Category : General

Purchase Made: Meade DSI Pro

Posted on: January 28, 2008 /
Categories: General

I had been looking out for a Meade DSI for a while, although I did not want to pay the full retail price, that meant looking for a second hand model, either on eBay or AstroBuySell. I ended up buying my DSI Pro from eBay, and there was a bit of confusion between what model

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UK Astronomy Buy & Sell

Posted on: November 20, 2007 /
Categories: General

A short while ago I discovered the UK Astronomy Buy & Sell website. It was nice to find a website where you could list any astronomy item for sale for free, instead of having to pay the high listing and final auction fees of eBay. A couple of weeks ago I listed an LX200 data

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Using a Palm with the LX200

Posted on: November 11, 2007 /
Categories: General

I was amazed to find a program called Planetarium which can be installed on a Palm top with Palm OS 3.5 and above. Planetarium is a full astronomy program which can also control your telescope. So the first thing I did was go and get my old Palm M505 out of the loft and charge

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Prime Focus Photography on LX200

Posted on: October 24, 2007 /
Categories: General

With a number of clear nights in a row last week I managed to stay out for a number of hours and actually get used to using the LX200. I also managed to let the LX200 take me on some of the tours I uploaded from the Meade website. Whilst out I managed to get

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First Moon Pictures from LX200

Posted on: September 23, 2007 /
Categories: General

I managed to get the scope out last night and it was a brilliantly clear night. Below are some images from last night of the moon which I took by just adding the DSLR camera to the back end of the scope. These images were taken using a moon filter attached to the camera, so

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Bought Aluminium Tool Boxes from Maplin

Posted on: September 22, 2007 /
Categories: General

I took a trip to my local Maplin store today in order to purchase some new aluminium boxes so that I can put my new LX200 parts in them for storage, such as the power supply and hand controller. At the moment Maplin have an offer on two different tool boxes, one is at £14.99

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Goodbye Bresser Messier 130N Telescope

Posted on: September 18, 2007 /
Categories: General

I have now upgraded from my first telescope my Bresser Messier 130N to an LX200 10″ GPS with UHTC. After starting my astronomy hobby four months ago with my first scope, it is now time to upgrade. I am glad that I purchased the 130N first, before spending a lot of money on a hobby

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New Canon 75mm-300mm USM Lens

Posted on: September 12, 2007 /
Categories: General

Since purchasing my Canon 400D with its 18mm-55mm lens I have thoroughly enjoyed using it, especially for taking night shots of the sky using the bulb setting. But as the whole point of owning an SLR camera is to be able to change the lens, I thought it was about time to purchase a new

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My Astronomy Friends – Hedgehogs

Posted on: September 12, 2007 /
Categories: General

Every night when I am out in the garden, I hear rustling in the bushes of the hedgehogs doing the rounds looking for food. When I first heard the rustling in the dark I wondered what it was, but now I know when the hedgehogs are coming and going as they make a ‘scraping’ sound

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BBC iPlayer Beta Review

Posted on: August 23, 2007 /
Categories: General

I know this is not completely related to Astronomy, but it is sort of when I am trying to watch The Cosmos which I missed on TV the other day. After waiting for 6 hours for an email saying I could try the BBC iPlayer, I then logged in and tried to download The Cosmos,

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