suzy

Wow that's a clean roof

. Least your finding ways to use your scope during all this weather.

.

Well it couldn't help to be anything but clean after all the rain hey Suzy

supernova1965 (Warren) · #10 22-01-2011, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Petrie

Were you in your underwear whilst looking at that roof?

Took me a moment to get that I'am getting slow in my old age

Ric · #11 23-01-2011, 09:01 AM

Congrats Warren.

I thought it said 41 inches until I had some more coffee and my brain woke up.

Cheers

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #12 23-01-2011, 09:13 AM

And the learning curve begins......
Congratulations on the new rig Warren.