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I've been interested in astronomy since the late 1960s, and haven't lost my interest despite living under bortle 8 skies since 1977.
Astrophotography seems to require more patience and perseverence than I am now capable of managing, so it's visual only for me.
Looking forward to exploring and paricipating in this forum
Hello Oldfort. We're all happy to have you on board here at TSS and that was a nice introduction from you. Welcome to the forum Oldfort and the best of wishes on your astronomy hobby adventures.
Marshall
Sky-Watcher 90mm f/13.8 Maksutov-Cassegrain on motorized Multimount
Orion Astroview 120ST f/5 Refractor on EQ3 mount
Celestron Comet Catcher 140mm f/3.64 Schmidt-Newtonian on alt-az mount
Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
Orion 180mm f/15 Maksutov-Cassegrain on CG5-GT Goto mount.
Orion XT12i 12" f/4.9 Dobsonian Intelliscope.
Kamakura 7x35 Binoculars and Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars. ZWO ASI 120MC camera.
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See Far Sticks: Antares 105mm f/15 (modified), AOM 105mm f/9.5, Celestron 150mm f/8 (modified), Stellarvue NHNG DX 80mm f/6.9, TAL 100RS f/10, Vixen SD115s f/7.7 HD Pointy Things: EQ-5, TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, Vixen AXJ LD Pointy Things: Celestron SLT, Manfrotto 055B/ RC128, Manfrotto 028B/ Stellarvue M2C/ Argo Navis Light Benders: 2” Astro-Physics MaxBright, 2” Stellarvue Deluxe, 2” TAL/ NPZ dielectric, 2” Baader Amici prism, 2” Long Perng Amici prism, 2” Baader Herschel wedge, Vixen 1.25" flip mirror Jewellery: Antares to Zeiss, now only slightly more than 1 person requires! The only culture I have is from yogurt
Stephen
- - - - - Telescopes: Questar 3.5 Standard SN 18-11421; Stellina (EAA) Solar: Thousand Oaks white light filter; Daystar Quark (chromosphere) Hα filter Mounts: iOptron Az Mount Pro; Explore Scientific Twilight I; Majestic heavy duty tripod Local Club: New Hampshire Astronomical Society
Welcome and greetings from Ohio/USA.
*Older new member here too!
*Love this forum and have had very good luck with the information from members!
*Glad you are here!
Cheers...
Getting ready to setup: Explore Scientific FirstLight 102mm Doublet Refractor with EXOS EQ Nano Mount
Telescopes: HSL76700 entry-level Newtonian reflector telescope. 700mm Focal Length, 76mm
Bird watching scope: Skonyon 300mm focal length, 70mm with Ambico Camera Mount
Binoculars: Minolta 10x50 Wide Angle 7", HUTACT 10x42,
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED102 APO, Sharpstar 61 EDPH II APO
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro with Rowan Belt Mod
Stuff: ASI EAF Focus Motor (x2), Orion 50mm Guide Scope, ZWO 30 mm Guide Scope, Orion SSAG, ZWO ASI 120mm mini, Stellarview 0.8 FR/FF, Sharpstar 0.8 FR/FF
Camera/Filters/Software: ASI 533 mc pro, ASI 120mm mini, Orion SSAG, IDAS LPS D-1, Optolong L-Enhance, ZWO UV/IR Cut, N.I.N.A., Green Swamp Server, PHD2, Adobe Photoshop CC, Pixinsight.
Dog and best bud: Jack
Sky: Bortle 7
Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/Juno16/
If you are in Bortle 8 skies, then may I suggest Electronically Assisted Astronomy. It can help with light polluted skies.
Welcome.
Pete
EAA Observing from the Isle of Wight, UK Telescope: Celestron CPC800 - Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 294c PRO Cool Software: CPWI, SharpCap, Stellarium and AstroPlanner. YouTube 'EAA with an 8-inch SCT' https://www.youtube.com/@Xio2011/streams
Xio1996 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:24 am
Hi Oldfort,
If you are in Bortle 8 skies, then may I suggest Electronically Assisted Astronomy. It can help with light polluted skies.
Welcome.
Pete
Thanks Pete. It's something I have considered, but it can get expensive very quickly. I'd welcome any pointers as to how to do this for hundreds not thousands of pounds (or $, € etc).
Oldfort wrote: ↑Tue Jan 24, 2023 10:17 pm
Thanks Pete. It's something I have considered, but it can get expensive very quickly. I'd welcome any pointers as to how to do this for hundreds not thousands of pounds (or $, € etc).
Hi Oldfort,
I agree our hobby has the potential to get very expensive.
It depends how much you can reuse from your current setup? I kept the same scope I used for visual and purchased a camera, though I did dip my toe into the EAA water with my DSLR first. As I had a Windows laptop I went down the SharpCap software route (Free or £12/year for Pro version). I tried to take it one step at a time using the astronomy forums and YouTube to guide me.
Have fun
Pete
EAA Observing from the Isle of Wight, UK Telescope: Celestron CPC800 - Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 294c PRO Cool Software: CPWI, SharpCap, Stellarium and AstroPlanner. YouTube 'EAA with an 8-inch SCT' https://www.youtube.com/@Xio2011/streams
Welcome!