catman161 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Aggghhhh!!! Peer pressure!!! I can't take it much longer! I must withstand the urge!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 There is the excuse to the wife, you were forced into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Oh holy space debris I bought it!!! The downside (apart from wife not being angry, just disappointed) is that FLO Is out of stock and are just "hoping" to get some in, in a week. So may be longer-who knows. Easily the best price I could find though and great service. Man I can't wait for it to arrive now! You watch cloudy for a month the day it arrives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Nice one, buy the wife some flowers, she will soon get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Hahaha! Well Felix - you may as well start the marriage as you mean to go on lol - Congrats on the Zoom purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Hahaha! Well Felix - you may as well start the marriage as you mean to go on lol - Congrats on the Zoom purchase Exactly! Thanks Kim . Just hope they get some in stock soon. I will wait until we've been married at least 6 months before I announce the purchase of an NEQ6 mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Oh boy - the bug's really bitten eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Oh boy - the bug's really bitten eh! It has! I was supposed to be getting an early night tonight but the skies cleared and I have just come in from outside. Have been exploring Auriga tonight. Loads of cool things there. Saw M37 and M38. Couldn't for the life of me find M1 though.hopefully the skies will be clear Saturday and in a properly dark sky I might have more luck. Them looked at the usual; M31,M42,M43,M44 and (my fav) M45. Good night tonight, most enjoyable. The whole time I did think how much better they would have looked through the Hyperion zoom! Felix Felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 lol He's hooked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Well - you can revisit them all when the zoom arrives - you're picking up a nice knowledge of the sky there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 i hope the sky is good for Saturday, last time we had a good sky at Belper, we looked at loads of stuff i would have no chance of seeing at home, it`s amazing the differance a good sky makes. another reason i like the star partys, better skies and everyone doing there interesting bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Oh man!!! I just bought an Orion 9x50 correct image right angle finder scope! Right that's it now-no more purchases!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 i don`t believe your done yet Felix ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 i don`t believe your done yet Felix ! Edit: That's it for now........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 "Right that's it now-no more purchases!! " Di just doesn't believe me any more when I say that lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Pugh Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Felix have you bought any filters yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Felix have you bought any filters yet? Hey Dave, No not yet. I was hoping to have a chat with someone about what the best options for my situation on Saturday as I don't know what filters I need. Felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Hey Dave, No not yet. I was hoping to have a chat with someone about what the best options for my situation on Saturday as I don't know what filters I need. Felix In this order: Light pollution filter UHC filter Colour filters O111 filter H-beta filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Just bought the Carl Sagen 'Cosmos' set for £9 on Amazon, looking forward to some good viewing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Carl Sagan-legend! When I took a break from looking after sick children I went to Leicester uni to do a PGCE in primary school education. On a teaching placement to try and get the kids into physics/science I tried to link science with music and found this on YouTube- they loved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 That's great Felix, brings it all back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 That's great Felix, brings it all back! Yeah it's great Ron musicalising (not even a word!) science was quite effective with the kids I used to teach before I left the course. Teaching wasn't for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Pugh Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) In this order: Light pollution filter UHC filter Colour filters O111 filter H-beta filter See Felix, the list keeps going on I'm a few weeks ahead of you buying a telescope, so I know. I'm just wondering when it will stop. I am dreading saturday night, as I am going to ask how do I get better photos. Hopefully it just me doing things wrong. Clever video BTW Edited January 27, 2012 by David Pugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah the list does keep going!! The video is from a brilliant website called symphonyofscience.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 An 80A blue filter, I borrowed Ibbo's when we down Sawley, and it made the Great Red Spot jump out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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