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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]