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Parallelogram Mount – 3D printed lightweight

For further build details click on the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDRjfV4w7vM&t=2s Some thoughts before you get started: Build video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDRjfV4w7vM&t=2s Introductory video: https://youtu.be/L835ZeT_Qz0 STF files on thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6745498 This mount is […]

Posted on 28 August 202424 September 2024 by Mark
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The Straight Wall

This is Rupes Recta, a 3.2 billion year old escarpment on the lunar surface and it is a fantastic sight in even smaller telescopes. Some liken Rupes Recta to a […]

Posted on 6 August 2024 by Mark
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Lunar Impact Basin Hidden in Plain Sight

12 June 2024 2330UT Quite warm and still, sky still blue with mid-summer twilight Megrez 90 on AZ4 with Denk binoviewer 19mm panoptics (29x 2.3O fov) Salisbury, England The near first […]

Posted on 18 June 2024 by Mark
Posted in Lunar, Observing Report

Skywatcher AZ GTI; Innorel RT90C Tripod; Vanguard AltaFly 58T Case

With one eye on flying to Miami for next week’s wonderful Winter Star Party, I have been testing a new lightweight, portable set up that is perfect for airline travel […]

Posted on 28 January 2024 by Mark
Posted in EquipmentTagged #azgti, #innorelet90c, #skywatcher

23 November 2023: Jupiter NEB Rift

It has been some months since I made consecutive observation of Jupiter! Having enjoyed a brief view of Io’s transit last night, I was excited to give Jupiter another go […]

Posted on 26 November 2023 by Mark
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Jupiter, Io and Callisto

Wow – a fantastic 28 minutes of observing. After days of cloud, the cloud thinned allowing the half-moon and Jupiter to become visible, along with the brighter stars. Transparency was […]

Posted on 26 November 202326 November 2023 by Mark
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Mars 2022 – 2023

Isn’t Mars the most fascinating sight? It is such a thrill to explore another world and see the desert markings, polar features and clouds come and go. With Mars now […]

Posted on 13 April 202326 November 2023 by Mark
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Observing Andromeda’s Globular

Absolutely buzzing! I managed, on my second attempt, to bag the globular cluster in the Andromeda Galaxy some 2.5MLY away.  Gosh what a challenge with our humid skies! I think […]

Posted on 6 October 2021 by Mark
Posted in Deep Sky

Homemade Parallelogram Mount

Binoculars with their widefield of view, correct image orientation and the pleasure of using both eyes make a wonderful combination to explore the night sky. Through this I can explore […]

Posted on 5 August 20213 September 2021 by Mark
Posted in Equipment

Lunar Volcanoes – 25 March 2021

Observing the moon, while dodging clouds, on 25 March 2021 with a distinctly volcanic theme. Mons Guithuisen Gamma and Delta Two, relatively large, lunar volcanoes near Sinus Iridum, on the […]

Posted on 20 April 202120 April 2021 by Mark
Posted in Lunar, Observing ReportTagged aristarchus, ASI224, C11, celestron, Gruisthuisen, imaging, Marius, moon, observing, ZWO

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