catman161 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Skies looking great over Leicester. Just wish I lived in a place that wasn't as bright as the sun at night! gotta go pick up the missus in a bit otherwise id be out with the scope already. Just settling for the bins until then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hope you have a great night Felix, once again I'm at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Thanks mick . I feel ya pain, I used to do 7 nights in a row when I worked in childrens a&e. Nights are crap, especially when the skies are clear. What do you do for work mick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I work for a large cigarette manufacturers running the machines that makes the cigarettes and packets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 That was not what I was expecting . Dunno what I was expecting really! Astrophysicist maybe lol! That's crap that you have to do nights though. At least it's not nights at the weekend, you can still come to the meets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glider Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 You haven't missed much, I blagged an hour or 2 but it clouded at about 21:15 here in Nottingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Oh well as Noel says at least it clouded over and I missed nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Harper. Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Yeah it's crap in Leicester at the moment, I've just been to Oadby playing with an 8" dobsonian that's advertised on ebay, really nice bit of kit, although I'm now thinking about a 10".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Go for 12". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Harper. Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Go for 12". Lol!!! I'm not made of money and don't you need a transit to move one of those things??? What kind of scope would you need to see these??? Could it be a Dobsonian??? Cheers. M. />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uvZMCiMyuQ&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 An 8" will be able to manage most of them but not alone. To get that much detail you need something bigger/better, some camera equipment, a lot of time, some software like Registax (sp?) etc etc..... Andromeda (M31) in my 200P from my light pouluted back garden just looks like a fuzzy white faint blob, yet to see it from a dark site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Harper. Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 An 8" will be able to manage most of them but not alone. To get that much detail you need something bigger/better, some camera equipment, a lot of time, some software like Registax (sp?) etc etc..... Andromeda (M31) in my 200P from my light pouluted back garden just looks like a fuzzy white faint blob, yet to see it from a dark site. ok, I was looking at a 200P, that seems a big starting place for a lot of people.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 If you can make a dark sight meet your are more than welcome to try before you buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Harper. Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thanks Darren, I'm hoping to catch up with you guys tomorrow at Sawley if it's still on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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