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Thanks. Apparently my spot in the santa cruz mountains is Bortle 4.5 -- not sure how accurate that is one way or the other, but I do feel pretty lucky. Jamie

Hi russ, Yup, a "sky straw" but if you get Polaris centered in the straw you might find it good enough to use for visual use but not for Gemini? GOTO operation. That said you might be close enough

Hi Russ The hole is for the polar scope. if you don't have the polar scope, it's not going to do much other than be a "sky straw" :) [email protected]> wrote: -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio

Another noob question:? Looking through the polar axis viewer, what exactly am I supposed to see??? Tried it last night and it was like looking through a straw.? Was able to see Polaris but it

Very beautiful. You must have excellent dark skies at your place. Lucky guy!!!! Stay well and keep up the nice work!!! Michael jamie.amendolagine@...> wrote:

OH, and these are on Telescopius as well: https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/70402/deep_sky/north-america-nebula/by-james_amendolagine I wish that there was a way to make a Losmandy group there, I

I've gotten a couple targets done, thought that I'd share: Here's the North America Nebula -- I think that this is my best yet: Hubble: R=.4*Ha + .6*SII G=.4*OIII + .3*Ha + .3*SII B=OIII 100% RGB

Facebook?? Tried it once after nagging by relatives.? Never again.? Not going to be Zuckerberg's B.? Not a fan of big tech censorship either. /rant On a happier note, my new GM811G HD should

I have been a member of Astrobin for a couple years now. Honestly don't mind paying the subscription fee. There is a saying: "If it is free, you are the product". Telescopius is free, but you give the

What was the fix?? Would probably help out other users later if they have the same problem.

The ideas I've received here are great. Another thought that has come to mind is to just use a decent finderscope aligned with the main scope. Thanks all, Glenn

Jim, While cast iron, by the ton, is about 10 cents a pound, it costs more when cast into something. You could try to find Olympic-style barbell weights. They have a 2" bore so you could fit a sleeve

I have the SW120ED as well. very nice refractor! you'll have fun :) [email protected]> wrote: -- Brian Brian Valente portfolio brianvalentephotography.com

Thank you!!!? I assumed it was something I was overlooking.? LOVE THIS MOUNT!!!!? Can't wait to use it.? Unfortunately, the SW120ED I ordered won't be in for another few weeks.? G11 will just

Hi Russ just loosen your dec clutch and rotate until its signed it's designed that way so the telescope is moved out of the way while you're polar aligning [email protected]> wrote: --

Just installed my new G11G today.? When I went to look through the polar viewer, I noticed something was not quite right (probably something I am doing wrong) but it appears there is a slight

Henk, I am with you, I am very unlikely to use Facebook. Paul

Yes! A flip mirror is an excellent way to keep a visual eyepiece alternative to the video camera. Great that you mention this approach. But some optical systems won't allow it. One of them is the

I use a Vixen flip mirror in the optical train of my refractor to visually confirm placement of what I'm locating to image. Perhaps that would ease the struggle? Jamey

Glen, Your problem is a common one. The image chip is quite small (regardless of the large number of pixels, the chips are still small....and therefore inexpensive). Even if the planet is centered